Community28 Mar 2026New game announcement! Plus our deepest Loddlenaut discount!Hello everyone! It's been quite a while! We've got a (tiny) new game to show you... Budgie's Bug Shop is a bite-sized incremental game about catching lots of bugs and selling them in a shop run by parakeets (aka budgies). If this sounds like something you might like, we have a demo that you can play right now : For Budgie's Bug Shop, we're operating with a much smaller team and dev timeline tha…
Hello everyone! We’re extremely excited to announce a brand new bundle with our friends over at Hiwarp and Lente - Wholesome Waves! This bundle features Loddlenaut and two other incredible indie games - NAIAD and Spilled! The bundle name fits pretty well, don’t you think? If you want to swim or sail across new waters and haven’t picked up any of these three great games, the Wholesome Waves bund…
Hey everyone! We’ve got a tiny patch going live today that fixes two bugs recently identified by the community. Fixes: · Fixed an issue that was causing loddles to slowly swim back to the Home Cove (and possibly go under the map) when attempting to drop them off at a new biome after fast traveling. · Fixed an issue that allowed the storage menu to be openable (and invisible) during the ending s…
Hello everyone! We’ve just pushed a minor patch that fixes a few issues that were identified by the community since we released the Goddles Update. Changes: · Added Crystal Crisp and Crispy Cookie to the “Diet” section of relevant evolution cards in the Loddlepedia. Fixes: · Fixed an issue that was causing litter that was destroyed due to the game reaching its item limit to not be removed from…
The Goddles Update is available NOW! This major update adds Goddle Grotto, which is a new hidden cave biome that contains three primordial Goddles. Was this cavern forgotten by GUPPI? What ancient abilities do these Goddles have...? We've also added an entirely new gardening system that'll allow you to collect seedlings, grow your own flora, and increase each biome's resistance to pollution. Bu…
New update announcement! We've been extremely pleased to see all of you enjoying the new content from our Loddlepedia Update earlier this summer, but we're not done yet! We are thrilled to announce our biggest Loddlenaut update ever... 🌟 THE GODDLES UPDATE 🌟 This update is releasing on September 19th , which is just a few weeks away! It includes a new secret cave biome that houses three myste…
The Loddlepedia Update is available NOW! This free update adds the much-requested Loddlepedia , which is a new menu that keeps track of all the loddle evolutions you've encountered! We've also got a new loddle ability, a new type of cleanable plant, a new loddle personality system, biome diversity ratings, and a few more lost baby loddles for you to find throughout GUP-14! Check out the full pa…
Hello everyone! It's been a while! We've been hard at work on some new updates for Loddlenaut that are coming this year, and we're excited to announce our first one... ✨ THE LODDLEPEDIA UPDATE ✨ This free update will release on June 27th , which is just two weeks from today! It has a new Loddlepedia menu that tracks all the loddle evolutions you've found and shows silhouettes for the ones you'v…
Calling all interstellar custodians! 🌊 Did you know? We've pulled together a mini-series of videos to enhance your Loddlenaut experience! Want to know how to pet Loddles, or sing with them? Maybe you were unaware you can store items in your ship? Over the course of these 12 videos, you'll uncover even more things you didn't know about Loddlenaut. Enjoy! ✨ Loddlenaut is also part of the Steam S…
Hello everyone! Our holiday event is now over, but we’ve decided to keep the Jingle Shells item (which was contained in the hidden gift box) permanently in the game! We appreciate the feedback that has been shared about limited-time events like this, and we’ll be sure to keep all of that in mind for future holiday events. We’ve also got a few small bug fixes in this patch, so check out the note…
Happy New Year, everyone! We've decided to extend our holiday event to last throughout the rest of this month. This means you'll have a few more weeks to find the hidden gift box and to play around with the item it contains! The gift box and the holiday item will be in the game until February 1st at 10am US Central Time . After that, you won't be able to find the gift box anywhere and the holid…
Hey everyone! We’ve been absolutely thrilled to see the positive response that Loddlenaut has received since its release last month, and we’ve spent the past few weeks working on a festive little update for all of you! Lots of quality-of-life changes and bug fixes in this one, plus a special limited-time gift that is hidden somewhere on GUP-14! Check out the full patch notes below for more deta…
Ocean clean-up operatives we bring you great news! Loddlenaut has ticked all the boxes and has been confirmed as Steam Deck Verified. This means that the cozy ocean clean-up adventure is perfect for portable play. If you’re an owner of a Steam Deck and haven’t grabbed a copy of Loddlenaut yet, rest-easy in the knowledge that it plays great!
