Planet of Lana

Normally I wouldn't review after half an hour, but I just wanted to record my positive impression so far because it's on sale for a deep discount. The display options support ultrawide, and the game reminds me a lot of Flashback, Abe's Odyssey, and Inside and Limbo. So far it's more immersive than I thought it would be, which is the number-one quality that I look for in a game. I like the developing friendship between Lana and the cat (?).

Very much on the fence with this. It has beautiful art - the tree design/leaf animations are particularly great. However the game play often borders on excruciating for me. You. Walk. So. Very. Slow. And all of the destinations are spread out. This game is 50% a walking simulator and it's 4-5h long. What are you doing when not walking? Solving very repetitive easy puzzles, the end of most where a rope needs to be slowly rag-dolled down for you to clumsily climb up and leave. I've previously enjoyed games like Gris, where there is substantial walking and puzzles aren't too difficult, but this felt like a whole other level of needing patience. The puzzle complexity is such a let down relative to a game like Trine. In terms of the story, it has recently been told in some form or another a dozen+ times, so while it's good, and I like it, it's basically a trope. I'd recommend this for kids that are old enough to handle some violence/gentle character deaths when you fail at something. But I don't know about adults. If you want a very casual, meditative experience, maybe. Again, the art was great and animation was good and reasonably bug free. I'd consider checking out the sequel if priced right, after checking that the walking speed is up and puzzles are more complex and varied. If those two elements aren't dramatically improved I'm steering far away from it. For a large part of this relatively short game I was wondering how much more I would have to play before it was over. So I don't think I'd recommend it (outside of the categories above) even on sale and certainly not at full price. Before you buy watch part of a play through and see if you think the pacing looks reasonable.

If you've enjoyed puzzle platformers like LIMBO, this is it. I have enjoyed solving the puzzles, but if you go for multiple playthoughs for achievements, it can be a drag: Cutscenes cannot be skipped.

[h3]G-D-D-G-C[/h3] 2D puzzle adventure platforming, with that minimalist, emotional aesthetic popular in indie games. The art style is fantastic, often looking like a painting. The puzzles aren't very challenging, so the journey keeps moving forward at a good pace. This game has Stealth, but it's really a mechanism for puzzle gameplay since there's usually exactly one way to get past enemies. Copious checkpoints prevent less patient gamers from feeling frustration from repeated failures. There's an achievement for having ZERO failures. Running a full playthrough without dying seems doable, but I've got better things to do.

Wish i could give a "mixed" result but i tend to give it a negative. The good: - The visuals are great and probably the only reason to buy this game. The mixed: - The story is very basic and has been told a hundred times. Do not expect any surprises. The bad: - The gameplay is were the game is at its worst. The puzzles are incredibly easy and some of them are repeated over and over. - You essentially have to keep pressing the D button for 4 hours which is not "fun" - Standard dumb recommendation to use a controller. Game can be easily completed with one hand most of the time. I bought it on sale for 5€ which is acceptable. DO NOT buy at full price.

Planet of Lana is just a really relax and fun game. The world looks amazing, and the puzzles are nice but rather easy most of the time. Controlling Lana and her little buddy feels smooth, and the story hits in a quiet but cool way. It’s one of those games that’s just nice to play and sticks with you after.

If you liked Limbo or Inside you're probably going to like this game. It has more puzzles than those games but and, in my opinion, more fun than those games. I said to myself multiple times on my playthrough "this game is better than it has any right to be."

Super fun game, loved the puzzles, only struggled with one and had to look up the answers. If you like games like inside this could be for you, it’s not as dark but it has that similar feeling. I do recommend this, especially for people new to gaming.

The game took me about 5 hours to finish. A beautiful visuals and nice environmental storytelling.

Story was alright. Visually it was quite good compared to the overall low fidelity. Controls were slightly cumbersome. Puzzles were easy and a little repetitive, also somewhat janky. Had to push myself to finish the game; because if I closed it, I knew I would never re-launch the game. I was expecting an amazing experience like Ori, considering the overall rating is comparable, but this was not close. If you want to try it, definitely buy it on sale for a short forgettable experience.

This game looks amazing, with beautiful music and sound effects. The gameplay is linear platforming with some puzzles. I enjoyed especially the first half of the game, the second half had me at times wanting to throw my laptop against the wall. I'm playing with mouse and keyboard, so this feels probably different when a gamepad is used, but the parts in the game where [spoiler] Mui has to ride on the robot [/spoiler] felt atrocious to play with keyboard controls. The movement was overshooting all the time, even with sensitivity turned down to 5%. Otherwise the controls felt ok. Another thing that made gameplay slightly annoying at times is the lack of keyboard mapping.

If you like limbo and inside, you will like this game. It improves on the foundations made by those two games.

I absolutely adore the little creature and the sounds it makes TwT, the puzzles are fun to solve, and the changing settings are all beautiful.

Excellent game, short & sweet. Excellent puzzles, responsive controls. I love the art style & atmosphere. Insta-buy.

Excellent little game, can act as a great pallet cleanser from other titles. I really enjoyed it. Just long enough.

