
Even though this can make progressing through the environment daunting and longer than it intended, this evens the playing field for players who just can’t get the new mechanic.Īdditionally, the new storyline calls for you to investigate areas that have been taken over by a rival company which introduces a new AI voice that injects the game’s notable dark and irreverent humor. The catch is that you have to experiment with the environment, finding out which new plants can function as platforms like the the mushrooms did on AR-Y 26. That being said, Typhoon Studios did leave ways for you platform your way to the next area by utilizing the new feature in a minimal way.

Now, there is a large learning curve to this new addition, and even after doing it multiple times, the controls are extremely hard to master, which can be frustrating to players, and would have been for us, had we been playing solo. In some areas, there are multiple rings which can make up multiple courses, as we each took one to see if we could progress to the next spot, we began learning the mechanic and competing with each other to see who could find the fastest way to the next area. Specifically, the introduction of environmental purple rings that boost your jetpack to allow you to fly for short amounts of time adds not only difficulty to the platforming mechanics of the game but a fun competition between you and your co-op partner. With new toxic gas that pushes you towards new suit upgrades, an environmental flight course-like, and more, there is more than enough to keep you engaged. The location for Boomerdale is also has a completely different environment that pushes you to learn new platforming skills and adapt to take down new aggressive creatures – when you’re not admiring the new toucan variant of the pufferbird. The new planet in “Hot Garbage” is just as expansive and intricately designed as the base game’s AR-Y 26. So, like last time, we decided to work through this DLC as a couple, just to see how this new addition plays for co-op players like us. Like last time, you uncover the source of some mysterious pollutants, meet some new robotic adversaries, gather new upgrades like infinite stamina and report your discoveries back to your employers at Kindred Aerospace.

In “Hot Garbage,” your new mission is to scout the proposed home of a new Kindred waterfront resort: Boomerdale (best name ever). If you were a fan of the humor in the base game, and its insane commercials, you’ll be blown away by the three new ones that the developers have created.


The first DLC is always a hard one, with a lot of expectations to live to but Typhoon Studios takes the challenge head-on and executes a fun and immersive addition with “Hot Garbage.” The DLC includes a new alien planet and storyline with never-before-seen gadgets, enemies, and of course, much more cosmic humor. Now, with “Hot Garbage,” the game’s first DLC, fans are receiving three to four hours of brand-new content to an already expansive game. With no real objectives and the ability to continue it after you beat the “final boss,” this game puts adventure and exploration first. In the base game, you progress through areas of the planet, AR-Y 26, learning its secrets, scanning life, and making your own way. A first-person adventure, Journey to the Savage Planet puts you in the position of an explorer under the employ of the fourth-best interstellar exploration company in the world, Kindred Aerospace. At the start of the year, publisher 505 Games released Journey to the Savage Planet from developers Typhoon Studios.
