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Lou's Lagoon

Lou's Lagoon

Released: 8/27/2026

Launch from the sea and take to the skies! Lou's Lagoon is a cosy open world adventure where you make friends and uncover secrets across a gorgeous archipelago. Collect, harvest, fish, craft and trade various goods, then deliver them safely to the individual islands in your trusty seaplane. Customise and strengthen your plane over time, overcoming storms, pirates, and magic in order to reach new islanders. Forge new connections and service your community. Secrets lurk in the corners of every island. While completing deliveries, you'll also unearth treasures and find clues about your wacky uncle Lou.

Launch from the sea and take to the skies! Lou's Lagoon is a cosy open world adventure where you make friends and uncover secrets across a gorgeous archipelago. Collect, harvest, fish, craft and trade various goods, then deliver them safely to the individual islands in your trusty seaplane. Customise and strengthen your plane over time, overcoming storms, pirates, and magic in order to reach new islanders. Forge new connections and service your community. Secrets lurk in the corners of every island. While completing deliveries, you'll also unearth treasures and find clues about your wacky uncle Lou.

Launch from the sea and take to the skies! Lou's Lagoon is a cosy open world adventure where you make friends and uncover secrets across a gorgeous archipelago. Collect, harvest, fish, craft and trade various goods, then deliver them safely to the individual islands in your trusty seaplane. Customise and strengthen your plane over time, overcoming storms, pirates, and magic in order to reach new islanders. Forge new connections and service your community. Secrets lurk in the corners of every island. While completing deliveries, you'll also unearth treasures and find clues about your wacky uncle Lou.

Critics
76
Steam
72

Score Breakdown

76.0

Critic Average

10 reviews

72

Steam User Score

67 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+1.0
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+1.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

7 early (70%)3 launch window (30%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 29, 2026

Based on 9 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 76.0/100. Critics score this game 1.0 points higher than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 9)+
  1. Florian PracheviaINFINITY AREA
    Aug 27, 2026·Launch window
    90/100View review
  2. Krist DuroviaDuuro Magazine
    Aug 27, 2026·Launch window
    75/100View review
  3. Derek JohnsonviaJump Dash Roll
    Aug 26, 2026·Early review
    70/100View review
  4. Harry Glynn JonesviaGamer Social Club
    Aug 25, 2026·Early review
    75/100View review
  5. Thumb Culture StaffviaThumb Culture
    Aug 24, 2026·Early review
    80/100View review