LORED

LORED

Strategy· Casual· Idler· Incremental
Early access since Aug 2025

An idle game about collecting cancer with quirky stickfigures!

80% positive · 237 reviews
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In early access, content still planned
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Content Planned

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Evaluation

LORED is an Early Access idle-incremental game by solo developer Dillon Simpson that launched on August 29, 2025 with Stage 2. The game has been in development for approximately 7 years by the developer's own account. On August 11, 2026, the developer published an official release date announcement for Stage 3 (version 0.3.0): August 28, 2026. Stage 3 is a substantial content update that will add 37 new LOREDs (bringing the roster from 63 to 78), 210 new Upgrades (bringing the total to 487), a full Achievements system, the LORED Workshop for easy mod management, and a new system called the Soul Grid. This confirms Stage 3 is imminent — the release date is just 9 days from today's date. Since entering Early Access, the developer has maintained a very active and consistent update cadence, shipping feature patches and bug fixes regularly from August 2025 through June 2026. Updates have been published roughly every one to two weeks, demonstrating sustained solo developer engagement. The most recent news post is from August 11, 2026, just 8 days ago.
Evidence
Developer officially announced Stage 3 (v0.3.0) with a release date of August 28, 2026, detailing 37 new LOREDs, 210 new Upgrades, an Achievements system, the LORED Workshop, and the Soul Grid.
news post · Aug 11, 2026 source content planned
high
Developer confirms the LORED Workshop will launch publicly with Stage 3, and a LORED Modding Kit will be made available on Steam at the same time.
news post · May 6, 2026 source content planned
high

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Details

Developer
Dillon Simpson
Publisher
Dillon Simpson
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
StrategyCasualIdlerIncrementalIndieCollectathonAutomationCrafting2DHand-drawnColorfulResource ManagementCutePixel GraphicsStylized

About this game

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LORED is an idle-incremental game about collecting as many resources as possible, including Iron, Copper, and... Malignancy?! Set your stickfigure LOREDs to work, buy them plenty of Upgrades, and ensure they don't run out of fuel!

There are four tiers--or Stages--of Upgrades and LOREDs! The most powerful Upgrades consume your current host, requiring a prestige.

  • Leveling up a LORED doubles their Output, but also their Input! Play carefully!

  • Each of the 63 LOREDs have their own unique animations!

  • LOREDs will think out loud and may reply to each other!

  • Talk to LOREDs in-between managing resources!

LORED was first released in 2019, and has been receiving constant development ever since. Since the last public update, LORED has been re-built from the ground up with all new Upgrade Trees and mechanics!

Are these done yet?

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Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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