Lovely Planet

• Title — Lovely Planet • Developer — Quicktequila • Publisher — tinyBuild • Engine — Unity • Platforms — Microsoft Windows OS X Linux Xbox One PlayStation 4 Wii U • Released — Windows, OS X, LinuxJuly 31, 2014Xbox OneJanuary 8, 2016PlayStation 4April 5, 2016Wii U • Genre — First-person shooter, platform • Modes — Single-player • Designer — Vidhvat Madan • Programmer — Vidhvat Madan • Composer — Calum Bowen

• Illustration — A level in Lovely Planet The game is a speedrunning focused first-person shooter where the player must complete the level as fast as possible to progress. There is no plot, but rather "micro-levels" contained within larger areas. Being hit by a bullet, falling, or touching enemies causes the player to die instantly, and the player must memorize the levels to win. The player's gun does not have an aiming reticle, and bullets move slowly, forcing the player to lead their shots. Players can earn up to 3 stars depending on how fast they beat a level, with the third star requiring perfect accuracy. Certain level hazards also force the player forward, for example, apples that must be shot out of the sky or they will kill the player when they reach the ground.

The game's art style and music has been compared by several critics to Katamari Damacy. Andras Neltz of Kotaku found the dissonance between the game's graphics, music and shooting mechanics to be "unsettling".

Two sequels were created following the game's release, Lovely Planet Arcade, a more puzzle-oriented first-person shooter, which released on July 22, 2016, and Super Lovely Planet, a third-person platformer in which the player controls a bouncing ball without any attacks, which released on July 28, 2017. Another sequel, entitled Lovely Planet 2: April Skies, was released on June 18, 2019. A third game in the series, Lovely Planet Remix, was released on November 12, 2021.