Loddlenaut — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Our new game is out in one week! And Steam Ocean Fest starts today! 🌊 | 2026-05-18 | Hey everyone!In case you missed our previous announcement, we've been working on a small new game called Budgie's Bug Shop. We're happy to announce that it's coming out on May 25th, which is in just one week!It's a short incremental game about catching lots of bugs and selling them in a shop run by parakeets (aka budgies). If you're interested and haven't done so already, you can wishlist via the link below:Steam Ocean FestLoddlenaut is on sale for 66% off as part of Steam Ocean Fest!If you're anything like us, you'll surely appreciate all the excellent underwater games on sale during Steam Ocean Fest. So go check them out! And if you or a fr |
| New game announcement! Plus our deepest Loddlenaut discount! | 2026-03-28 | 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 than Loddlenaut. So if any of you are into this sort of thing, wishlisting it on Steam would really help us out!In Loddlenaut-related news: Loddlenaut is on sale for 66% off as part of the Secret Mode Publisher Sale! This is the first time Secret Mode is holdin |
| Collect ‘em all at the Creature Collector Fest | 2025-05-12 | Fans of creature collecting games unite! If you find yourself with the undeniable urge to rescue and collect every cute lil’ critter you come across in a video game, then the Creature Collector Fest is for you. Alongside a host of other adorable titles, you’ll find our own cosy offering - Loddlenaut. Take to the ocean planet of GUP-14 in this relaxing ocean clean-up game set on a vibrant alien planet. Play as an interstellar custodian tasked with cleaning up the pollution left behind by an irresponsible mega-corporation. Befriend and care for local axolotl-like creatures called loddles as you explore the vibrant waters, picking up trash, blas |
| Make Wholesome Waves with our new three-game bundle! | 2025-04-29 | 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 bundle will give you a sweet 10% discount! If you already own any of these three games, purchasing the bundle will only charge you for the games you don’t have, so you can complete the set. Alongside our pollution-clearing, creature-caring title from Moon L |
| 1.2.4 Patch Notes - No more missing loddles! | 2025-01-31 | 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 sequence. - Loddlenaut Team |
| 1.2.3 Patch Notes - A small batch of bug fixes! | 2024-10-30 | 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 a biome's pollution tracking system. Fixed an issue that resulted in the Crafting Station menu occasionally displaying the incorrect item when it was opened while using a controller. Fixed an issue that resulted in certain patches of goop redundantly initia |
| 1.2.1 Patch Notes - The Goddles Update! | 2024-09-19 | 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. But that's not all! Track the positions of all pollutants with the new Global Pollution Tracker, expand your backpack with the new Inventory Capacity Module, and acquire gold versions of your tools by completing different milestones that will ultimately u |
| Announcing the Goddles Update - Coming September 19th! | 2024-08-27 | 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 mysterious 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 pol |
| 1.1.0 Patch Notes - Loddlepedia Update! (and a loddle plushie?!) | 2024-06-27 | 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 patch notes later in this post for more details. But first, speaking of baby loddles... YOU CAN NOW GET A BABY LODDLE PLUSHIE! We've seen all of your questions about an official loddle plushie, and we were finally able to collaborate with Makeship to bring |
| The Loddlepedia Update is releasing on June 27th! | 2024-06-13 | 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've yet to discover. It also displays information on the abilities for each loddle evolution and the diet required to turn a baby loddle into that form. Outside of the much-requested Loddlepedia menu, this update will include new ways to boost around the o |
| Did You Know? 12 Facts About Loddlenaut 🌊 | 2024-03-14 | 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 Spring Sale, which springs into action right now! (17:00 GMT) You'll find a tonne of amazing games discounted, including all of Secret Mode's game catalogue! Ends 21st March 🌻 |
| 1.0.22 Patch Notes - Jingle Shells for everyone! | 2024-02-01 | 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 notes below for more details. Jingle Shells! The festive loddle toy that was introduced in December is now a permanent craftable item! The recipe for this toy is unlocked alongside the recipes for the Kelp Chew and the Loddle Buddy. If you already had these |
| Gift of GUPPI event extended throughout January | 2024-01-03 | 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 holiday item will no longer be in your inventory (if you collected it). We've read feedback from some of you about the potential downsides of limited-time content like this, so we will be keeping all of your comments in mind as we plan any future holiday even |
| 1.0.2 Patch Notes - The “Gift of GUPPI” Update! | 2023-12-18 | 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 details: A Gift from GUPPI? A mysterious gift box has appeared in the waters of GUP-14! Who left it there? What does it contain?! You’ll need to explore the eastern parts of the ocean to find this yule-tide treasure… This gift box (and the item it contains) |
| Loddlenaut is Steam Deck Verified! | 2023-12-13 | 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! |
| 1.0.1 Patch Notes - Balance changes and bug fixes! | 2023-11-23 | 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 respawn inside of biomes. Increased boost speed multiplier by 10%. Increased the duration of the default and upgraded boost. Reduced the boost meter recharge delay. Increased boost meter regeneration speed. Increased default Scrap Vac capacity from 10,000 to |
| Cozy ocean cleanup adventure Loddlenaut available now! | 2023-11-16 | 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 clean up after an intergalactic megacorporation and its polluting ways. On their quest for cleanliness, players will meet, feed, and care for axolotl-like creatures known as loddles, helping them grow and evolve into special new forms. 🚀 Explore an open |
| Loddlenaut team pledges charity donation for every sale | 2023-11-14 | 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 in 2023, including Urban Beach Cleans, Climate Giant Project donations, and World Oceans Day Steam Sale participation. Secret Mode will donate 0.05GBP per sale of Loddlenaut to WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation. WDC is a UK registered charity no. 10147 |
| Loddlenaut breaks the surface on November 16 | 2023-09-16 | 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 development since May 2020. We're recruiting Loddlenauts to save the ocean planet GUP-14 by playing as an interstellar custodian sent to a polluted ocean planet. While cleaning up the mess, players will need to recycle trash to build and upgrade powerful pur |
| Gamers vs. Pollution! | 2023-09-16 | 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 bottle tops, 158 food packages, and 203 loose pieces of plastic. They also collected a staggering 347 cigarette butts, with smoking items in general (including vapes, filters and cigarette packs), constituting a massive 25% of all items found that morning. I |