Planet of Lana II review

Wishfully’s sequel picks up with an older, more agile Lana and her companion Mui, and follows them across frozen peaks, oceans and ruins to find out where Mui came from. Like the first game, there’s no spoken dialogue anyone can understand: the story is told through gesture, music and a hand-painted world. It launched in March 2026 and joined Game Pass Premium on Sept 16.

Critics rate it as a clear step up: an 82 Top Critic Average on OpenCritic, with 87% recommending it. TrueAchievements (9/10) calls it “a gem of a game” with smarter, more complex puzzles and expanded abilities for both Lana and Mui, and Nintendo Life (9/10) says the mix of stealth, platforming and Mui-based puzzles keeps things fresh. GameSpot (8/10) warns the first half is good rather than great, with the best puzzles and revelations saved for the finale.

Not everyone was won over. Metro GameCentral (6/10) found it too easy and too reliant on recycled mechanics, and TheXboxHub felt it lacked the first game’s wow moments and any real sense of difficulty, with a stretch about two-thirds of the way through that drags.

It’s a short trip: about six and a half hours on HowLongToBeat, and TheXboxHub’s run took nearly eight. If you want an evening or two of beautiful, low-stress puzzling, this is one of the easiest recommendations in the September lineup.