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Games like Journey To The Savage Planet

If Journey To The Savage Planet is your kind of game, the closest matches are Enemy Remains, Square Force and Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its whimsical, co op play and exploration. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Journey to the Savage Planet is a 2021 action-adventure game developed by Typhoon and published by 505 Games, available at $29.99. Players explore an alien world through a blend of exploration, puzzle-solving, and Metroidvania-style upgrades, with the option to team up in online co-op. Reviewers highlight the colorful and quirky alien environment as a major draw, and describe the humor as consistent and engaging throughout the experience. Players also note the responsive controls and enjoyable combat mechanics as standout elements. The game is verified to run well on Steam Deck. According to Steam reviews, it holds an 89% positive rating from 2789 reviews.

About Journey To The Savage Planet: "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!

2021ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 76Windowsby Typhoon
Journey To The Savage Planet — Steam game cover
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Colorful and quirky alien worldHumor is consistent and engagingResponsive controls and enjoyable combatWhimsicalCo op playExploration

Players who liked Journey To The Savage Planet also play

Steam players who put hours into Journey To The Savage Planet also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Enemy Remains

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Journey To The Savage Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Atmospheric horror shooter, offering a blend of intense action and survival horror.

    2022ActionAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Square Force

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Journey To The Savage Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Run. Shoot. Swear. Repeat. Square Force is a fast, brutal co-op survival shooter where waves escalate, panic sets in, and surviving too long only makes things worse.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Journey To The Savage Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    The Full Package, Remastered – With enhanced graphics, improved lighting, reworked environments, and visual effects, Steelport and The Third Street Saints have never looked so good.

    2021ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Jetpack Kiwi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Journey To The Savage Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Jetpack Kiwi is a classic 2D side scrolling shoot em up game featuring 20 levels, 5 bosses, hordes of enemies spaceships, with multiple characters to choose from; each one with an unique special attack. Complete the game in single player or with a friend in local co-op!

    2023ActionAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Keep It Up!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Journey To The Savage Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Keep It Up! is a co-op slapstick physics game about keeping a balloon from touching the ground. You and up to three Facility test subjects scramble through chaotic obstacle rooms while slapping, jumping and colliding to keep the balloon up. Will you be able to Keep It Up!?

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Bolt Action

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Journey To The Savage Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    A small, comedic zombie shooter that requires both twitch and strategic skills...One genetically enhanced man along with an inept, insulting, and cowardly scientist must save the World from the invading mutated hordes!

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Angry Cleaner VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Journey To The Savage Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    The night shift has gone wrong. In Angry Cleaner VR, you’re the janitor in an office full of secrets. Move quietly, take them down one by one, and leave no one behind.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Everything Mart

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Journey To The Savage Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Clock in, meet your productivity quota, and survive your shift. Divy up tasks with your coworkers... or at least make sure they are being useful as bait.

    2026IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Journey To The Savage Planet

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Subnautica

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Journey To The Savage Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

    2018IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Outer Wilds

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Journey To The Savage Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

    2020ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Supraland

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Reviewers of Journey To The Savage Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Reviewers of Journey To The Savage Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Roboquest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Reviewers of Journey To The Savage Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

    2023ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Metroidvania Maker

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Journey To The Savage Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Orcs Must Die! 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Journey To The Savage Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Deep Rock Galactic

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Journey To The Savage Planet cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Journey To The Savage Planet at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Journey To The Savage Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Journey To The Savage Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Journey To The Savage Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Journey To The Savage Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Journey To The Savage Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Priced ~67% under Journey To The Savage Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Journey To The Savage Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Journey To The Savage Planet on Steam right now. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

    2014Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Journey To The Savage Planet.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Journey To The Savage Planet

Is Journey To The Savage Planet verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Journey To The Savage Planet is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Journey To The Savage Planet cost?
Journey To The Savage Planet is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Journey To The Savage Planet have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Journey To The Savage Planet supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Journey To The Savage Planet?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Journey To The Savage Planet are Enemy Remains, Square Force, Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered.
Who developed Journey To The Savage Planet?
Journey To The Savage Planet was developed by Typhoon and published by 505 Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Journey To The Savage Planet.

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