Mothkeep

Casual· Creature Collector· Nature· Cozy

Released Jul 2026

Mothkeep is a short singleplayer moth documenting game where you step into a peaceful nature sanctuary and discover its native moths, one journal entry at a time. ✒️🦋

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $4.99

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Evaluation

Mothkeep is a short, self-contained cozy game that launched on July 10, 2026. The store description explicitly describes it as approximately 1–2 hours of gameplay, and the launch post from the developer states that the game is intentionally short and focused — she decided against artificially stretching it and priced it accordingly at $5. The launch post also clarifies that the full game does not add new mechanics "over time," suggesting no ongoing content cycle was planned from the start. Since launch, the developer has released two patches: a bug-fix update on July 28, 2026 (v1.0.2) and a feature/polish update on August 20, 2026 (v1.0.3). The August 20 post mentions some side projects — a potential Brazilian Portuguese translation being worked on by a third party, and a physical version of the Moth Journal being developed — but neither of these represents new in-game content. No roadmap, no DLC listings, and no announcements of future game content have been made. The game launched very recently (July 10, 2026), and while all current signals point to it being a complete, finished product as designed, the short time since launch means there is not enough of a post-launch history to conclusively confirm the game's final content status. The developer has not stated explicitly that development is complete and no further content will be added.

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Launch post states the game is intentionally short and focused, does not add new mechanics over time, and is priced at $5 to reflect its scope. No future content is announced.

news post · Jul 10, 2026 source ambiguous

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Store description explicitly states the game offers approximately 1–2 hours of cozy moth-spotting, framing it as a short, complete experience.

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Details

Developer

Ivette Schmidt

Publisher

Ivette Schmidt

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Casual Creature Collector Nature Cozy Indie 2D Hand-drawn Female Protagonist Relaxing Colorful Education Short Cute Quick-Time Events Simulation

About this game

In Mothkeep you'll explore whimsical and colorful habitats of a peaceful nature sanctuary where you carefully spot and document moths in every stage of life: from tiny egg to sparkly adult.

Expect ~ 1-2 hours of cozy moth-spotting in nature.

Observe moths & complete your journal 🦋

Discover a range of different moth species and each of its growth stages. All based on real life examples and facts!

Each habitat has its own native moths waiting to be discovered. Hover over the environment to spot subtle hints and reveal hidden moths. Try to get a good look at each of them with careful timing and patience.

Attract moths 💡

Some moths are shy or simply hard to spot.

With colorful flowers, sweets and other treats, you can find them more easily. The shop offers everything you’ll need. Including hints to where certain moths prefer to appear, helping you track down missing entries in your journal.

Placing these items in the habitats will actively attract moths, helping your search and making the handcrafted environments even brigther and more lively.

What is Mothkeep?✨

Short creature-collecting game:
Roughly 1-2 hours of calm and cozy gameplay.
The perfect snack for a stay-in evening or a chill side-game while in group chat.

Simple game mechanics:
Hidden object exploration with a relaxed moth-spotting mini-game.

Calm feel-good summer vibes:
Enjoy summer in nature! Happy little accidents open the door to new adventures.
Real world inspiration:
Learn about a curated selection of moths from Central Europe.

What is Mothkeep NOT?🙅

No open-world exploration.
No long quest chains or epic storylines.
No multiplayer, no PVP, no trading, not an idle game
No spiders.

Developer Note 🐛

Hey, I'm ivi and this is my very first solo Steam release. In consequence some things might not be perfect, but I'm willing to make reasonable changes, if friendly & constructive feedback is given. Thanks in advance!
During playtesting it also became clear that the game ended up being shorter than I originally planned. However, I'm very happy with the experience it offers, so instead of artificially stretching it, I decided to keep it short and focused, and simply set a lower price instead. I hope this feels like a good compromise.

I really hope you enjoy this little game 🦋💕

Transparency Note

No genAI was used in the development of the story, the art, the code or any other creative aspect of the game.
Translations to English have been made without the usage of any machine translation tools.
For translations into Chinese, Japanese, French & Polish I tried to avoid using machine translation tools as well, but used google translate and DeepL for some sentences where I coudn't find a good fit in references or dictionaries. For the next project I will work with translators for these languages.