I got this game for 5€ on sale in 2025. Pros: * it's beautiful * use of camera, music and sound design were excellent * beginner friendly (plenty of checkpoints, no death scenarios) * clearly motivated storyline with a clear objective Cons: * Lots and lots of "hold the controller stick to the right and just walk" -- I understand that this is for the atmosphere and indeed, while you're just holding the stick, you can watch a beautiful vista move by. But for a game I often felt a bit disconnected from the action. * no real idea about how much progress one has made towards the goal Overall, for the price I got it, it was a worthwhile experience. Full price however I would consider a bit too much. I finished the game in roughly 6 hours in a single sitting.

I thought I'd reviewed this immediately after completing, but apparently I didn't. So using my memory to the best of my ability. Planet of Lana punches above its weight in respect of art style, sound design and soundtrack. All three are an absolute delight and massively enhance the gameplay. The soundtrack, especially, has absolutely no right to be as good as it is. This wouldn't have been cheap to write and record, but it was money well spent. The core gameplay isn't anything earth-shattering, I'll grant you. The puzzling isn't overly tricky, but the game is generally a pleasure to wallow in. New mechanics are introduced sensibly, so what learning curve there is still has a sensible gradient. I've seen complaints about movement being rubbish - I call BS, because it's not the kind of game that needs super tight control. Everything works as it needs to, so any problems with movement I'm happy to attribute to a skill issue on behalf of the player. The story—to the extent that there is one—is surprisingly emotive for how threadbare it is. With no dialogue, everything else is doing the heavy lifting and it does it well. The music and voice acting both work overtime to sell the story really well. Combined, all of the above work to elevate an "okay" puzzle platformer to a genuinely lovely experience. I look forward to enjoying the sequel in 2026

I really do love walking sims, but this is more of a puzzle platformer and contradicts my views of a good walking sim or platformer: * The puzzles are easy, which is not necessarily a problem, but the character moves so slowly that they are painful to solve. * The landscape is very repetitive and I do not get the feeling that I am exploring it.

Short but really good, loved the music, and almost cried a little at the end!

The exquisite art style harmonizes beautifully with the captivating soundtrack. The game has a simple gameplay with easy puzzles, but this does not prevent the game from making a good impression. Looking forward for the sequel.

If you took GRIS and added the pet from Neva without all the combat mechanics, that would be similar to this game. This game has a more interesting living world rather than wandering through a drug trip like GRIS. I look forward to the sequel. On the down side, like all puzzle games like this its not super long. I already played through all of it, apparently in six hours but it was well worth what I paid for it I think.

So good I actively thought about buying the collectors edition.

Although the gameplay itself is fairly easy, the art style, music, and story create such an incredible game, definitely recommend picking this game up.

The emotional soundtrack and Ghibli-style art truly elevate the visual and atmospheric experience. However, the story feels pretty average, with minimal dialogue, and the puzzles are fairly simple and not very challenging. Overall, I’d give it a 7.4 out of 10." Mui ui i 🐱

I personally enjoyed this game very much. It is relatively short, can be finished within 5 hours, and even with silly mistakes, it took 6 hours for me to complete it. Overall a stress free experience. 8.5/10. Keyboard controls are fine. The one thing I learned is not to crouch near edges because the character will try to get down from the ledge, and if there is an enemy nearby, that will end badly. A deathless run is possible but I opt out from doing so because it would have ruined the game for me. Graphics, art style. I absolutely love it, The amount of details packed into this while still managing to look quite simplistic is fascinating, beautiful. It is a type of art style that makes me wish I could do the same. Puzzles. I enjoyed that it was easy to figure out the solutions but takes a moment to execute. If i was doing a deathless run I would have turned the game off withing an hour though. They do get harder but the difficulty rises very gently. The character is not fast. The speed of the character can be a hit or miss for some players. I can understand why she cannot run too fast or she takes a while to pull herself up from a ledge. It is to show what type of person she is to us, which is why some reviews say it is a walking simulator. Personally did not see this as an issue, even added a positive light to my experience, but each to their own, However, more than anything this is a story. The history of this world is scattered throughout the environment and by the time you reach the end, you would have unconsciously put the pieces together if the needed attention was given. I think the story hits the emotional beats pretty well. The music made me tear up in certain sections, and sound plays a big part in the whole game. Genuinely the mild amount of frustration I felt towards the controls/my movement skills all disappeared when I reached a certain point and experienced a specific soundtrack. Next, the language the characters use. This game can be technically said to have no dialogue, but this world does have its own made up language which is simple to understand since they give plenty of context with actions, emotions and repetitive usage. Though minimal, the people who voiced these did an excellent job. [spoiler] One of the instructions we can give to our cat companion is "stay there/ wait here." My heart exploded when I heard Lana use that phrase while crying. That simple instruction which was only relevant to game-play before was now used as her begging Mui not to die in her arms, to stay with her. Maybe I am dramatic, but this showed me the true beauty of this game. [/spoiler] I bought this on a discount. I am a person who only buys games on discount so I have no advice on that part.

