Welcome to the Planet of Lana: A Comprehensive Guide and Walkthrough
Dive into the Planet of Lana Universe
Embark on an adventure like no other with “Planet of Lana,” a captivating puzzle-platform game developed by Wishfully Studios and published by Thunderful Publishing in 2023. This immersive experience is compatible with Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Follow Lana, a courageous teenager, and her feline companion Mui as they traverse a fantastical world under siege by menacing alien machinery.
Channeling the essence of cinematic platformers such as Inside, “Planet of Lana” also draws inspiration from the visual splendor found in the legendary works of Studio Ghibli.
Upon its debut, “Planet of Lana” received accolades from reviewers for its striking art direction, compelling narrative, and immersive sound design. While praised for these aspects, some critiques arose regarding the lack of groundbreaking innovation in its puzzles and the game’s relatively short duration.
Exploring the Planet of Lana: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
1) Beginnings
At the onset of “Planet of Lana,” players are eased into the gameplay mechanics as Lana responds to a distress call from her sibling. Assuming Lana’s role, players traverse an introductory segment by following on-screen prompts. The early gameplay involves navigating rightward, descending, maneuvering leftwards, crouching under obstacles, and scaling structures alongside Lana’s sister. An encounter with water leads to a boat journey to a bustling market area.
Within a butcher’s establishment, players employing stealth mechanisms must bypass the butcher unnoticed to unlock the Sneaky Sisters achievement. Progressing onward, Lana reunites with her captured sister atop a platform. Together, they push a cart leftward to access a higher vantage point swiftly before the cart reverts. A subsequent cutscene depicts Lana’s sister’s apprehension.
Resuming control of Lana, players hasten back to the right amidst encounters with airborne surveillance drones that can be eluded by hiding in tall foliage. Navigating through an alien-invaded village requires stealthy maneuvers, including running and swimming while dodging the watchful drones. Approaching a barricaded path prompts players to dismantle the obstruction and traverse a cave, evading a spider robot and utilizing ropes for progress. The chapter culminates in a climactic cutscene, transitioning to the subsequent chapter, “Alone.”
2) A Companion Arrives
As gamers venture through “Planet of Lana,” they encounter diverse puzzles and challenges interwoven with the narrative’s progression. A pivotal moment unfolds as players coordinate Lana and Mui’s actions to overcome obstacles collaboratively. Mui, the faithful feline companion, synergizes with Lana by executing actions like climbing, tearing down barriers, and interacting with environmental elements to surmount hurdles seamlessly.
Amidst encounters with adversaries and surveillance units, players learn the art of stealth, utilizing cover and strategic positioning to advance covertly. Strategic coordination between Lana and Mui is paramount to outmaneuver threats and conquer level complexities.
Exploration reveals hidden shrines that yield achievements, prompting players to engage in puzzle-solving, platform navigation, and environmental manipulations. Hazards and traps necessitate astute problem-solving skills and deft maneuvering to progress unscathed. Each chapter crescendos into a narrative-forward cutscene, paving the way for subsequent chapters, such as “Secrets In The Dark.”
3) Unraveling Hidden Mysteries
Delve deeper into the enigmatic caverns of “Planet of Lana,” where luminous flora illuminates the path ahead. Command Mui to trigger these natural beacons, aiding navigation across chasms and obstructions. Interacting with various light sources guides players through intricate terrain, necessitating coordinated actions to overcome obstacles and adversaries.
Traversing the cavern’s depths unravels puzzles entwined with ancient markings, requiring players to decipher cryptic symbols and manipulate environmental elements to progress. Confrontations with indigenous fauna impel strategic maneuvers, leveraging light and shadow dynamics to outwit these creatures.
Emerging from the depths, a sequence involving an artifact acquisition unfolds, culminating in a puzzle-solving quest that unlocks achievements. Engaging Mui’s assistance in traversing hazardous terrains and overcoming obstacles is pivotal for progression. The chapter culminates in a thrilling descent towards “The Highlands,” setting the stage for further adventures.
4) Navigating the Highlands
Embark on a journey through the picturesque landscapes of the Highlands, unveiling intricate puzzles and challenges along the way. Engage in strategic maneuvers to surmount obstacles, employing Lana and Mui’s synergistic abilities to conquer adversities seamlessly.
Unlocking hidden shrines amidst the lush environs adds a layer of exploration, rewarding players with achievements for their keen exploration and astute observations. Progress through the Highland’s intricate pathways, unveiling mysteries and unraveling the narrative fabric intricately woven throughout the gameplay.
Prepare for a riveting escapade through the Highlands, where each step unveils new challenges, puzzles, and narrative revelations, propelling players towards the pinnacle of their adventure within the captivating realm of “Planet of Lana.”
Upon encountering a situation where your pet needs to dig for safety, issue the command immediately. Climb to a high platform and wait for the robot to jump back to a lower level before jumping down towards your pet to continue safely. Proceed along the right path to finish this brief chapter and make your way into The Swamp.
