Planet of Lana II

Planet of Lana II is a cinematic PC puzzle-platformer built around stealth, environmental problem-solving, and the evolving partnership between Lana and her companion, Mui. The current Steam title remains Planet of Lana II, while Xbox and publisher communications also use the subtitle Children of the Leaf. That subtitle is part of the broader branding rather than a separate PC rebrand.

Developed by Wishfully and published by Thunderful Publishing, the sequel is designed as a standalone adventure for newcomers while expanding the world and mechanics established by the original Planet of Lana. It is a focused single-player experience with a hand-painted science-fiction setting, wordless storytelling, and a deliberate cinematic pace.

A companion-driven puzzle-platformer

The core loop combines side-scrolling platforming, environmental puzzles, stealth, exploration, and short danger sequences. Lana cannot solve every obstacle alone, so progress depends on positioning Mui, reading the environment, and timing actions between the two characters.

Mui can move through narrow spaces, interact with selected devices, reach otherwise inaccessible areas, and influence creatures found throughout Novo. Lana handles the broader traversal, object manipulation, swimming, and interaction with certain machines. The important distinction is that these are not separate character chapters: the game continually asks you to coordinate both characters as one problem-solving unit.

The sequel gives Lana a more agile movement set, including wall jumps, smoother momentum, sliding, swimming, and faster traversal. These abilities make movement more fluid than in the first game, but Planet of Lana II still favors observation and controlled timing over twitch-heavy platforming.

Combat is not the main progression system. Threats are generally handled through stealth, environmental interaction, distractions, and escape routes rather than conventional attacks. The result is closer to a cinematic survival puzzle adventure than an action platformer with a combat loop.

How the puzzles work

Most puzzles are built around cooperation between Lana and Mui. One character may operate a mechanism while the other crosses a gap, slips through a passage, reaches a control point, or creates a safe route. The challenge comes from understanding the order of actions rather than collecting a large inventory of tools.

Mui also has an energy pulse that can affect technology and interact with wildlife. In some areas, the companion can control or influence creatures, adding a contextual ability that changes according to the surrounding environment. This gives individual regions their own puzzle language instead of relying on one universal gadget.

The game introduces underwater exploration as a meaningful variation on its normal platforming structure. Swimming sections change the pace, add spatial navigation, and create new ways for Lana and Mui to approach environmental obstacles. Other sequences use machinery, wildlife, moving platforms, and timed hazards to vary the familiar side-scrolling format.

Its puzzles are designed around awareness, timing, and cooperation rather than dense logic chains. Players who enjoy working out a route through a staged environment will find more to engage with than players expecting inventory puzzles, branching builds, or open-ended sandbox solutions.

Novo, its tribes, and wordless storytelling

The story takes place on Novo after the events of the first game. New technology has created opportunities for progress, but it also intensifies greed, social division, and conflict between the planet’s tribes. Lana and Mui become involved in a journey that explores the consequences of technological change and the hidden history of their world.

Planet of Lana II uses storytelling without spoken dialogue. Characters communicate through an alien language, animation, gestures, environmental details, and music. This approach leaves room for interpretation while keeping the focus on visual staging and the relationship between Lana and Mui.

The setting moves through frozen peaks, deep oceans, forgotten ruins, forests, and settlements where nature and machinery increasingly overlap. The hand-painted presentation is not just a backdrop: many routes, hazards, and narrative clues are embedded in the spaces that Lana crosses.

The sequel also develops Mui’s origins and the emotional consequences of the pair’s earlier journey. Its structure is linear and carefully paced, with a compact campaign focused on discovery, traversal, and set-piece tension rather than repeatable missions or procedural content.

Content, editions, and commercial model

Planet of Lana II is a paid game, not a free-to-play release. The standard purchase provides the main single-player adventure, while storefront bundles may combine it with the original Planet of Lana.

Current PC storefront listings also show a separate Supporter Pack. This is additional supporter-oriented content rather than a second campaign or a conventional gameplay expansion. Players interested only in the story adventure do not need it to access the main game.

