Lovely Planet is a first-person shooter game that emphasizes maximum speed passing. The game is designed with a simple plot where the player needs to shoot at blue squares (bullets) and collect items while avoiding any touch to the enemies. The game is available on Xbox One and falls under the category of action games.

The gameplay of Lovely Planet is straightforward, and the player can move mainly forward. Each level has its own micro-levels contained within larger areas. The player has a weapon that shoots blue squares that fly much slower than the bullets, and their trajectory is visible. The game's fascinating difficulty lies in the requirement to complete the game as quickly as possible by shooting at fixed objects and moving objects, such as falling objects that the player needs to shoot while they are flying. Any collision of these objects with the ground leads to the player's death.

The game evaluates the level of passage on a three-point system, where the maximum accuracy and maximum collected items give the player three points. The hero does not have spare lives, so the player needs to use the save game function to progress through the levels.