Hello everyone! We’ve got a small update for all of you! This patch should fix many of the day 1 bugs and address some common points of feedback. More improvements are in the works, but for now, check out the list below to see what we’ve changed and fixed! Balance Changes: · Reduced global goop respawn chance by 35%. · Reduced global litter respawn chance by 60%. · Litter and goop will now only…
The pre-launch checks have been completed, and the final coordinates are locked in: Loddlenaut , the wholesome underwater pollution-cleaning and creature-raising adventure is available now for PC and Mac. Early clean-up operatives can take advantage of a 10% launch discount during its first five days on-sale. Loddlenaut has players dive deep into the underwater world of GUP-14, where they must…
Ahead of Loddlenaut’s release on 16 November, we are very pleased to announce that for every game sale of Loddlenaut , the cosy creature-raising and pollution cleaning adventure, the game's publisher Secret Mode, will make a donation to Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), their official charity partner of the year. This pledge builds upon the Loddlenaut team’s charity work already undertaken…
It's the final countdown - Loddlenaut will be surfacing on Steam on November 16! It's World Cleanup Day and together with Developer Moon Lagoon we're excited to reveal a November 16, 2023 launch date for Loddlenaut, the cozy pollution-cleaning adventure awash with creature-raising and survival systems. Loddlenaut started out as a NYU Game Center thesis project in 2019 and has been in full devel…
Today is World Cleanup Day! Earlier this year, WDC, SpecialEffect, and Loddlenaut publisher Secret Mode channeled their inner ‘Loddlenaut’ with over 40 games devs to clean up Brighton beach during the UK’s biggest conference and expo for game developers, Develop:Brighton. During the event, the teams collected nearly 8kg consisting of over 1500 items of litter. This included a shocking 217 bottl…
The cosy creature-raising and pollution cleaning game Loddlenaut has hatched a brand-new trailer focused on the life cycle of the eponymous loddle creatures. 🌊 The trailer featured in the Re-MIX online showcase today shows players the basics of looking after loddles, cleaning up the world of GUP-14, blasting away pollution and collecting trash which can be turned into new gunk-fighting technol…
Last week, we teamed up with Whale & Dolphin Conservation (WDC) and an incredible group of fellow game developers at Develop:Brighton for an Urban Beach Clean! Together, we collected 8kg of trash that was heading into the sea. Check out the infographic below on what was recovered from the beach. Even small items such as a discarded cigarette butt or a bit of plastic can cause immense harm to ou…
Loddlenaut is an ocean cleanup adventure set on a vibrant alien planet. Play as an interstellar custodian who is tasked with cleaning up the pollution left behind by spacefaring mega-corporation. Befriend local axolotl-like creatures and explore sunken corporate ruins as you revive the planet’s lush ecosystems. In this new demo players can explore the Flotsam Flats Biome, with its guyots (flatt…
Calling all underwater ocean clean-up operatives; a new mission awaits at Flotsam Flats. Operatives are encouraged to discover Flotsam Flats, an area teeming with shipwrecks and spilled cargo. Here players can discover new ways to clean up pollution, upgrade their equipment, craft new gear to help restore the area’s ecosystem, and find and communicate with some of the native loddles. The Flotsa…
Attention prospective ocean clean-up operatives! We bring you important news from GUP-14. Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 10th (17:00 BST / 11:00 US Central), the Loddlenaut training demonstration “Ripple Reef” will be retired, and all current ocean-operative trainees will be given some much needed R&R. We would like to thank all prospective ocean clean-up operatives that participated in this current…
Calling all prospective interplanetary clean-up operatives, your training begins now! 🐟 Embark on a mission to restore GUP-14, a small ocean planet that was once home to GUPPI, a mega-corporation known for its diverse product line, from soda to rockets. Upon arrival, you will be confronted with murky waters, oil spills, and scattered debris. Your objective is to clear the ocean of pollution an…
Attention interplanetary ocean clean-up operatives! We have some news from GUP-14… We’re extremely excited to announce that Loddlenaut will be part of The MIX Direct Showcase at GDC. Make sure you tune into this exclusive on March 17th 2023 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 5pm GMT. An exclusive demo will also be available to play at The MIX onsite showcase at GDC on March 20th. Find out more abo…
Greetings prospective interplanetary ocean clean-up operatives; we bring you exciting news that Loddlenaut is set to arrive on Mac & PC September 2023. The release date was announced earlier during today’s Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition, alongside a new trailer which offered an exclusive glimpse at some of the transformative ocean-cleaning tech available deeper in the game, including…
Calling all interplanetary ocean clean-up operatives, GUP-14 needs your help. Your mission: to clean up GUP-14, a small ocean planet that was once the home of GUPPI, a mega-corporation that makes and sells everything from soda to rockets. When you first arrive on the planet, you’ll find yourself amid murky waters, oil spills, and scattered junk. Play the Loddlenaut demo and enjoy just a small s…
Hey everyone, We're incredibly proud to announce that Loddlenaut will be part of this year's Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition alongside lots of other exclusives, demos, and world premieres. The event starts on December 8th 2022 at 1pm PT/4pm ET/9pm GMT so save the date! To find out more and sign up for an alert head to
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