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Journey to the Savage Planet Guide Wiki

Our Journey to the Savage Planet Guide Wiki contains all of our individual guides on the game that’s just released for Xbox One, PC, and PS4.

Journey to the Savage Planet is a satirical take on space exploration. As an explorer for Kindred Aerospace (the fourth-best interstellar exploration company), you’ve been sent to AR Y-26, an uncharted planet. Your mission is to catalog all the alien flora, fauna, and anything else you might find, to determine whether or not it could sustain human life.

The problem is, you start off your adventure with… basically nothing. No real tools, no proper weapon, but you do have a handy 3D printer and a hilarious AI companion to keep you chuckling away on your adventure.

With so much to see, scan, shoot and explore, it’s easy to get lost in Journey to the Savage Planet, or be unsure where you’re supposed to go next.

Our Journey to the Savage Planet guide wiki includes a handful of helpful guides to get you through what lies in store on AR Y-26, and get you home.

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• Release Date:  Jan. 28, 2020
• Developer s: Typhoon Studios
• Publishers : 505 Games
• Platforms : PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

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Journey to the Savage Planet guide: Tips to complete every Science Experiment

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Completing Journey to the Savage Planet ’s Science Experiment side missions will unlock additional tiers of upgrades for your gear.

The side missions take a little work, but the upgrades are worth it. In this guide, we’ve got tips for all 15 Science Experiments, along with locations for completing them.

For Science! — Achieve Rank 2: Field Explorer

Live samples.

Approach the following live creatures and tag them using the Live Sampler.

• Pufferbirds are the ball-shaped space chickens you encounter pretty much everywhere, but there are four in the ice cave near Landing Site // Outside the Javelin .
• Baboushka are the little, two-headed, screaming lizards. You’ll find several along the path between Landing Site // Outside the Javelin and Landing Site // Towering Crystals .
• Pikemanders are the big, spinning lizards. There’s one just southeast of Elevated Realm // Repaired Teleporter .

Kill four creatures with an Alpha Pufferbird explosion.

There are several Pufferbirds and an Alpha in the valley to the southeast after you exit the ice caves near Landing Site // Outside the Javelin . Use Bait to draw them into a tight group, and then shoot the Alpha .

Safety First

Fall 50 meters and save yourself with the Thrusters.

The only trick to this side mission is finding a tall enough cliff. We got it by going to Elevated Realm // Pillars of Xzorgana , and jumping off of the southwestern edge, down toward Elevated Realm // Xerophilous Landing .

Flight Risk

Kill 5 ground creatures while they are airborne.

All you have to do is kick Pufferbirds for this one. Again, look in the area between Landing Site // Outside the Javelin and Landing Site // Towering Crystals . Keep your aim high, and try to shoot them at the top of their arc.

Use your scanner to document at least 25% of the planet’s ecosystem.

For Science! — Rank 3: Explorer

Live samples 2.

Approach the following live creatures and tag them using your Live Sampler.

• Kapyena are the fast, angry, Xenomorph-like dog-things — you can tell them apart from Pikemanders by the shell covering their face and their speed. Head up the hill to the southwest of Itching Fields // Fungi of Si’ned VII .
• Jellywaft are the floating, turquoise-colored octopus-things. There’re a few in the area after the ice caves to the south of Landing Site // Outside the Javelin .
• Infected Pufferbird are the sickly versions of Pufferbirds with the exploding tails. The caves above and to the southwest of the Itching Fields // Festering Chasm are full of them. There’s also a bunch on a floating island to the south of Elevated Realm // Xerophilous Landing .

Corrosive Rain

Hit two creatures with the acid burst from a single dying Prime Jellywaft.

The Prime Jellywaft are the pink ones that shoot acid. Head to Itching Fields // Planetary Flotsam to find one that’s usually near a pair of regular Jellywafts. Use some bait to draw them close together.

Easy Target

Kill four creatures while they are stuck in Binding Bile within three seconds.

This one is easiest to get in conjunction with the next one. Head to the Itching Fields // Festering Chasm . Climb up onto the mushrooms overlooking the area. Drop a Bait , and then hit the Pufferbirds that gather with a Binding Bile . Since they’re amber-armored, throw a Blight Bomb , and immediately follow it with a Bombegranate .

Kill three amber-armored Pufferbirds with a single Bombegranate .

This one is easiest to get in conjunction with the previous one. Head to the Itching Fields // Festering Chasm . Climb up onto the mushrooms overlooking the area. Drop a Bait , and then hit the Pufferbirds that gather with a Binding Bile . Since they’re amber-armored, throw a Blight Bomb , and immediately follow it with a Bombegranate .

Use your scanner to document at least 50% of the planet’s ecosystem.

For Science! — Rank 4: Senior Executive Explorer

Live samples 3.

• Slamphibian are the frog-gorilla things you find in Elevated Realm // Slamphibian Pit .
• Schnozo are the whack-a-mole, gopher-things that pop out of smoke spouts. There’s a nest of them just a little east of Elevated Realm // Xerophilous Landing .
• Imperial Scarabs are the giant, electrical beetles. There’s a couple right next to Elevated Realm // Xerophilous Landing .

Let’s Bounce

Kill five creatures with a single Charge Shot.

There are several Pufferbirds and an Alpha in the valley to the southeast after you exit the ice caves near Landing Site // Outside the Javelin . (This is the same place we recommended for the Nuke It Science Experiment above). Use Bait to draw them into a tight group, and then fire off your Charge Shot.

