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Why Journey to the Savage Planet is one of the hidden gems of PC Game Pass

The hidden gems of Game Pass

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We're checking out the hidden gems of Game Pass over the next few weeks, digging up all the obscure and esoteric games secreted away in our subscription and seeing how they play.

We're continuing our rundown of some of the obscure delights that you can find on PC Game Pass. This week, it's time to sign up with the fourth best interstellar space exploration company and tour an alien world in Journey to the Savage Planet.

Thanks to its exotic, colourful location, Journey to the Savage Planet is a tightly curated take on a spacefaring adventure game. Rather than sprawling, procedurally generated expanses, here you're charting ARY-26, a world full of character and purpose. In addition to its funny, fourth-wall breaking story, its Metroidvania-like design hands you all manner of tools for traversing the world—handing out scientific discoveries at a pleasing pace.

Tying it all together is the mystery at the heart of this Savage Planet—one you'll start to uncover as you dive into new biomes and locations. In all, it's a charming mix of survival, adventure and discovery—a nicely balanced blend of genres that has plenty of surprises to uncover as well.

Phil Iwaniuk

Phil 'the face' Iwaniuk used to work in magazines. Now he wanders the earth, stopping passers-by to tell them about PC games he remembers from 1998 until their polite smiles turn cold. He also makes ads. Veteran hardware smasher and game botherer of PC Format, Official PlayStation Magazine, PCGamesN, Guardian, Eurogamer, IGN, VG247, and What Gramophone? He won an award once, but he doesn't like to go on about it.

You can get rid of 'the face' bit if you like.

No -Ed. 

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