Planet of Lana

 Xbox Series X
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 122 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 122
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 122
  3. Negative: 12 out of 122

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  1. terley123
    May 25, 2023
    10
    Gorgeous game, fun puzzles and a beautiful soundtrack. These are the kinds of games I live for. Gaming at it's best.
  2. Akma
    May 30, 2023
    10
    Beautiful visual. Beautiful music. Amazing story and puzzle. I instantly fell a love with this chilling and touching game. Other games should definitely learn from this!
  3. JohnHamad5050
    May 25, 2023
    10
    It reminds me of Inside which I love so much. Thank you for this great game that I enjoyed every second of it ❤️
  4. LILDETERMINATIO
    May 29, 2023
    10
    Good game, good story, good art style. I highly recommend. A lot of emotions.
  5. RapidStar
    May 25, 2023
    10
    I absolutely love it! The theme & setting in Planet of Lana took my breath away.
  6. dahan
    May 28, 2023
    10
    The art style of this game is excellent, and it also has good puzzles and music.
  7. Jrosa56
    May 24, 2023
    10
    Such a beautiful and rich game. Loved every second of it! Loved that I was able to play this game via Gamepass
  8. RoverDiscover
    May 27, 2023
    10
    A little gem. Short game, but very well made. I liked it from start to finish
  9. DariusDarius
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Great game, great soundtrack, some puzzles that are really hard to solve but rewarding, a game for people with soul
  10. Mika9000
    May 25, 2023
    10
    Is a fantastic game with great music but the down side of the game it's about 5 hours long but don't let that stop you for experiencing this game
  11. gabrieldavid3
    May 25, 2023
    10
    Gorgeous piece of art. Just beautiful. Great inclusion day one, outstanding.
  12. Hama0721
    Jun 10, 2023
    10
    Beautiful visual. Beautiful music. Amazing story and puzzle. I instantly fell a love with this chilling and touching game.Remind me inside and limbo but more colourful.
  13. JasonGeely
    May 25, 2023
    10
    I LOVE THIS GAME . EVERYTHING LIKE A DREAM ，A WONDERFUL WORLD .THE ART THE MUSIC
  14. Ulriken
    May 26, 2023
    10
    I loved every second of Planet of Lana. The story, the little Mui who is more powerful than he looks like (just not around water), the puzzles, stealth, graphics and sense of scale. A great game created by Wishfully that everyone should at least experience once.
  15. seetsos
    May 24, 2023
    10
    um jogo lindo, brilhante e inspirado. Um dos melhores jogos que eu joguei esse ano. Grata surpresa!
  16. motu86
    May 25, 2023
    10
    it ended too quickly I want more =) The experience was great. Cute characters, fun puzzles and great pacing.
  17. margemPT
    May 27, 2023
    10
    Um jogo maravilhoso. Espectacular e Especial. Parabéns. Espero jogar mais jogos assim.
  18. nickles29
    May 27, 2023
    10
    Planet of Lana is an extremely touching game that is able to do so much with so little. With a short run time of 3-4 hours it can easily be played to completion in one sitting, and it indeed brought some tears to my eyes by the conclusion. Not just because of the beautiful story and amazing climax, but because I don’t remember the last time I felt this way playing a video game. HIGHLYPlanet of Lana is an extremely touching game that is able to do so much with so little. With a short run time of 3-4 hours it can easily be played to completion in one sitting, and it indeed brought some tears to my eyes by the conclusion. Not just because of the beautiful story and amazing climax, but because I don’t remember the last time I felt this way playing a video game. HIGHLY recommend, even to people who are not fans of platformers, because this game transcends the genre.… Expand
  19. Ashraf91
    May 30, 2023
    10
    Perfect game i had a ton of fun nice story and good puzzles everyone should dif try it
  20. LowCostMonkey
    Jun 4, 2023
    10
    Absolutely wonderful. One of the finest games I’ve ever played. Wonderful.

