Choose Lovely Planet
Choose Lovely Planet if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,088 Steam reviews back the pick.
Lovely Planet vs Lovely Planet 2: April Skies
Lovely Planet and Lovely Planet 2: April Skies both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Lovely Planet (2014) is 5 years older than Lovely Planet 2: April Skies (2019). Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Lovely Planet: 1,088 reviews, Lovely Planet 2: April Skies: 90). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Lovely Planet 2: April Skies
Choose Lovely Planet 2: April Skies if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Lovely Planet 2: April Skies launched in 2019.
Both Lovely Planet and Lovely Planet 2: April Skies sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.4% vs 92.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Lovely Planet |  Lovely Planet 2: April Skies | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 1.19 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.4% positive (1,088 reviews) | 92.2% positive (90 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | quicktequila | quicktequila |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Lovely Planet (2014) is 5 years older than Lovely Planet 2: April Skies (2019).
- Both sit near 92% positive on Steam (Lovely Planet: 1,088 reviews, Lovely Planet 2: April Skies: 90).
- Lovely Planet is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Lovely Planet 2: April Skies (1.19 USD vs. 1.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Lovely Planet vs Lovely Planet 2: April Skies — FAQ
- Should I play Lovely Planet or Lovely Planet 2: April Skies first?
- If you want chronology, Lovely Planet (2014) came out before Lovely Planet 2: April Skies (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Lovely Planet and Lovely Planet 2: April Skies similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.