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EGX Highlights: Loddlenaut combines the zen of PowerWash Sim with cleaning up the ocean, and it’s a lo-fi delightLet me get the soap box out for this one
Let me get the soap box out for this one
Image credit:Secret Mode
Image credit:Secret Mode
Image credit:Secret Mode
I didn’t see a huge number of sea creatures during my demo, but one little dude that did start floating around after me was one of its titular loddles, a kind of adorable pink blob that looks like a proto axolotl. The poor guy had also got gooped on at some point, but I wasn’t permitted to use my laser on him, alas - obviously, as you’d expect, you might say, but my radio pal also followed up the order with an ominous “not after what happened last time, mate”, which makes me wonder exactly what kind of secret psychopath I’m actually piloting here. Hopefully whoever’s behind the diving bell is of perfectly sound mind and it’s all perfectly innocent, but it did make me chuckle a bit that all might not be as cosy as it initially seems.
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It’s all very wholesome, but relaxing, too, giving you a satisfying cleaning experience with the controller rumble and automated zapping, while also giving your brain some light survival challenges so it’s not just a complete, mindless cakewalk. Even better, it’s currently got afree demo you can play on Steamas part of this month’s Next Fest, so why not give it a go yourself? It’s not yet clear whether later levels will give you more tools to tackle stubborner stains, or whether you’ll have other nasties to avoid as you go about your cleanup, but I’m looking forward to finding out when Loddlenaut launches next month on November 16th.
