Planet of Lana is a cinematic puzzle-platformer. You play as Lana as she tries to rescue her greatest pal and fellow villagers after they had been taken by mechanical alien beings. She’s accompanied by a little bit cat-like creature named Mui (as a result of any recreation is made higher by having a cat in it). Collectively, they outwit the alien robots in numerous puzzles on their solution to rescuing the villagers.
The puzzles aren’t too troublesome, however they nonetheless present a welcome problem; some require exact execution lest the alien robots seize Lana too. Hazard lurks in all places as there are additionally native predators vying to get a chew out of Lana and her void of a cat companion. Mui is commonly on the heart of fixing environmental puzzles, which depend on a splash of stealth, to get round these harmful creatures.
Planet of Lana’s artwork type is straight away eye-catching; its palette of sentimental, inviting colours contrasts with the comparatively darkish storyline. Lana and Mui journey via the grassy plains surrounding her village, an underground cave, and thru a desert. The visuals are bested solely by Planet of Lana’s music, which is each chill and highly effective in components.
After all, all ends nicely — it is a recreation starring a baby and an alien cat, in spite of everything. Nothing unhealthy was actually going to occur to them. Or at the very least, that was definitely the case within the first recreation, however the trailer for Planet of Lana 2: Kids of the Leaf ends with a shot of poor Mui mendacity in some form of hospital mattress or maybe at a analysis station. Lana seems on, and her fear is palpable within the body.
However, Planet of Lana 2 gained’t come out till 2026, so I don’t wish to spend an excessive amount of time worrying in regards to the little dude. The cat’s fantastic (Proper? Proper?). What’s not fantastic, nonetheless, is Lana’s village and her individuals. Within the trailer for the second recreation, we see extra alien robots making an attempt to zap her and her pal, and a younger villager falls right into a faint.
Kids of the Leaf is definitely upping the stakes and widening its scope. Ships from outer area zoom via a lush forest, and we get thrilling photographs of Lana hopping from ship to ship. Lana additionally travels throughout numerous environments, together with a beautiful underwater degree, and rides on the again of one of many alien robots from the primary recreation.
I’m very excited to see how the lore of Planet of Lana expands with its sequel, and I can’t wait to tag alongside for an additional journey with Lana and Mui when Planet of Lana 2: Kids of the Leaf launches in 2026. You’ll be able to take a look at the primary recreation on Nintendo Swap, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X, and Home windows PC.