Mothkeep is a cozy moth-watching game about documenting fuzzy woodland critters

Mothkeep is a short, chill nature game about finding and documenting moth species across woodlands, fields, overgrown pastures, and even inside homes. The full release is just days away, and the whole experience clocks in at around two hours.

The demo already shows off the core loop: explore environments, spot moths, and log them at every stage of their life cycle — eggs, larva, pupa, and the adult imago stage with full wings and colour. You can use native plants to attract earlier life stages, and coins earned from spotting moths can be spent in a shop on things like leaf litter to coax out rarer species. The reviewer spent a good chunk of time waiting in a mossy woodland for the Garden Tiger moth to appear, eventually buying leaf litter to finally lure it in.

Mothkeep sits firmly in the cozy game genre — low stakes, calming music, and no pressure. It's the kind of game that works as a palette cleanser between horror titles or competitive shooters. The game draws on real moth biology and species names, with over 160,000 moth species sharing the planet with us, making it a gentle way to learn something while you unwind.

With the full release imminent, Mothkeep looks like a solid pick for anyone who wants a short, peaceful session in the woods without any of the usual gaming stress attached.