Games like Loddlenaut
If you like Loddlenaut (cosy, exploration and cleaning), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
A Short Hike
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
When you want a complete, lovely experience with no pressure at all: it fits in one or two sessions and leaves you in a good mood.
Slime Rancher
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
- Difference: more building
When you want to relax without getting bored: there's always a new area to discover or a pen to upgrade.
Lil Gator Game
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
When you want something sweet and cheerful for an afternoon or two that will make you smile.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
When you want a calm stroll through a lovely place: it plays over a few afternoons without any tension.
Jusant
- In common: a relaxed pace and exploring
When you're in the mood for something calm and meditative that's over in about six hours, ideally with a controller.
Dave the Diver
- In common: short sessions and a relaxed pace
- Difference: more action
When you want variety without demands: each in-game day alternates diving, management and surprises in sessions that are easy to break off.
DREDGE
- In common: short sessions and a relaxed pace
- Difference: more story
When you want something calm with a touch of mystery. A day's fishing takes a few minutes and always improves something.
American Truck Simulator
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
- Difference: longer sessions
When you want to unwind with a podcast or music: a trip lasts as long as you like and there's no pressure.
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you fancy a calm, methodical task with ambient music, at your own pace and with no rush at all.
A Little to the Left
- In common: a relaxed pace and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
For 15 minutes of calm: each puzzle takes a minute or two to solve and leaves a very peaceful sense of satisfaction.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Loddlenaut
An interstellar janitor cleans up an ocean planet polluted by a megacorporation: you vacuum rubbish with a bubble gun, recycle it into upgrades and raise little axolotl-like creatures. No combat and no rush.
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