    It’s clear that a great deal of love went into making this game.
  21. raf42
    Jun 4, 2023
    10
    finally an excellent xbox exclusive that catches up with redfall I can only advise it moreover it is in the xbox game pass
  22. Tyler9982
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Full disclosure, this is my type of game. Side scrollers and puzzle solving is my jam and this delivers. I was drawn in by a poster of Lana and Mui sitting on a cliffside staring off into the distance where some enormous mechanical eye lay in wait, which had me downloading it instantly. Reminiscent of Out of this World/Another World, this game has breath-taking visuals, an unforgettable score and a simplistic yet engrossing story that made it impossible for me to stop playing. I loved every minute of it from start to finish and was very emotional in a few spots. My favorite scene, however, was right before reaching the desert area. The song "Horizons" plays as you are running for minutes on end while the sun rises in the background. The screen zooms out showing Lana on one side and Mui, who is so much faster, on the other. Mui periodically waits for you to catch up, but Lana begins to get faster/stronger towards the end. The whole scene is brilliant, climaxing with them sitting on a cliffside together, looking out towards that omniscient eye (the poster that drew me in!) And the achievement pops up "Together until the end". Chills. I literally turned to my daughter and said, "oh my god. This is a fantastic game."… Expand
  23. jo1975
    Jun 8, 2023
    9
    Excellent (too) short game. Nice drawings (oil painting I think), nice soundtrack, nice story-telling (without any English word).
    I'd like to have more info on the story of this world !
  24. Jt0429
    May 26, 2023
    9
    Good-
    Stunning hand-painted environments and excellent orchestrated soundtrack. Well-designed puzzles with a great mix of rational thinking, stealth and platforming. Gorgeous setting with a variety of locales to explore. An interesting, well-paced narrative with a compelling mystery and lovable characters.
    Bad- A few puzzles could have been trimmed. Thoughts- Overall, Planet of    Good-
    Stunning hand-painted environments and excellent orchestrated soundtrack. Well-designed puzzles with a great mix of rational thinking, stealth and platforming. Gorgeous setting with a variety of locales to explore. An interesting, well-paced narrative with a compelling mystery and lovable characters.

    Bad-
    A few puzzles could have been trimmed.

    Thoughts-
    Overall, Planet of Lana is a beautiful experience with tight gameplay, a compelling and well-designed world, and a strong narrative anchored by two likeable leads and an imposing threat. This year – heck, even this quarter – could see it fall under the radar of some big blockbusters. However, the odyssey of Lana and Mui is worth undertaking and remembering.    … Expand
  25. Rincemac
    May 28, 2023
    9
    A beatuiful, almost wordlessly told story about loss, new friendship, mystery with a gorgeous art style and a coherent orchestral score to condense into a perfect 3h playable puzzle adventure.

    Recently the entries into the "indie" scene in adventures and story-driven games were a dime a dozen - but a rare gem like this comes around once in a while to satiate your adventure appetite.    A beatuiful, almost wordlessly told story about loss, new friendship, mystery with a gorgeous art style and a coherent orchestral score to condense into a perfect 3h playable puzzle adventure.

    Recently the entries into the "indie" scene in adventures and story-driven games were a dime a dozen - but a rare gem like this comes around once in a while to satiate your adventure appetite.

    The game leaves you with the protagonist (Lana) on who's planet you'll be the witness of a very mysterious alien attack, for lack of a better word, of mechanical beings preying on your fellow village friends and family - after a harrowing loss of a loved one and a chaotic escape to follow the same fate, you end up stranded, alone in a magically beautiful hand-drawn world. There, you seek to find your lost brother and quickly make a new friend in the form of "Mui" - who seems to be a world-dwelling species much like a cat - after rescuing Mui from a hairy situation with the new overlords of your world, you quickly become interdependent friends - and friends help each other, as we all know... so Mui becomes an integral - and mysterious - part of your journey and search for your lost brother, by adding capabilites to reach tight spaces or out-of-reach things at first and, no spoilers, adding somewhat more mysterious skills to help you out in this strange world.

    Since we are talking about a "physics type" puzzle game, expect a lot of pulling, pushing of stuff to get to places - and later on you'll even learn a nifty new skill that helps you to intervene with the machine intelligence seemingly seeking to enslave your planet.

    Traversal of the character is flawless, the controls are fluid and our little friend Mui is not only cute, but has in itself some pretty fluid controls which you need to master, either by letting him stay in place, quietly, or reach for switches just at the right time. The progression and difficulty curve is just in the right amount of upwards slope so you can learn the ropes before they ask you to climb it and swing.

    Due to the foreign language, the few spoken words, the game intentionally makes you fill in the dialog and you get the gist of it quickly - less words leave you to drawl at the beautiful landscapes the creators hand-drew and the beautifully fitting orchestrated soundtrack.

