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Lepidoptera

Grab your camera and head out to locations in the US, Australia, and Slovakia! Identify sixty species of butterfly. Talk with your friends and invite them to your favorite spots. Play in single player or multiplayer mode. Customize your avatar.

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July 24, 2023
3 years and 10 days ago
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About the Game

Grab your camera and head out to locations in the US, Australia, and Slovakia! Identify sixty species of butterfly. Talk with your friends and invite them to your favorite spots. Play in single player or multiplayer mode. Customize your avatar.



Explore three unique levels based off of real places

  • Black Hills, South Dakota
  • Cook Mountain, Australia
  • Tatra Mountains, Slovakia



Animals

  • Discover and photograph sixty butterfly species. Tag them correctly to unlock the ability to hold them in your hand.
  • Find the kookaburras
  • Watch fish by the docks



Includes a rich set of multiplayer features

  • Friend and close friend players in game
  • View a list of players in your current level
  • Create and customize communities
  • Customize space bubbles
  • Hide yourself from players
  • Block players
  • Invite players to locations
  • Setup parental controls
  • Gather data about who you bump into (note: this data is stored and managed by you locally and is not collected by us)
  • Customize your avatar
  • Setup parental controls

Extra features

  • Save locations for quick teleport
  • Throw rocks and other items
  • Climb to flags in the Black Hills level
  • Play offline in single player mode (note: your game progress will not be permanently saved)