A sequel to 2020's Journey to The Savage Planet has just been announced during Gamescom's preshow.
Titled Revenge Of The Savage Planet, the game is being developed by Raccoon Logic, a reformed version of the original studio that Google acquired and shut down earlier this year.
The brief reveal trailer had no gameplay, but still gave us a solid view of some of the creatures we can expect. Aside from large-headed raccoons, sprinting green parrots, and kickable sentient mushrooms, you can expect butt-faced monkeys.
Rumors about the sequel began in May as its title was registered with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. A few months later, in July, the devs made a casting call for "humorous in-game commercials."
No release date was given, but we can expect a gameplay trailer during Aug. 21's Xbox Livestream.
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