

Marrying metroidvania exploration with rogue-like elements, Journey to the Savage Planet is a unique and uniquely humorous game, marooning you in the middle of an uncharted world (alone or with a co-op buddy) where everything is unknown until you scan it using your spacesuit helmet's visor. But then, the further you venture into AR-Y 26's diverse ecosystem, the more fittingly savage things get, and the more enjoyably compelling Typhoon Studios' debut game becomes. The worst a plant will do to you is alter your vision with psychedelic obfuscation, or drop glowing buds that replenish your vitality. Indeed, it seems rather pleasant, inhabited by spherical doe-eyed bird-like creatures, called Puffbirds, that bounce around making little mewling noises, as well as strangely beautiful and exotic plant life. Initially, Journey to the Savage Planet's eponymous planet AR-Y 26 doesn't seem at all savage.