    The journey overall takes you about 3 hours tops and the only side quest item would be to find hidden "shrines" - that if you do tell you in a mysterious way what your invaders might be or where they come from.

    Planet of Lana is one of those rare gems that will resonate with you after you finish them. The game and its story are beautifully made and leave you with this satisfying feeling after watching the end credits.    … Expand
  26. slaine130177
    May 27, 2023
    9
    Fini sur Xbox Series X.
    Savant mélange entre Limbo, Inside et Another World, Planet of Lana ne révolutionne absolument rien et méritera certainement ses critiques sur son gameplay sans surprise ou son manque de challenge.
    Mais le principal n'est pas là. Planet of Lana est une invitation au voyage. Il nous transporte dans ce monde magnifique avec un vrai sens de la poésie, des sentiments,    Fini sur Xbox Series X.
    Savant mélange entre Limbo, Inside et Another World, Planet of Lana ne révolutionne absolument rien et méritera certainement ses critiques sur son gameplay sans surprise ou son manque de challenge.
    Mais le principal n'est pas là. Planet of Lana est une invitation au voyage. Il nous transporte dans ce monde magnifique avec un vrai sens de la poésie, des sentiments, le tout avec une bande son excellente, une mise en scène efficace et un visuel au top.
    Non vraiment, l'aventure se vit avec passion et mélancolie. Il ne peut avoir la note parfaite pour les raisons que j'ai évoqué plus haut, et son manque de replay value, le gameplay étant ici à son plus simple appareil, mais quel voyage...
    Perso, j'ai adoré.    … Expand
  27. cchenders40
    Jun 7, 2023
    9
    A really great Xbox exclusive, try it out! Here are my positives:
    - Amazing art direction
    - solid and touching story - Amazing music - clever puzzles snd stealth gameplay - no bugs and good performance - easy 1000 gamerscore - a nice 3-5 hour game. - adorable and memorable characters. Negatives Slow movement and a few slow sequences, but that is really it I loved this game. Also on    A really great Xbox exclusive, try it out! Here are my positives:
    - Amazing art direction
    - solid and touching story
    - Amazing music
    - clever puzzles snd stealth gameplay
    - no bugs and good performance - easy 1000 gamerscore
    - a nice 3-5 hour game.
    - adorable and memorable characters.

    Negatives
    Slow movement and a few slow sequences, but that is really it I loved this game. Also on gamepass!

    Buy it now, I promise you will enjoy your time with it!    … Expand
  28. mo_reza97
    Jul 11, 2023
    9
    The sound and environment design is the best possible. But unconsciously, it is compared with Limbo and Inside, which is not really at their level
  29. onestub
    Jul 11, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My comparison is a cross between Sommerville and Inside, but with an ending that didn't drive me into depression lol.

    Great artwork, beautiful environments, great story, incredible music. Gameplay was decent and to be specific, it was the sameness of the puzzles throughout the game that really held it back.

    What's unique about it is that it introduced a second controllable character to the mix but the whole game was basically "figure out what each button and lever does and push them in the order that doesn't kill you". One puzzle where they broke from this was a room where you had 4 sliders and had to actually think outside the box to figure out how to position them. I wish there was more of that.

    Overall a great game that you definitely won't regret buying.    … Expand
  30. kidaisinyou
    May 25, 2023
    9
    Beautiful and endearing. Only reason not a 10 is because of some slight control annoyances. Can't wait to see what Wishfully does next!
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Generación Xbox
    Jun 4, 2023
    88
    A marvelous story, uncanny graphics and a soundtrack that hits in all the right places. Planet of Lana might easily be the best indie game of the year.
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  2. Hey Poor Player
    Jun 4, 2023
    70
    At times, it feels like Planet of Lana tragically works to oppose itself. For every bit of exquisite scenery and artistic richness, there’s gameplay that’s overly familiar, rote and unappealing. It’s a shame that such a stylistically spellbinding game is compromised by its dearth of exciting gameplay ideas. Planet of Lana is by no means a shoddy game. It’s actually pretty good thanks to a cocktail of challenging puzzles and pinpoint platforming. However, its lack of innovation, as well as its myriad of little kinks, stop it from becoming a true exemplar of the genre. For all Planet of Lana is, it really could’ve and really should’ve been so much more.
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  3. CGMagazine
    Jun 2, 2023
    85
    Planet of Lana is a must-play for platforming fans, boasting vibrant visuals and a unique, family-friendly take on the classic action-adventure genre.
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