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Irish Independent
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Revenge of the Savage Planet review: Gorgeously goofy game emerges from shadow of Google gorilla
One of the casualties of Stadia's closure was Typhoon Studios, a Canadian developer that made its mark with 2020's enjoyably wacky Metroidvania-style space adventure Journey to the Savage Planet. Google had bought Typhoon before the game's release but shut the studio down the same day a Stadia version of Savage Planet hit the shelves in 2021. Fast-forward to 2025 and a sequel has just emerged from the ashes of the sorry saga, made by former Typhoon alumni who bought the IP rights for their company, Raccoon Logic. Savage Planet was never a mega-budget AAA title despite Google's deep pockets and this follow-up echoes that approach. It's a reasonably compact mid-priced romp laden with slapstick humour and cartoonish worlds, poking fun at consumerism and rapacious corporations. Wonder where the developers got that idea? As in the original, your astronaut crash-lands on a far-flung world, leaving you to gather scattered pieces of his shattered ship in the hope of eventually escaping. Thus follows a Metroidvania loop of resource-gathering and equipment-recovering, all wrapped in a third-person platformer-shooter design. The local wildlife isn't particularly hostile, albeit with some exceptions, and progress depends mostly on exploring small areas of a handful of planets, platforming around cliffs, forests and caves in low gravity slow-mo leaps. It's an agreeable gameplay loop well worn in its concept – farming the elements to make new gear, finding key equipment and then revisiting areas that are further opened up thanks to your new tools. It supports a full co-op mode, though solo play is equally fun. Raccoon Logic ladles on the satire with some live-action video clips parodying the corporation that abandoned you on the savage planet. But the storyline functions as just a thin fig leaf for its anarchic gameplay, which puts acid, lava and electrically conductive goo at your disposal. The modest size of the team at Raccoon Logic becomes apparent sometimes – the awkward physics and occasionally funky enemy behaviour can hamper the gameplay mechanics. But this a goofy little treasure, a passion project for a small team bruised by their encounter with a corporate gorilla. They're still here and Stadia is long gone. Who's the monkey now?
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Will Revenge of the Savage Planet be available on Xbox Game Pass?
Image via Raccoon Logic. After being released on May 8, 2025, Revenge of the Savage Planet has attracted all the fans towards itself. Serving as a sequel to the 2020 release, Journey of the Savage Planet , this Raccoon Logic title emphasises co-op and replaces the first-person architecture of its predecessor with a tighter third-person viewpoint in a sci-fi world. This game is a treat for everyone as this is available on all kinds of popular platforms - Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. However, is it going to be available on the Xbox Game Pass? Let's explore the answer. Is Revenge of the Savage Planet available on Xbox Game Pass? Revenge of the Savage Planet Launch Trailer by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Get Exclusive Offers on 1 & 2 BHK Homes @Dosti™ Nest Dosti Realty Learn More Undo The answer is 'YES.' Revenge of the Savage Planet is available on Xbox Game Pass. Not only that, this was a day-one Xbox Game Pass launch, that means it has been available on the popular subscription service from the game's release date itself. There are a total of two editions for the game: Standard Edition and Cosmic Hoarder Edition , which are priced at $35.99 and $44.99 respectively. However, as the game is available on Xbox Game Pass, subscribers will be able to enjoy this title without spending a single penny for this title. Keep in mind, only the Standard edition is available on Game Pass, not the Cosmic Hoarder Edition, which grants several headstarts like cosmetics, early access, additional quests, rewards, and many more. Also it's important to remember that Revenge of the Savage Planet is only available for the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or the Game Pass PC subscribers, as it's not available for Game Pass Core and Game Pass Standard. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass for PC cost $19.99 and $11.99 respectively, which is a way lesser than the actual price of even the base game. Now, those who don't want to spend a single penny just for the game, can purchase the Game Pass to enjoy this game for one month. However, buying the Game Pass will allow players to play hundreds of other games as well, along with Revenge of the Savage Planet. Not only that, with the subscription plan for PC players, they can even play Xbox titles on their PCs, despite not having an Xbox console. Read More: Beginner tips and tricks to survive longer in Revenge of the Savage Planet
Digital Trends
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
3 new Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (May 9-11)
