Sales failed to meet Namco Bandai's expectations. Critics praised its graphics, world design, Serkis' performance and Garland's script, though the game drew criticisms for its gameplay and technical shortcomings.

The game received generally positive reviews. The team used the Unreal Engine 3 game engine to power Enslaved. Andy Serkis and Lindsey Shaw provided performance capture for the game, and Nitin Sawhney composed the game's soundtrack. Alex Garland was invited to write the game's story, but he became involved in the game's design to ensure the game was consistent throughout. Life After People inspired the game's setting, while the video game Ico inspired the dynamics between the two protagonists. Initially pitched as a CGI film, the game's development began after the teams had halted the development of a sequel to Heavenly Sword. Players play as Monkey, who must combat enemies using his staff from a third-person perspective, engage in different platforming challenges and solve puzzles. The game's story follows Monkey who is forced to escort Trip home safely after they survive a ship crash. Only remnants of humanity survive, along with the still active war machines left over from the conflict. As a loose adaptation of the novel Journey to the West, the game is set 150 years in a future post-apocalyptic world following a global war. Announced in 2009 as Enslaved, it was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October 2010. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an action-adventure video game developed by Ninja Theory and published by Namco Bandai Games.

Download free enslaved steam