Loddlenaut

About

Loddlenaut drops you on a toxic ocean world as an interstellar janitor tasked with scrubbing away corporate waste. Your tools? A debris magnet and a knack for repurposing scrap. The planet’s murky waters hide axolotl-like aliens called loddles, which you must rescue from pollution and feed aquatic fruits to nurture. As you sift through oil-slicked ruins and derelict machinery, you’ll balance survival mechanics with creature care, using collected resources to build shelters and clear hazards. Exploration reveals traces of GUPPI, the mega-corp that left the planet a wasteland, adding layers to your cleanup mission. What makes Loddlenaut pop is its blend of environmental storytelling and hands-on eco-animal husbandry. The loddles evolve in unpredictable ways based on their diets, offering a tactile sense of progress as you shape their traits. The polluted world feels alive with crumbling infrastructure and hidden secrets, though the game’s minimalist approach to combat and progression keeps the focus on restoration. With PC and Switch releases, it’s a niche title for players who enjoy methodical world-building over action-driven gameplay.

Storyline

Loddlenaut is a creature-raising survival game that takes place on an ocean planet. Play as an interstellar custodian who is sent to clean up an abandoned planet polluted by a mega-corporation as you get it ready for the next company to move in. 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. Within the polluted environments, you’ll find remnants of GUPPI’s buildings, ships, and machinery all sunken to the ocean floor. As you clean up their mess, explore these areas to discover clues about the company’s questionable past.