'Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf' Review: Show, Don’t Tell

I couldn’t tell you how many times I scrolled past Planet of Lana on the Xbox Game Pass, or what finally convinced me to download it one night last year. What I can tell you is that it hooked me almost immediately with its visual style and gameplay mix of puzzle-solving and light platforming. Despite taking on a dramatically different tone from games like LIMBO and INSIDE, it delivered similar levels of immersion and clever puzzle design.

It’s been nearly three years since the original was released...