In game, there are only 2 walking layers and 3 thin layers to create and play in. The level placement is roughly the same as where it would take place. The planet's level navigation is the same as the PS3 counterparts.

The menu options are the Little Big Planet for story and DLC, the Pod which is for character customization and news, 'My Moon' for your levels, and the 'Community Moon' for other user's levels. In LittleBigPlanet for PSP On the PSP, Sackboy is no longer usable during the planet menu navigation. Their curator icon/avatar is auto-positioned in the middle of their levels. Level positioning no longer has merit, as a creator can put their levels anywhere. When online in LBP1, the planet acts as pages for levels or DLC.

All materials also go with respected themes sans a few standard/default materials. Materials for creating can range from sponge and metals to wood and stone. The creator also has three walking layers and 4 thin layers to create with. They often are depicted as human-sized scaling, making sack-people look small in comparison. When making a level for the planet, the creator can choose many different themes that match the places on the planet from the single player game. Like a patch over England has levels featuring medieval themes, or patches over Asia represent feudal settings. The patches on the planet roughly represent the themes of the level. The player navigates the planet as a sort of level select by using a DualShock 3 controller. Behind the spaceship are three planets, the Little Big Planet itself, 'My Moon', the level creation section, and the 'Info Moon', a place where you can find your PSN friends and join/request them, your stats, and some level suggestions from Media Molecule. In LittleBigPlanet 1 The player Sackboy man's the Pod, a cardboard 'spaceship' that revolves around the planet.

Little big planet levels