Another Xbox Game Pass game has been confirmed for March 2026

Day one Xbox Game Pass title Planet of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf will launch on March 5, 2026, Thunderful Group has announced. Ahead of the Xbox Game Pass launch, the upcoming adventure will even get a demo.

The second title from Swedish studio Wishfully, Planet of Lana 2 is a side-scrolling puzzle adventure with hand-painted visuals, following Lana and her companion, Mui, as they traverse a planet that mixes natural environments with advanced technology. The game was announced in June 2025, and Wishfully confirmed that it would launch day one on Xbox Game Pass, as well as the studio's debut title. At the time, the Sweden-based developer only committed to a vague 2026 launch window for its upcoming title.

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Planet of Lana 2 release date announced with new trailer

About eight months after the original announcement, Planet of Lana 2 has been given a concrete release date: March 5. The date was revealed via a new gameplay trailer that offers another comprehensive look at the upcoming puzzle platformer. After detailing the game's story, which focuses on Lana's efforts to help her shattered planet, the trailer highlights a variety of environments, including forests, snowy areas, swamp environments, a level with a driving train, and even a shanty town.

Lana's planet launched in 2023 to largely positive reviews, as reflected in its average score of 81 and 80% recommendation rating on OpenCritic. Critics highlighted its art direction, atmosphere, and soundtrack, while opinions of its platforming were more mixed, with some reviewers describing it as overly simple. Planet of Lana 2 aims to build on this aspect by placing greater emphasis on player mobility and gameplay variety. Developer Wishfully has said that the sequel features an “older, more agile” version of Lana, with smoother movements and additional abilities such as wall jumping. On that note, today's release date trailer indicates improvements to her standard jump as well, which now appears to be longer.

Like the first post, Planet of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf is designed as a story-driven experience presented without spoken dialogue. While characters do communicate, their speech consists of Simlish-style gibberish rather than intelligible language. This creative limitation has long been used by developers and filmmakers to deliver universally accessible stories, with the lack of intelligible dialogue removing the need for subtitles and localization. When used effectively, a dialogue-free narrative is intuitively understandable, allowing other aspects of the medium—namely visuals and music—to shine. The first one Lana's planet was widely praised as an example of dialogue-free storytelling done right.

Planet of Lana 2 is the third confirmed Xbox Game Pass release for March 2026

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With Planet of Lana 2Xbox Game Pass now has three confirmed titles for March 2026. Sad Cat Studios action platformer Replaced was previously announced to arrive on March 12, followed by city builders Nova Roma on March 26. All three titles will be released on the first day. Nova Roma was originally slated to launch in Early Access on January 22nd, but ended up being pushed back to late March as its developer, Lion Shield, wanted to polish the game a bit further, having said as much in a prepared statement.

Xbox Game Pass March 2026 games confirmed so far

Date	Game	Game Pass Level(s)	Platform(s)	Notes
March 5	Planet of Lana 2	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, console, PC	Day one release.
March 12	Replaced	Ultimate, PC	Cloud, PC, Series X/S	Day one release.
March 26	Nova Roma	Ultimate, PC	PC	Day one release.

Several more day-one titles are expected to join Xbox Game Pass between late March and June. These include fast-paced dystopian platformers Densh attackblocky western roguelike Erosionand pottery themed party brawlers Oven. All three of these were previously announced to arrive in Spring 2026, but are still awaiting concrete release dates.