Table of Contents Table of Contents Revenge of the Savage Planet Dredge Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 We are all on the edge of our seats just waiting for Doom: The Dark Ages to unlock on our PCs and consoles, but Game Pass is the gift that keeps on giving. We're barely even a week into the month and we already have a slate of new additions to the service, including a day one title. Whether you're just trying to pass the time this weekend as fast as possible before Doom, or have no interest in that gory shooter and are looking for something a bit different to play before your next upcoming Xbox Series X game comes out, we won't leave you hanging. These are the 3 best new Xbox Game Pass games we know you will love playing this weekend. Revenge of the Savage Planet Just like with its first game, developer Raccoon Logic (formerly known as Typhoon Studios) takes aim at the absurdity and heartless nature of modern corporations and their incompetency with Revenge of the Savage Planet. As a game, this entry opens things up as an open world adventure with crafting and lite Metroidvania elements as you unlock new pieces of equipment. From the jump, this game proudly presents its world as a parody, with your main character waking from a cryopod and watching an orientation video immediately followed by a video laying you off. Similar to High on Life, the gameplay is merely okay here, but it is the world and humor that will win you over. Recommended Videos Revenge of the Savage Planet is available now on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Dredge We can't say we ever imagined a horror game based on fishing, unless we played as the fish, perhaps. Dredge sets you on the dark and dangerous waters off the town of Greater Marrow. Using your dingy little fishing boat, you will go out fishing and salvaging items by completing a little minigame. However, as you venture further out to sea and stay out after dark, panic will rise, you will begin to hallucinate, and monsters from deep below will come to the surface. By trading in your hauls, you can upgrade your boat to go further and stay out longer to catch more deadly game. Besides being a mechanically addicting game despite the stress, there is also a lovely little horror tale to follow. Dredge is available now on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Mobile, and PC. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Dragon Ball fans, it is time to break out your OC and bring them to life. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is the ultimate fanfiction Dragon Ball game where your unique character travels through time to help make sure the events of the story occur as they are supposed to. This includes inserting yourself in all the key battles of the show, from Goku's fight with Radditz through the entire Z saga, but even non-canonical and new story moments that will be a blast for fans who have theorycrafted how hypothetical battles would play out. The gameplay is easy enough to get into as a 3D arena fighter, but has multiple hub areas to explore, NPCs to talk to, almost endless amounts of quests, and a huge multiplayer community that is still going strong. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is available now on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC.
Daily Mirror
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Revenge of the Savage Planet release time – here's when the colourful co-op adventure launches
If you're in the mood for a playful and pulpy sci-fi adventure with a friend, you'll want to pay close attention to when the Revenge of the Savage Planet release time arrives. Five years after the original Journey to the Savage Planet released as a surprisingly charming and comedic cult hit, this week sees its bigger, better sequel launch on PC and console. One of the biggest surprises during lockdown was the original Journey to the Savage Planet. Very much playing like a more slapstick Metroid Prime, it charged you and a friend to explore a colourful planet – full of all kinds of goo and quirky critters – in the hopes of finding your way home. Fast forward five years later and we stand on the brink of the sequel arriving, with the official Revenge of the Savage Planet release time prepping for launch later this week. It's a much bigger sequel that introduces a new perspective, new planets to explore, and even more new ways to do it. What's not to love? If you're eager to get exploring some of the zaniest planets ever crafted either alone or with a friend, you'll want to be aware of when Revenge of the Savage Planet release time is set to launch. The good news is there's not too long to wait. And even better, players with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription can rest easy knowing they can jump in on day one – at no additional cost. Obviously, this won't be the case for players on PlayStation, but there's still plenty of goo-slinging fun to be had when the Revenge of the Savage Planet release time arrives. Here's exactly when you can start playing what we called a 'bigger, better, sillier sequel' in our recent review. Revenge of the Savage Planet release time The Revenge of the Savage Planet release time will arrive on Thursday, May 8, meaning that there's only a few more days left until players on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC can jump in. Sadly, developer Raccoon Logic has yet to give us an official release time alongside this date. That said, according to a post on the game's official Twitter account, the game entered its early access period yesterday at roughly 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST on all platforms. Players not wanting to pony up for the early access version of Revenge of the Savage Planet will have to wait a while, then. However, this does indicate that the standard edition of the game will unlock this Thursday at the same time at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST too. When it does, players can look forward to scanning all five planets' indigenous wildlife, unlock crazy traversal skills, and generally be a big space goof in what is easily one of the most colourful co-op games of the year yet.
