Loftia Field Guide

An independent field guide to Loftia

Loftia, one island at a time.

Farming, crafting, cooking, housing and co-op on the floating islands — written from official pages, demo patch notes and clearly labelled beta data. No invented recipes. No guessed numbers.

Start the beginner guide How to play
Early Access 3 Nov 2026 Checked 23 Oct 2026 Demo data labelled
An original illustration of a floating island with garden rows, a domed home, trees and a wind turbine
Early Access
3 Nov 2026
Platforms
PC & Mac
Price
$29.99 · $24.89 launch
Demo
Free, 19–26 Oct 2026
Languages
14 at launch
Play
Online; solo works

Original illustration, not a game screenshot.Loftia Field Guide

Start here

The pages new Loftians need first

If you only read three, read the beginner guide, the farming page and the map. The rest can wait until the quest sends you there.

First steps

Beginner guide: your first days in Loftia

The opening quest chain, the three tools, the battery upgrade, your first Dew and the permissions you should set before inviting anyone over.

10 min readRead the guide Basics

How to play

Controls, the quest loop, demo vs Early Access, and what “proficiency” actually means.

7 min readLearn the loop Systems

Farming

Garden beds, water, permits, crop values and the Early Access hydroponics plan.

9 min readGrow something Systems

Crafting

Five station families, battery charges, early tools and the first upgrade that matters.

8 min readOpen the toolbox Systems

Cooking

What the Cooking Station does, the dishes we can verify, and the perks worth planning for.

7 min readCook something Systems

Housing & neighborhoods

Your plot, the shared neighborhood, decorating and the guest settings that stop a visitor draining your power.

7 min readBuild a home Together

Co-op & multiplayer

Adventures, World Projects, Community Farm runs and what “as many friends as you’d like” really means.

8 min readPlan a session Reference

Map & districts

Loftia City, the Hanging Gardens and the Gridfall — plus where the demo stops.

6 min readSee the map

What you are actually playing

A shared life sim in the sky

Loftia is a cozy, multiplayer world on floating islands. You farm, craft, decorate and explore with other players. The official pitch is “build towards a brighter, more sustainable future” — together.

Build a home

Create a character, design a home and develop your own floating island. Link islands with other players to form neighborhoods and shared spaces.

Grow with the weather

Farming methods include hydroponics, aquaponics and trellises. Tools draw on renewable energy from sun, wind and rain.

Share the world

Group quests, community projects and a community farm minigame sit alongside solo play. An internet connection is required.

The Early Access storyline spans three regions: Loftia City, the Hanging Gardens and the Gridfall. The demo only covers the opening of Loftia City and ends just before the Hanging Gardens.

How to read this site

What we know, and what we do not

Loftia launches into Early Access on 3 November 2026. The demo is live now. Beta data is useful, but it is not launch data, so we label it instead of laundering it into a confident guide.

Official Official

Release date, price, platforms, languages, system requirements, regions and the core feature list — from Steam and loftia.gg.

Demo Demo

Opening quests, controls, Scrambled Coordinates, demo rewards and the fixes shipped in the 21 and 23 October patch notes.

Beta Beta

Crop prices, recipe names and perk costs from the April–May 2026 closed beta. Useful for planning, not safe to quote as launch values.

Still unverified

Full recipe quantities, Early Access balance values, the exact player cap, the complete pet list and the full perk tree are not published. We leave them out or mark them clearly rather than filling the gap with guesswork.

Tools

Three tools for an actual session

The checklist and planner work now. The Dew calculator is deliberately locked until Early Access prices can be verified — we are not shipping a calculator full of beta numbers and pretending they are current.

Collection checklist Track the 13 Scrambled Coordinates sources, the demo rewards and the dishes you have cooked. Saved in your browser. Proficiency planner Pick up to three proficiencies and get a session route. No XP math, because the Early Access numbers are not verified. Dew profit calculator Coming soon. The page shows the verified demo and beta reference table while the calculator is data-gated.

Sources and checks

Checked 2026-10-23. Factual claims are drawn from the sources below; demo and beta values are labelled because they may change at Early Access. Recommendations are ours.

Official release facts, official demo pages, demo patch notes, and community beta data where labelled.

We do not publish a recipe, price, stat or mechanic without a source. If something is missing, it is marked unverified rather than guessed.

Keep reading

Beginner guideLoftia Beginner Guide: First Quests, Tools & BatteryA Loftia beginner guide for the demo and 3 November Early Access: opening quest order, Hammer, Pruner, Watering Can, Battery Lv.2, first Dew and neighborhood permissions.BasicsHow to Play Loftia: Controls, Quests & ProgressionHow to play Loftia: the quest loop, keyboard and controller controls, demo vs Early Access content, proficiencies and perks, solo and co-op, Dew and inventory basics.FarmingLoftia Farming Guide: Crops, Water, Hydroponics & PermitsA source-checked Loftia farming guide: demo garden beds, watering and rain, beta crop prices, Amani's permit costs, Early Access hydroponics and Super Crops.CraftingLoftia Crafting Guide: Stations, Tools, Materials & BatteryA source-checked Loftia crafting guide: five station families, battery charges, Battery Lv.2, early tools and materials, copper and aluminium refining, and station permits.