The game is also available through PC Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere, giving PC players a subscription route in addition to purchasing the title on Steam or GOG. The GOG edition is listed as DRM-free, while Steam provides its own platform features and account-based services.

There is no multiplayer campaign, local co-op, or competitive mode. The structure is a focused solo journey with a stated campaign length of roughly six to eight hours, depending on puzzle-solving speed and how thoroughly the player explores optional details.

Who should play it

Planet of Lana II is a strong fit for players who want a story-led 2.5D adventure with stealth, platforming, environmental puzzles, and a distinctive visual world. It suits players who prefer deliberate pacing and readable challenges over combat-heavy progression.

Fans of the original will find familiar companion commands and stealth principles, but the sequel expands the movement system, adds underwater traversal, and introduces more varied interactions with creatures and technology. New players can start here, although the first game provides useful context for Lana and Mui’s relationship.

Players looking for character builds, weapon upgrades, open-world freedom, extensive collectibles, or a difficult combat system should set their expectations accordingly. The appeal is in solving staged environmental problems and following a compact narrative, not in grinding for power or mastering a large toolkit.

Its closest audience overlap is with cinematic puzzle adventures that use vulnerable protagonists and environmental storytelling. Players who enjoy wordless puzzle adventures such as Keeper will recognize the emphasis on atmosphere, unusual companions, and visual problem-solving, although Planet of Lana II is more focused on side-scrolling traversal and stealth.

PC features and language support

The Steam version supports single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, and full controller support. Xbox controllers and DualSense controllers are supported, and the developers recommend using a controller for the intended movement and command layout.

PC players can choose between keyboard-and-mouse input and controller play. The storefront language list covers 25 interface and subtitle languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese from Portugal, Romanian, Swedish, Czech, Latin American Spanish, and Thai.

The game is single-player only, so features such as Steam Cloud and Family Sharing support convenience around personal libraries rather than multiplayer access. There is also a Steam Deck Verified listing, making the handheld version a practical fit for players who prefer shorter, self-contained adventure games.

No official rebrand replaces the Steam name Planet of Lana II. When searching across PC storefronts, also look for Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf, especially on Xbox-related pages, because that subtitle is used in platform and publisher messaging.

Similar games on PC

Players seeking another atmospheric platforming adventure with staged environments, environmental puzzles, and stealth tension may also enjoy cinematic puzzle-platform horror like Little Nightmares III. That series leans darker and supports online co-op, while Planet of Lana II remains a solo game centered on Lana and Mui’s companion mechanics.

The comparison is useful because both games treat each area as a visual puzzle box. However, Planet of Lana II is less horror-focused, more openly science-fiction, and more invested in the emotional bond between its two central characters.

For the closest direct reference, the original Planet of Lana remains the natural companion title. The sequel expands its formula rather than abandoning it, adding more movement options, broader environmental variety, and new creature-based interactions while preserving the same cinematic side-view structure.

Planet of Lana II FAQ

What is the current official PC name?

The current Steam and GOG storefront name is Planet of Lana II. Xbox and publisher materials also use Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf, but this functions as a subtitle and marketing variation rather than a separate PC edition.

Is Planet of Lana II a standalone game?

Yes. The game is designed to welcome new players without requiring the original. Returning players will understand more of Lana and Mui’s history, but the sequel presents its own story and progression.

Does Planet of Lana II have co-op or multiplayer?

No. It is a single-player adventure with no online multiplayer, split-screen mode, or local co-op. Mui is controlled as part of the solo puzzle design.

What is included in the base game?

The standard purchase includes the complete main adventure. A separate Supporter Pack is listed on PC storefronts, and collection bundles may include both Planet of Lana games. The Supporter Pack is not required for the main story.

Does the PC version support controllers?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support, including Xbox controllers and DualSense controllers. Keyboard and mouse input is also available, but controller play is the recommended option for the movement and companion commands.

What makes the sequel different from the original?

The sequel adds more agile movement for Lana, including wall jumps and swimming, expands the use of Mui’s abilities, introduces underwater environments, and creates more varied puzzles around wildlife, machines, timing, and cooperation.