Journey To The Savage Planet similar games & best alternatives

Journey To The Savage Planet

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

"WELCOME TO THE PIONEER PROGRAM! As the newest recruit of Kindred Aerospace - The 4th best interstellar space exploration company - Your job is to determine if the planet ARY-26 planet is fit for humans. You may be short on equipment and experience, but you'll figure it out. Good luck!

What works

  • Humorous writing and narration
  • Engaging exploration and secrets
  • Colorful and imaginative world design
  • Accessible and fun platforming and combat
  • Co-op multiplayer option

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length and limited replayability
  • Basic and buggy co-op implementation
  • Lack of map makes navigation frustrating
  • Some frustrating platforming and controls
  • Achievements requiring co-op limit solo completion

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Witchspire

  • Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm

  • DYSPLACED

  • TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

  • Visions of Mana

Less social

Games that feels like Journey To The Savage Planet but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

  • Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition

  • Tomb Raider: Underworld

  • Supraland

  • Yooka-Laylee

  • Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered

More intimate

Games that feels like Journey To The Savage Planet but with more focus on close relationships

  • Split Fiction

  • Revenge of the Savage Planet

  • Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

  • Eternal Strands

  • Trine 2: Complete Story

  • LEGO® The Incredibles

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Journey To The Savage Planet: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership, Survival.

Last update: 04/08/2026