Loddlenaut - An aquatic creature-raising survival game

A project in Austin, TX by Ricardo Escobar
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Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean a polluted ocean planet. Repurpose marine debris and take care of axolotl-like aliens!
Backers: 1198
Average Pledge Per Backer: $45

Funded: $53,744 of $35,000
Dates: Jun 12th -> Jul 12th (30 days)
Project By: Ricardo Escobar
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Latest News

That's a wrap! We're over 150% funded!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
After a rollercoaster of a month, our Kickstarter campaign is finally over! We never expected this level of support and generosity, we are so grateful and indebted to this community. Now that we're funded, we have a lot of ground to cover on what to... (Read More)

TWO NEW REWARD TIERS! Become a 🍰 Submarine Chef or a 🪐 Famed Xenobiologist!

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Our Kickstarter is entering it's last few days! Before it ends, we're excited to announce two new backer tiers. First up is...   🍰 Submarine Chef!  Now that we have reached our Aquatic Cooking stretch goal, we can't wait to cook up some recipes... (Read More)

Aquatic Cooking stretch goal reached! Big loddles incoming... 👀

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! Two stretch goals down, on to the next one! We're most excited about this third stretch goal. Now that we have farming and cooking in the game, I wonder what all that food will do to the little loddles? Maybe they'll become... ✨ MEGA... (Read More)

First stretch goal reached! On to the next one 😋🍴

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Woohoo! We reached our first stretch goal, which means Seaweed Farming will now definitely be in Loddlenaut! We are excited to reveal our next stretch goal which is... 🍐 AQUATIC COOKING! 🍈 What goes best with farming? Cooking! With this stretch... (Read More)

A look back at one of our first prototypes...

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Looking back... Earlier this week, we posted a "before and after" look at Loddlenaut on Twitter. It got quite a bit of attention, so we just wanted to share some background on it! Like we wrote in our Kickstarter story, we started this project in... (Read More)

🎉 100% FUNDED + NEW STRETCH GOAL 🎉

June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you, Loddlenaut is now over 100% funded! We are beyond grateful for all the support we've received so far. It's an amazing feeling to see so many people believe in what we're making and we can't wait to show you more as development... (Read More)

Less than 3k to go! Here's a discounted tier and a look at our in-game flora 🌵

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello hello! We are sooo close to being fully funded with less than $3k left! To bring us to the finish line, we're discounting our 🌱 Interstellar Botanist tier to $425. This tier gives 5 backers the opportunity to design an alien plant species... (Read More)

🚀 A sneak peek at the Loddlenaut's spaceship!

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello again! A few folks have been asking for a look at the in-game spaceship to get a better idea of what we mean by the "exclusive skin" that's part of the Digital Collector's Edition. The ship we have is a work in progress and will go through... (Read More)

Announcing a new tier... 🤖 FRIENDLY ROBOT!

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! We're excited to announce a new reward tier: 🤖 Friendly Robot!  With this new tier, we are giving 5 people the opportunity to name one of the recycle-bots that lives in the player's home base. These robots are the closest things you'll... (Read More)

Check out the cool design for our enamel pin!

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday everyone! We wanted to share a closer look at one of our rewards: the loddlenaut enamel pin! Like the sticker pack, this pin is designed by illustrator Glo Wan. It's a hard enamel pin that is approximately 1-inch tall with a rubber... (Read More)

Almost 70% funded! Here's a closer look at our sticker pack!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! We just hit a few milestones! We passed 3k followers on Twitter and now we're nearing 70% funded. We also wanted to share a closer look at our sticker pack, designed by illustrator Glo Wan. Look how cute they are! The big loddlenaut... (Read More)

💙 Over 50% funded is less than one day!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, everyone! Thank you so much for all the early support! We never expected to do this well so fast, so we are truly grateful for every single one of you. If you found us through the Wholesome Direct, welcome! We are excited to have you here. If... (Read More)

Loddlenaut announces Kickstarter on Wholesome Direct 2021

June 12th - via: shacknews.com
Loddlenaut was the closing act during Wholesome Direct 2021, which is where the developers also announced the official Kickstarter. In this game, players take on the role of a scuba diver who must clean up a polluted ocean planet. (Read More)

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