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Press release:
Gothenburg, Sweden – December 10th, 2021.
The Sweden-based indie games publisher/developer Thunderful Publishing and indie games developer Wishfully Studios, today announced with great excitement and delight that they have just released some new info and a brand-new trailer for their upcoming cinematic puzzle adventure game “Planet of Lana”.

This stunning one-shot sequence highlights the visual and gameplay contrasts in the game’s breathtaking hand-painted world.

Planet of Lana’s debut announcement trailer introduced us to scenic platforming and stealth gameplay through a lush world of green fields, rich forests and sparkling blue water. The new trailer gives us an exciting peek at another section of the game, showcasing a breakneck chase sequence through an epic desert environment.

This trailer also unveils more variants of the mysterious machines that have crashed onto Lana’s peaceful world. The smaller, spider-like droids first seen on the original reveal interact with larger flying automatons, while towering, monolithic walkers threaten to crush our heroes as they press on towards a mysterious destination…

During the game’s appearance at The Game Awards yesterday, it was also revealed that Planet of Lana will be scored by multi award-winning and BAFTA-nominated composer Takeshi Furukawa.

Thunderful and Wishfullly Studios are delighted to have Takeshi, known for his work on The Last Guardian, the Star Wars franchise and Star Trek: Enterprise, putting his incredible talent to work composing the game’s soundtrack.

“I’m always attracted to projects with a strong visual identity in combination with touching stories and universal themes,” said Takeshi Furukawa, composer of Planet of Lana.

“But beyond the opportunity to provide emotional weight to this beautiful world, what intrigued me even more is the integral role that music plays in the story of the game.”

Set on an alien world, Planet of Lana tells the story of Lana and her loyal animal companion Mui as they embark on a rescue mission to save her sister. This touching tale is experienced through the lens of a cinematic side scrolling gameplay format, as players explore a colourful world full of stunning environments, strange creatures and dangerous machines.

From a gameplay perspective, Planet of Lana is an adventure filled with daring platforming, engaging puzzles, tense stealth sequences and a companion mechanic that connects Lana and Mui, allowing for unique gameplay and story moments using their abilities in tandem.

This off-world odyssey is tied together with a completely unique visual style that combines hand-drawn artwork, complex parallax layering and subtle use of 3D graphics to give the look of an interactive painting.

On high-end PCs and Xbox Series X, Planet of Lana will run at a native resolution of 4K (2160p) at 60 frames per second, allowing its incredible artwork to come to life. Further details on Planet of Lana’s gameplay, story and performance profiles for other devices in the Xbox family of consoles will be shared at a later date.

Planet of Lana stunning hand-painted visuals, unforgettable story and epic soundtrack will be coming exclusively to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via Steam® and the Windows 10 Store in late 2022.

Thunderful Publishing
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Planet of Lana
Twitter: https://twitter.com/planetoflana
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetoflana
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetoflana/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@planetoflana

Wishfully Studios
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wishfully_games
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wishfullystudios
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wishfullystudios

About Thunderful Publishing
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution.

Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organization with eight development studios and over 300 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.

About Wishfully Studios
Wishfully is a Swedish indie game studio founded in 2018. With a passion for creating stunning artwork, deep storytelling and innovative design, they are always striving to make games that leave a lasting impact.

About Takeshi Furukawa
From Star Trek: Enterprise and Star Wars: Clone Wars, to Cannes Lions-winning global campaigns for Mercedes-Benz and Apple, BAFTA-nominated composer Takeshi Furukawa’s music has accompanied some of the world’s most iconic images. His work on the acclaimed PlayStation title The Last Guardian has established him as one of the most exciting new voices in the video game industry.

The score has garnered the Italian Video Game Award for Best Music, an IGN Award for Music of the Year, and a GANG Award for Best Instrumental Composition, as well as nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards, D.I.C.E. Awards, SXSW Gaming Awards, and the International Film Music Critics Association Awards.