Metro
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Revenge Of The Savage Planet review - the best 3D Metroidvania returns
The sequel to Journey To The Savage Planet is bigger, better, and funnier than the original, as you get to explore multiple alien worlds with friends. 2020's Journey To The Savage Planet was the epitome of a cult hit – a game that was little known before its release, yet was great to play and chock full of personality. In the interim, its developer has been on something of a rollercoaster ride, as demonstrated by the fact it is now called Raccoon Logic rather than Typhoon Studios. But its return for a second bite of savage planetary action shows little sign of that upheaval. Like its predecessor, Revenge Of The Savage Planet is a Metroidvania disguised as a third person action adventure. Structurally, visually and story-wise, it's very much a sequel, progressing logically from the first game and endowed with the same cheery, hyper-colourful palette and endearingly goofy vibe. But it also feels much more polished and honed and considerably meatier, thanks to a welter of side missions and hidden activities – addressing criticisms that the first game was too short. If you're in the mood for a game whose story is utterly frivolous and tongue-in-cheek, with a leavening of gentle satire that pokes fun at the likes of boneheaded influencers and excessive consumption, you'll love Revenge of the Savage Planet. Once again, you're unceremoniously dispatched to an uninhabited planet, where you must establish a base in anticipation of colonisation. But this time around, your deadbeat employer, Kindred Aerospace, has been acquired by the rapacious Alta Interglobal. When you reach your base, you find two messages from Alta, one welcoming you and the next informing you that you've been fired. Most of your gear is scattered around the planet you land on and four neighbouring ones. Each world has a distinctive set of ecosystems, including flora, fauna, and climate. You must explore to find items that will add new abilities and upgrade your attributes, as you return to previously inaccessible areas when you acquire things like a whip, a grapple hook, an underwater scooter, and helmet-filter that allows you to breathe in poison gas-filled areas. Everything in each environment can be scanned and the whip lets you capture alien creatures (some of which must first be stunned) Pokémon-style, which can then be researched by your habitat's computer, often yielding crucial upgrades. There's some varied and inventive puzzling to be done – for example, unlocking crates by spraying metallic goo to create connections between electrified mushrooms. Plus, there's some pretty challenging platforming involved, along with some memorable and challenging boss battles. Tinkerers can 3D print all manner of furniture and appliances to decorate their bases, while the whole game is playable in two-player co-op, either in split screen or online. One of Revenge Of The Savage Planet's many strengths lies in its tactility. Hostile creatures explode in showers of colourful goo, while others detonate after you've aimed a hefty kick at them. Different enemies require wildly different strategies and equipment; for example, green balls of slime filled with eyes can only be defeated by a good spraying with a water gun, which turns them progressively bluer until they melt. Tiny spiky balls are impervious to your blaster but susceptible to your whip. Others have armour which must be whipped or ground-pounded before they will take damage. As you progress, you acquire tanks of differently coloured goo to fire, which must be deployed both against specific enemies and in the cause of puzzle-solving. In lesser hands, Revenge Of The Savage Planet's welter of liquid-shooting guns and gadgets could have ended up as a disjointed mess, but Raccoon Logic has integrated them into a coherent and logical whole – it's definitely one of those games which is way cleverer than it looks. Whether dealing with waves of varied enemies, solving puzzles which can often be arcane but always seem to make a weird form of sense, or returning with a new gadget to a previously explored area and uncovering something new, its maps are packed with activities that are all very satisfying. More Trending And while it's longer than Journey To The Savage Planet, you should still be able to finish it in 20 hours or so, so it isn't one of those games that is intimidatingly long. Its least impressive aspects don't seriously detract from the fun but we did have to undergo a period of grinding before taking down one of the later bosses and sometimes found our drone assistant both a tad annoying and not as helpful as they should have been. The parody adverts piped to your habitat's screen also grate after a while, but at least they can be switched off. This is a well-constructed and cleverly designed game, that refuses to take itself at all seriously. It's genuinely funny, very distinctive in terms of both looks and atmosphere, and offers a pleasing amount of varied and satisfyingly gameplay. Metroidvanias may be a favourite of indie developers but there's still very few 3D examples of the concept, and Revenge Of The Savage Planet really makes you wonder why. In Short: One of the best 3D Metroidvanias ever made, with the same endearing sense of humour as the original but several welcome improvements and a more substantial adventure. Pros: Great gadgets and clever Metroidvania style puzzles and platforming. Genuinely funny at time, with some nicely distinctive visuals. Suite of two-player co-op options are very welcome. Cons: Some forced level grinding and some of the wackier humour can grate after a while – especially the annoyingly unhelpful drone. Score: 8/10 Formats: PlayStation 5 (reviewed), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PC*Price: TBAPublisher: Raccoon LogicDeveloper: Raccoon LogicRelease Date: 8th May 2025 Age Rating: 12 *available on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass from day one Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. 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