5) The Past
Your journey in “Planet of Lana” continues as you progress by sprinting forward and interacting with a control panel to unlock a door. Swing across a rope, drop down to the right, slide down a slope, and reach another rope. Jump down to the right from there to keep moving ahead.
You’ll come across an area with an electrified floor. Send Mui beneath the electrified platform, interact with a switch to deactivate the power, allowing Lana to cross safely. Keep running and enter a dark room with a creature below. Command Mui to wait on a switch, divert the creature’s attention, and swiftly cross the electrified floor. Activate it with Mui to eliminate the monster. Proceed onward, request Mui to lower a rope, and climb up.
Continuing forward, you stumble upon a depiction of how creatures arrived on Earth. Shortly after, drop down and press a button to extend a bridge. Instruct Mui to stay on a switch, cross the bridge, and have Mui retract it. Call back Mui and head towards the right.
In the next section, direct Mui to climb up to a switch on the top left. Two objects on tracks need to be pulled into the water, so swim to the right side. At your command, Mui activates a switch, electrifying the water. Lana activates another switch to extend a bridge, and Mui deactivates the power, climbing up to join you. Cross the extended bridge, lower a rope with Mui, climb up the platforms, and follow Mui towards the right.
After swinging on a rope to reach a platform on the right, interact with a control panel to receive a bracelet and unlock the “In Control” achievement. Keep moving onward, jump onto a platform that reduces your weight.
In a challenging area, jump to the far left and operate a computer terminal. Control an elevator using the terminal and position it accurately. Hurry to reach the platform before it descends completely, flip a switch below, open a vent, and return to position the elevator back. Instruct Mui to wait on the platform, readjust the elevator to position it above a wire for Mui to break. Disable the power, have Mui break the wire, and successfully navigate this obstacle.
With the bridge down, return to the computer terminal one final time, positioning it between the bridge and a top left platform. Utilize the terminal to reach the bridge and continue towards the right. Slide down a slope soon after to conclude this chapter and move on to “The Ocean.”
6) The Swamp
In this segment, you encounter a small creature averse to water. Assist it in crossing water obstacles by pushing a log into the water, swimming with it to create a path. Command the creature, named Mui, to hop onto the log and navigate to the other side. At another water section, dive into the water, create a platform using flowers, and have Mui follow you across the extended platform to continue the journey.
Prior to progressing, find a hidden shrine in a wall to the right. Discovering it unlocks an achievement. Utilize the extended platform to leap to the next area, leaving Mui momentarily with a digging worm. Raise the water level by interacting with the worm, swim across, lower the water level, recall Mui, and continue ahead.
Discover another hidden shrine by swimming into a wall on the left. Swim to the right, climb a rope, swing on it to reach a platform to the left, remove some boards for Mui to rejoin you, and explore a cave together. Keep running until you reach a log.
Raise the water level slightly to move the log over a platform, lower it again, carry the log to the left, raise the water level entirely, swim left with the log, and call Mui to join you. Swim right, exit the water, guide Mui to open a path in a cave ahead, climb ropes and platforms, move right above, finishing this chapter to progress to the next one, “The Past.”
7) The Turning Tide
This game section entails several steps:
- Locate the pig: Progress until you find the pig.
- Mui interacts with the pig: Send Mui into a small opening to establish eye contact with the pig, granting you control over its actions.
- Extend the platform: Guide the pig to the flowers on the far right to extend the platform. Climb up with Lana.
- Control the pig’s movement: Pull the pig back to the left, positioning Mui below Lana. Break the eye contact between Mui and the pig to provoke the pig to charge at Mui and hit its head on a rock. Swiftly jump to the right and recall Mui simultaneously.
- Evade the pig: Proceed right, climb the platform to escape the pig. Instruct Mui to ascend this platform, drop the rope to enable Lana’s climb, and continue.
- Subsequently, encounter a surveillance bot:
- Conceal from the surveillance bot: Hide in tall grass until the bot moves away.
- Enter a small opening: After the bot heads left, crawl into the depicted small opening.
- Elude the surveillance bots: Hide in the bushes to evade the bot as it shifts left. Leap over the slowdown-inducing black substance, hide in tall grass again, wait for the bot to move left, and proceed cautiously, crawling through the next small opening.
This puzzle involves a surveillance bot and black vines:
- Direct Mui to climb the upper platform: Task Mui with climbing the platform before the black substance and lowering the rope.
- Navigate over the black substance: Position yourself at the lowest rope point, swing over the black vines, and jump at the end.
- Manipulate the surveillance bot: Crawl beneath the upcoming platform, control the surveillance bot via a computer terminal, eliminate encountered vines, including those behind you.
- Arrive at the shrine: Guide the bot to the highest platform with a shrine. Place the bot on the flowers to extend the platform above the left rope.