Kill four creatures while they are shocked by lightning within three seconds.

This was the hardest for us to get. Head into the ice cave to the south of Landing Site // Outside the Javelin . Go into the room with the four Pufferbirds, and kill all four of them — they’ll respawn momentarily. Reload your pistol .

Throw down two Baits (a single Bait will only draw in three, so you need a backup), stand near the Bait on the ground, and switch to Shock Fruit . When the Pufferbirds respawn, they’ll head straight for the Bait.

As soon as you see all four, fire off the Shock Fruit. Run around the cluster. Fire off another Shock Fruit to make sure you’re shocking all four at once. Immediately empty your clip into the Pufferbirds.

Even with the video above might still take a couple tries.

I Know Karate

Kill 10 creatures in a row using only melee attacks and without getting hurt.

The easiest way to do this one is to start at Landing Site // Outside the Javelin , and work your way south through any Pufferbirds you find. Just watch out for the Alphas.

Use your scanner to document at least 75% of the planet’s ecosystem.

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Posted on 22 April 20 at 18:49 Please use this thread to discuss the Journey to the Savage Planet walkthrough.

Posted on 22 April 20 at 19:12, Edited on 22 April 20 at 19:12 by GRAND NOBLE Hi everyone, I've been given the green light! I've already started and am about halfway through the 1st area. There are TOOOON of required collectibles and I'm working to provide the quickest path to finish 100%. I'm currently working on the BASE game, but once completed I will work on the Old Game Minus DLC, and then the Hot Garbage DLC as well. If the TA admin will permit it, I would like to post the BASE game once completed, while I'm working on the DLC's walkthroughs. But we'll see what's possible when I get there. Leap Frog 2017 - 4x 6.4+ Ratio!! (Croaked on Day 29) -- www.instagram.com/grandnoble

Posted on 23 April 20 at 17:40 Update: I'm currently working my way through The Landing Site. As well as cataloging everything you need to scan, and all teleportation portals. 7 achievements, 13%. Leap Frog 2017 - 4x 6.4+ Ratio!! (Croaked on Day 29) -- www.instagram.com/grandnoble

Posted on 25 April 20 at 21:37 I'm almost to the 1st boss and already at 12 achievements, 23%. However very soon there's going to be huge stretches where I'm writing a lot and getting 0 new achievements. But I'm working out the most efficient paths for minimal retracing, and re-writing as I discover better ideas to combine goals. Leap Frog 2017 - 4x 6.4+ Ratio!! (Croaked on Day 29) -- www.instagram.com/grandnoble

Posted on 27 April 20 at 08:23 Good luck with your guide to this great little game! 🙂👍 I'd suggest you might save yourself time by powering through the main story to get all upgrades first, before meticulously mapping every item placement, as most will be outta reach or very well hidden until you're fully powered up... "Evolution ITSELF, is evolving!."

Posted on 30 April 20 at 15:08, Edited on 03 May 20 at 18:20 by GRAND NOBLE I've beat the 1st Boss. Up to 16 achievements: 31%. Recently added the Co-Op achievements page. Leap Frog 2017 - 4x 6.4+ Ratio!! (Croaked on Day 29) -- www.instagram.com/grandnoble

Posted on 03 May 20 at 18:25 I've beat the 2nd Boss. Up to 19 total achievements. 19/51 (total) = 37% total. 19/43 (base game) = 44% complete of base game. Next I'm tackling the final world, to get the last powerup/upgrades. Then I will go back and "mop up" the remaining power ups. then back the final world, and the final boss. For the main game. Leap Frog 2017 - 4x 6.4+ Ratio!! (Croaked on Day 29) -- www.instagram.com/grandnoble

Posted on 05 May 20 at 17:21 Added the Co-Op achievements on a new, separate page. 23 achievements. 45% I'm on the 3rd area now. Leap Frog 2017 - 4x 6.4+ Ratio!! (Croaked on Day 29) -- www.instagram.com/grandnoble

Posted on 28 May 20 at 21:10 I just drew this game for Warboats If you like, I can test-drive the first half of your walkthrough and provide feedback

Posted on 30 May 20 at 13:08 Thanks for the comprehensive updates! Keep it up! Just beat final boss and excited to start mop up using the guide

Posted on 11 July 20 at 23:10 Hey noble any update on your walkthrough? Just planning my game order and I would love to use your walkthrough for this game! Thanks in advance for doing it at all!

Posted on 12 November 20 at 08:16 Any updates for this walkthrough? Started playing and honestly just got stuck so I stopped playing until this was published. Been waiting for a couple months now.

Posted on 29 January 21 at 16:32 We are currently looking for a new owner, please post in here or send the Walkthrough Manager a PM if you are interested in writing it.

Posted on 23 March 21 at 23:04 anyone looking for a walkthrough im using this by neoseeker https://www.neoseeker.com/journey-to-the-savage-planet/walkt... really good guide Check me out on twitch at www.twitch.tv/angelicdevil88. dont forget to follow

Posted on 25 March 21 at 22:16 your welcome - guide seems ok so far - im doing the same thing, trying to get it done before it leaves the pass lol Check me out on twitch at www.twitch.tv/angelicdevil88. dont forget to follow

Posted on 06 September 21 at 13:54 Previous writer was unfortunately unable to finish this despite good progress having been made and appears to have been inactive on the site for a while now. Looking for a new writer to finish it off as the bulk of it is there.