Revenge of the Savage Planet has a robust suite of multiplayer features. In that way, it's a lot like its predecessor, Journey to the Savage Planet, which allowed two players to run through the campaign at the same time. Framed as a clone of player one, the second player would receive all the same upgrades, and can even revive each other when downed. On the whole, multiplayer makes Journey to the Savage Planet a little easier, and a lot more fun, too.

The same can be said of its sequel, Revenge of the Savage Planet, which will be a day-one release on Game . In other words, lots of people will have copies of Revenge of the Savage Planet in their libraries, and you'll be able to play seamless co-op together with all of them. However, you may also be able to share Savage Planet with local friends via its couch co-op functionality. Here's everything to know about its many co-op features.

Revenge Of The Savage Planet Co-Op Explained

How To Play With Friends

Revenge of the Savage Planet does allow for co-op, with up to two players able to enjoy the game at the same time. Like its predecessor, it'll probably require you to start a co-op-specific game from the main menu, then invite friends via the menu. From there, you can explore the world freely, splitting up to seek out sparse resources, or coming together to fight a difficult boss.

Like its predecessor, Revenge of the Savage Planet will likely let you share key items with your co-op partner automatically. The only real limitation is that both players must always be on the same planet at the same time. Although Revenge of the Savage Planet includes four different worlds to explore (and you'll be able to explore all of them regardless of which mode you play on), you'll be limited to the same one as your co-op partner until you mutually decide to leave.

Revenge Of The Savage Planet Split-Screen Explained

Couch Co-Op

Much like Journey, Revenge of the Savage Planet also includes a split-screen multiplayer function, also known as couch co-op. This allows you to play with friends directly in your vicinity, sharing the same screen. This means you won't have to worry about your internet connection, as long as you're not using Game ' cloud streaming functionality.

Of course, you'll need a second controller to play this way, and you'll have a little less peripheral vision in-game. Otherwise, you can expect it to work just like online co-op, only with the added benefit of being able to see your second player's screen.

Revenge Of The Savage Planet Crossplay Explained

Can You Play With Friends On Other Consoles?

Fortunately, and in a bold departure from its predecessor, Revenge of the Savage Planet offers full crossplay functionality between all available platforms. You'll be able to a game with your friends on PC, PS5, and Xbox seamlessly, and play through the game together. It's unknown exactly how that'll work; it may not be as easy as sending an invite from the menu. You may need to create an additional within the game, or share room codes as in other crossplay co-op games.

But once you've ed the server, you can play co-op just as if you ed from the same platform - it's just the method of ing that's different. You may want to use a third-party voice chat platform like Discord for seamless voice chat, as you won't be able to form an Xbox or PlayStation party.

So, with a variety of different ways to play with friends, the ability to play co-op locally, and no restrictions on platforms, you should have no problem finding a friend to team up with as you journey into the far reaches of space. But with co-op only allowing for two players, the hard part will be deciding who to play Revenge of the Savage Planet with.