- Progress through the level: Drop down left, move right, cross the path cleared of vines. Jump into water, utilize ropes to climb platforms, swing across upon reaching, drop down far right, return left, move a log to open a door, command Mui to cross on the log, climb the extended platform, and release captured villagers.
- In the subsequent section, encounter another surveillance bot and a pig:
- Hide from the surveillance bot: Use tall grass to avoid detection.
- Lure the pig: Attract a pig to the far right, drawing the surveillance bot’s attention to the pig. Hide Mui in the grass, letting the bot spot and eliminate the pig.
- Extend platforms: Position the pig’s carcass to the right, extending the lowest platform. When the bot flies left, swiftly place Mui on the left set
- As you start, you will encounter a surveillance bot that you need to evade before moving forward. Climbing platforms, crawling through caves, and riding elevators are essential to advance. Various puzzles involving switches, crates, and magnets must be solved with the help of your companion Mui.
- In a particular section of the game, players will control a surveillance bot to navigate through fans and electrified floors. Switching between controlling the bot and Mui is crucial to manipulating the environment and clearing the path.
- Later on, players will meet spider bots and must hide in tall grass or small openings to avoid detection. Boarding a large spaceship becomes necessary to continue the journey.
- Another gameplay section involves controlling a magnet to solve puzzles and move objects. Reuniting with Mui, players will face more platforming challenges and evade surveillance bots.
- During a critical part of the chapter, players must run and follow Mui to escape from a spider bot. The climax involves navigating through a room filled with dangerous flashes and deactivating the core to progress to the next chapter, Tailo Village.
Upon reaching the section with flowers, the lower platforms will extend. Ascend the platforms and recall Mui promptly to avoid detection by the surveillance bot. Take control of the bot from the computer terminal, fly it up to the top platform, and place it on the flowers to extend the highest platform. Climb the extended platform and position Mui on the flowers as depicted in the provided image. Head back to the computer terminal, regain control of the surveillance bot, and move it down to the ground on the right side, placing it on the flowers there. Jump across from the top platform to the extended platform, recall Mui to open the path forward.
As you progress, you will encounter a water-controlling worm and two surveillance bots. Lower the water level, swim to the far right while avoiding the bots, and utilize the tall grass for cover as needed. Push the log off the platform to the left, swim with it, command Mui to get on the log and move it to the far right sneakily. Be mindful of avoiding detection by the surveillance bot. Break through the boards blocking your path by jumping onto the higher platform to the right and continue onward until you confront the next surveillance bot.
Facing another puzzle involving the surveillance bot, climb the platforms on the right side as the bot flies to the left. Hide in the tall grass, control the bot from the computer on the left, place Mui on it, fly it to the upper right to break a rope. Proceed by climbing the rope to advance further.
Transitioning to an area filled with spider webs, navigate through the paths while commanding Mui strategically to evade the spider. Keep running until you reach the end of the chapter, preparing for the subsequent segment in The Desert.
In The Desert chapter, initially, navigate a running section without obstacles, eventually encountering a surveillance bot. Coordinate movements to avoid detection and proceed to the next areas using elevators and puzzles involving Mui’s interactions. Maneuver through fan-filled sections and electrified floors, ensuring timely actions to progress smoothly through various challenges.
In The Oasis chapter, follow a stranger, activate computers based on wall instructions, ride a bot through the desert, undergo quick-time events, and continue forward to complete the segment swiftly. Transition to the next chapter, The End Of The Road, for further engaging gameplay and exploration. Enjoy the immersive experience of the game and unravel each chapter’s unique challenges!In the game Planet of Lana, players face challenges from surveillance bots and spider bots while navigating through different platforms and caves without being detected. To progress, players must use a magnet to control objects and surveillance bots.
11) Tailo Village
In the final chapter, players will run to the left while admiring the scenery. Your objective is to catch up with Elo to trigger the credits and complete the game, unlocking the “Home At Last” achievement. For a more challenging experience, strive for the “Flawless” achievement by completing the game without dying. Enjoy the final chapter and celebrate your progress in the game!
Planet of Lana Gameplay
In Planet of Lana, players follow Lana, a young girl, on a planet invaded by hostile alien machines as she seeks to rescue her abducted sister. Accompanied by Mui, a cat-like creature, Lana must explore the world and solve puzzles to progress.
Lana can swim and command Mui to access unreachable areas and create new paths. Mui’s unique abilities, agility, and size make it an invaluable companion, capable of hypnotizing certain hostile creatures to turn them into allies.
Throughout the game, Lana and Mui rely on stealth and environmental manipulation to navigate and overcome adversaries without direct combat. As players advance, they gain the ability to temporarily tame creatures and hack into machines.
Embark on an adventurous journey with Lana and Mui as they unravel puzzles, overcome obstacles, and strive to rescue Lana’s sister.
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