An adventure tale of rare visual beauty, where light and shadow play against each other. The puzzles stay approachable, but the mood and the bond between Lana and her creature carry it all. Moving and polished.
Your verdict
Category
Puzzle1 player7+
Description
Lana sets out to rescue her abducted sister, crossing striking landscapes with the creature Mui, who mimics her actions. Published by Thunderful, released worldwide in 2024. Cooperation puzzles between girl and companion, stealth past hostile machines, hand-painted art direction.
Planet of Lana review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
A sci-fi tale painted like a children's-book illustration: vast colourful skies, silhouettes against the horizon and strange, endearingly round creatures. This Ghibli-like minimalist fairyland, where the scenery narrates wordlessly, bathes the adventure in luminous melancholy.
Takeshi Furukawa's orchestral writing carries a rare tenderness, strings and choirs trailing each silhouette across hand-painted vistas. It breathes with the journey, receding into quiet wonder then swelling when danger nears, and that emotional restraint is what lingers long after the credits.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾2,5 GB📅23/04/2024
Published by Thunderful
Planet of Lana (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
Its studio's debut, this puzzle-platformer suffered from arriving after a wave of similar mood pieces it was quickly compared to. Yet its hand-painted art direction, breathtakingly beautiful, is worth the trip on its own, as is the bond forged with the creature Mui. Fans of poetic, cinematic adventures and gentle puzzles will find a soothing journey here.
Is Planet of Lana still worth playing in 2026?
Planet of Lana first wins you over with its hand-painted art direction, a blend of gentle science fiction and lush nature of constant beauty. The journey of Lana and the creature Mui rests on cooperation puzzles and stealth past hostile machines, in the lineage of Limbo or Inside. It is elegant, short and smooth, but also a touch tame: the puzzles rarely surprise, and the adventure flows by without much resistance. You play it for the mood and the bond between girl and companion, more than for challenge. A lovely contemplative interlude.