Cool little puzzle platformer. The description on the store page is a bit overhyping the story. It's pretty simple, but fine. Platforming and puzzle sections are not overly difficult. A good one to pick up if you're in the mood for a nice story. It's a bit of a slow game though, lots of walking beteen puzzle sections. Personally I didn't mind this at all. It helped conveying the meaning of the story. Lovely art style. Liked the interactions with little Mui, the cat-like animal you see in the videos.

This game is absolutely worth playing. The art work and atmosphere is gorgeous, the music matches the atmosphere and scenes so well which adds to the emotions in the scenes, the voice acting is cute and emotional. The mechanics are also cool, being able to control 2 characters that are capable of different things. I also like how some scenes the mechanics change completely and feel so cinematic. This journey is epic, beautiful, emotional and fun. The visuals in this game are awesome especially in the last section of the game. The different areas in the world were all so beautiful and cool in their own way. I found this game because the 2nd one just got announced and I'm sad I gotta wait for it to come out now since the release date is just '2026' I'm really hoping its early next year and I'm also hoping for their success with the 2nd game because I feel like this is a hidden gem. In the whole game there was 2 puzzles which fried my brain a bit (it might not for you) but don't let that put you off the game. I play these games more for the atmosphere than the puzzles and the puzzles were pretty good in this game, they mix it up well and it gets you thinking. All the music is amazing but that last song hits so hard for some reason, I love it. This game is a work of art and Lana is one bad ass child. W Lana, W Planet of Lana.

Absolutely gorgeous soundtrack with visuals and zoom-out shots that sometimes makes me forget like I'm even playing a game. Never thought I'd cry from a freaking sunrise!

Great story! Loved the art direction and the music.

I had no clue what I was getting into but I love everything about this game. The art, storyline, and objectives are all 10/10.

Planet of Lana is a beautiful story which is simple on the surface but allows for theory and speculation the deeper you think about it. The game is visually gorgeous and appealing to the ear. Movement feels a little slow at times; there is no way to sprint therefore I found myself constantly jumping through every chapter. I like to 100% games therefore my biggest gripe with Planet of Lana is the 'Flawless' achievement. There are ways to make this achievement easier to obtain but I think trying to get this achievement either takes away from the immersion of the story if you're in your first playthrough, or makes it tedious and irritating to obtain after completing the game already. Regardless, Planet of Lana is a game that's definitely worth the experience, and my only wish is that I had a pet as cute as Mui.

Incredibly beautiful art, with good puzzles and story. Only complaint is some clunkiness in the movement

Le jeu est magnifique mais il est assez lent et les casse-têtes sont un peu trop simple a mon goût

Loved the Game! Its beautiful, has a great soundtrack and the controlls were intuitive. The story was interesting. the levels very unique and often enough challenging but at a fun, not frustrating niveau

An easy game with chill well developed story to it , the environment of the game is amazing just like ur playin it in a drawing with many layers

I'm mid game, and am really enjoying how mellow it is. The art is so gentle on the eyes and the puzzles are difficult but never frustrating. Very chill very fun. thanks guys

A relaxing platformer. Beautiful music and story, the puzzles are relatively easy. I recommend it!

Fun short puzzler. Loved the sound and atmosphere. Language agnostic game.

I played it together with my daughter. It's entertaining, it's emotional and it has a nice story arc. I totally recommend it.

É um jogo que te prende muito, o começo pode parece meio tedioso, porém depois que você encontra Mui, fica muito divertido passar os puzzles, jogo perfeito, me emocionei com o final e estou louca pra ver o proximo lançamento! ;)

I would totally recommend playing this game! It's super fun and just the right amount of challenging. The music, visuals, and storyline are great, as well.

Price tag is a little bit to high for a game like this i feel personally. Puzzles could use extra work. But, still loved the game. Can't wait for the second one.

I would really like to recommend this game but I can't. Key remapping does not exist in the game. Impossible to play with the default keyboard layout that can't be changed. You go through all this effort to make a great game but leave out the "small" detail to make it playable - sad.

Staggering game, beautiful, best I've played in years.

Sweet game, but plan to knock it out in 1-2 days. It's not as tricky as Limbo, but had similar gameplay (though much different vibes, obviously). It was sweet, meditative, and will make you miss the pets you grew up with. Kinda perfect as a cozy weekender

Combines the scope of an indie with the inoffensiveness of a AAA. All this has going for it unfortunately are the visuals, and in the trio of narrative, gameplay and aesthetic - two's just become a minimum for me now.

History well written, game play very easy though. I think it is ok, considering the price

best narrative indie game i played .it hokes me from beginning till the end .absolutely incredible

Planet of Lana is how you can establish a character type, stakes, mystery and goal quickly and make them likable. + they get the personality of the characters across clearly even in the first 30 mins of the game. Already put the next one on my wishlist. (Even if I have bad reaction time and have already died 3 times.)

This game was so beautiful and the music was perfect. Simplistic animation but it told more that way. Big fan! Cannot wait for 2 to come out!!!