Pilo and the Holobook

Pilo and the Holobook

Released Apr 2025

"A cozy exploration adventure where you journey across vibrant, hand-drawn planets, collecting discoveries to turn into stickers with your magical, upgradable Holobook. All woven into a heartfelt, engaging story about confronting a spreading darkness. "

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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Pilo and the Holobook launched on April 10, 2025 across PC and consoles as a complete, narrative-driven adventure game. The store description presents a self-contained story with a clear beginning and end — Pilo's journey to document the universe and confront the mysterious Tar. There is no mention of DLC, expansions, season passes, or post-launch content plans anywhere in the store listing or developer communications. Since launch, the developer has issued a Version 1.2 patch on June 17, 2025, which added a small cosmetic item (the 'Nomad' sticker) and addressed a collection of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. This is maintenance work consistent with a shipped, finished product rather than a signal of ongoing content expansion. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future updates, and no developer statements about additional content being planned. The game appears to have launched as a complete experience and has received only post-launch polish since then.
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Pilo and the Holobook launched as a full release on April 10, 2025 across Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation.
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Store description presents a self-contained narrative adventure with no mention of DLC, expansions, or post-launch content plans.
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Details

Developer
Publisher
RedDeer.Games
Achievements
37
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Pilo and the Holobook is an exploration-based adventure game set in a colorful galaxy where you guide Pilo, an apprentice explorer, on a journey to document the universe’s wonders and solve mysteries. Using the Holobook, a powerful encyclopedia-like tool, Pilo collects stickers to record his discoveries and uncover the story behind a mysterious dark force known as the Tar.

Set in the mystical XOP-642 star system, players guide Pilo through vibrant, hand-painted worlds filled with strange creatures and ecosystems. Each planet is teeming with unique flora and fauna to discover. Instead of combat, Pilo uses observation and creativity to explore these planets, collecting valuable knowledge through the Holobook.

The Holobook serves as your main tool throughout the journey. Players use it to interact with the environment and creatures, turning their findings into collectible stickers that populate an ever-growing encyclopedia. These stickers record your progress, unlock new abilities, and help solve environmental puzzles.

An ominous, mysterious substance called the Tar has begun to spread across the galaxy, threatening the beautiful worlds Pilo explores. Along the journey, players will uncover the origins of the Tar and work to save the planets from its corruption. The Holobook can also temporarily repel the Tar, allowing deeper exploration and interaction with affected creatures.

Pilo and the Holobook emphasize creativity, kindness, and curiosity over combat. The game encourages peaceful problem-solving and compassion as Pilo helps the creatures affected by the Tar and works to restore balance to the galaxy.

  • Holobook Sticker System: Collect and customize stickers that document your findings in the Holobook, creating a personalized in-game encyclopedia.

  • Beautiful, Hand-Painted Planets: Immerse yourself in visually stunning environments that tell the story of each unique world. Explore Floral Asteroid, sunny SRTOM and play along Prof in Labship.

  • Environmental Puzzles: Use the Holobook’s abilities to solve light environmental challenges and uncover hidden areas.

  • Thematic Depth: Dive into a heartwarming story about mentorship, friendship, and confronting environmental decay through compassion and creativity.

  • Evolving Holobook: As you progress, the Holobook gains new capabilities, allowing deeper interactions with the world around them.

  • Engaging Story: Unravel the mystery of the Tar and its impact on the planets, with meaningful encounters and touching character moments.

Last evaluated Jun 16, 2026
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