Game

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

2010 · PlayStation 3 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360 · Platform · Puzzle · Adventure

81IGDB player score
228 ratings

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An 81 average that undersells it — ask the 228 people who rated it. Adventure in the classic sense: science fiction, forward momentum, and places worth seeing. Best experienced alone, preferably with nowhere to be.

About this game

Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.

The story is a re-imagining of the novel Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng'en. Unlike the original story that was set in a fantastical version of ancient China, the game is set 150 years in a future post-apocalyptic world following a global war, with only remnants of humanity left, along with the still active war machines left over from the conflict. Like the original story however, the plot revolves around someone who forces the help and protection of a warrior, with many characters sharing the same names and roles. The game's story was written by Alex Garland, with voice talent and motion capture from Andy Serkis and Lindsey Shaw.