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Lil Planet Explorer

A cozy idle game that lives on your desktop. Watch a tiny astronaut explore 84 alien planets, collect resources, befriend strange creatures, and uncover a mystery hidden among the stars. Three playthroughs. Three perspectives. One truth.

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Glowing Pillar Games
Publisher
Glowing Pillar Games
Release
April 15, 2026
108 days ago
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About the Game

A little astronaut. A big universe. A story worth discovering.

Lil Planet Explorer is a cozy idle game that lives right on your desktop. A small astronaut travels from planet to planet — collecting resources, meeting strange creatures, and slowly uncovering a mystery written between the stars.

84 Planets. No Two Alike.

Alien jungles, frozen wastelands, glowing crystal fields, rolling dunes. Every planet is procedurally generated with its own terrain, colors, and atmosphere. Land. Explore. Collect. Move on.

Your Quiet Desktop Companion

A transparent little window you can tuck into any corner of your screen. It's there when you want it, quiet when you don't. Resize it, drag it around, or just let it sit while you work. Your astronaut doesn't mind.

Make Friends Along the Way

12 alien species are scattered across the universe. Wave at them enough and they just might follow you home. Across the stars, even.

A Story Hidden in the Stars

Logbook entries unfold planet by planet. At first, everything seems fine. Then the questions start. Who built you? Why can't you remember? And why does the journey feel like it's counting down?

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