Named for the river and picturesque country district in France, Dordogne is a wholesome adventure with a stunning hand-painted watercolour style. In terms of gameplay, Planet of Lana offers players a combination of traversal puzzles, more traditional ciphers, stealth sections, a smattering of quick time events (QTEs), and long stretches of just running from left to right across vibrant 2.5D environments. For example, Lana can interact with electronics, and cross the bodies of water that her companion is terrified of, while agile Mui can access hard-to-reach places and even hypnotise monsters. In Planet of Lana, the single player controls both Lana and Mui, each with their own skills and strengths.

Fortunately, Lana has earned an ally in the form of Mui, a cat-like creature who can help her overcome obstacles, and vice versa. That means avoiding the machine invaders, and various dangerous animals native to the planet. Lana embarks on an “off-world odyssey” to rescue her sister. That is until the Fire Nation a fleet of aggressive robots attacks from the sky, scooping up the population, and imprisoning them in their giant spaceships. In Planet of Lana, young heroine Lana, and her older sister, lead a simple but contented existence in a backwater fishing village on an alien world. Except, at least personally, Planet of Lana more successfully scratched the particular itch I had, with its mix of puzzles, heart and unusual ability to call to mind Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, Star Wars and Studio Ghibli… all at the same time. Planet of Lana, from developer Wishfully Studios and publisher Thunderful Publishing released on 23 May, the same day as another stylish indie platformer, After Us. You can find them to purchase and play on other platforms too. Below is a reminder in mini review form, with a further note that both these indie games are available outside of Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. So there’s a very good chance that you may have missed the following visually striking adventures, or planned to play them before life’s distractions bumped them down your priority list. There’s always something fresh, and that means last week’s new releases quickly slip to the background. Whether it’s television entertainment, movies or games, when it comes to subscription services, it’s pretty easy for content to fall by the wayside.

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