Raccoon Logic appears to be hinting at the announcement of a sequel to “Journey to the Savage Planet.”
On Tuesday, studio creative director Alex Hutchinson advised users to follow a newly created The Savage Planet Game account on X.
It contains a post that suggests an “incoming message,” as well as links to a Savage Planet website that does the same thing.
*knock knock* Who's there? No, not another spam, we swear!https://t.co/XnkKVjklvh#ForYou #FYP #HR #News #ARG #SurviveTheWild #ReadMe #BackToSavage pic.twitter.com/cRo9jDHz4C
— The Savage Planet Game (@SavagePlanetRL) 14 August 2024
On Tuesday, VGC reported that there will be new game announcements at Gamescom Opening Night Live next week. While it may not have anything to do with a new Savage Planet game, Hutchinson subsequently shared VGC's story on X.
Released in 2020, Journey to the Savage Planet was developed by Typhoon Studios and directed by Hutchinson, who was previously creative director on Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 3 and Far Cry 4 and lead designer on EA's Spore.
Although the studio was shut down by parent company Google the following year, Typhoon's core lineup regrouped as Montreal-based studio Raccoon Logic, which regained the rights to the Savage Planet IP.
Last year, Hutchinson and Raccoon Logic co-founder Reid Schneider told GamesIndustry.biz that the studio was 100% focused on the next Savage Planet game.
“With the first game … we had moderate success,” Schneider said. “And developing a new IP is really difficult. People had fun with the game. So if we start from scratch … there's no guarantee we can catch lightning in a bottle twice.”
Hutchinson added: “I always love the first sequel too. Because with the first one you leave a lot on the table. And you've gone through all the discussions with the team about what could work and what should work. So everyone believes a little bit more in the second one and they haven't gotten bored of it yet. We're at that point.”
Further reading
Review: Journey to the Savage Planet is wonderfully strange
A trademark for “Revenge of the Savage Planet” was registered by Raccoon Logic earlier this year.
VGC's review of Journey to the Savage Planet calls it “a memorable, if modest, open-world adventure with inventive mechanics and fun exploration.”