Earthlingo
Released Oct 2019
Explore a planet, learn a language
89% positive · 235 reviews
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Released, content planned but development status unclear
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Content Planned
Development Uncertain
Not yet
Released, content planned but development status unclear
Low confidence
Content Planned
Development Uncertain
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Earthlingo is a free-to-play vocabulary learning game that has been updated consistently since its 2019 launch. Major content milestones include a Battle Mode and 10 new languages in November 2022, a large update in September 2023 adding a full story, a new main character, and cel shading, and another substantial update in September 2024 adding a day/night cycle, talking NPCs, and free sentence mini-games.
That September 2024 update explicitly listed a range of content still in development: tasks and goals, an experience system, new battle input modes, new vehicles, 6 new languages, and multiple playable characters. A bug fix post on November 24, 2024 repeated this, stating that "new features, new characters, new languages and game engine update [are] coming soon(ish)." None of this announced content has since appeared on the store.
However, as of today (October 8, 2026), the developer's last communication was on November 24, 2024 — nearly 11 months ago — and none of the promised content has been delivered or acknowledged. The game's historical pattern showed major updates roughly every 6–12 months, but this silence now extends well beyond the upper end of that window with no explanation. The planned content remains unshipped and unconfirmed, making the status of ongoing development uncertain.
Evidence
Bug fix post; developer stated 'new features, new characters, new languages and game engine update coming soon(ish),' reaffirming ongoing development plans.
Last developer communication of any kind. No updates or announcements have followed since this date, now nearly 11 months ago as of October 2026.
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Developer
Publisher
Earthlingo
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Earthlingo is a vocabulary learning game. You play as the alien Maco, exploring Earth and learning one of 28 different languages.
Every item in Earthlingo is an opportunity to learn a new word. The game world lets you associate each word with a location, improving recall.
Once you learn new words, use them to defeat evil robots and save the humans of this beautiful blue planet.
Earthlingo teaches 1000+ words and 50+ sentences in 28 languages all for free!
(Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese)
The best place to follow development, submit bug reports and feature requests is Earthlingo's Reddit page.
Notes:
Every item in Earthlingo is an opportunity to learn a new word. The game world lets you associate each word with a location, improving recall.
Once you learn new words, use them to defeat evil robots and save the humans of this beautiful blue planet.
Earthlingo teaches 1000+ words and 50+ sentences in 28 languages all for free!
(Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese)
The best place to follow development, submit bug reports and feature requests is Earthlingo's Reddit page.
Notes:
- We have recently changed our main character, we will leave up a beta version of Earthlingo with the original green alien for sentimental value. This is available via the Steam beta channel originalgreenalienmarch2023. If you explore the newest version of the game, you may also find some traces of our old friend :)
Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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