Turn every walk into a wild adventure
Discover wildlife, solve nature quests, and explore the outdoors together
Rewilding families through play
How It Works
Three simple steps to transform your outdoor experience
Go Outside
Open Loupe anywhere - city street, local park or mountainside
Discover the living world
Explore your local habitat, find the plants and animals there and collect them
Unlock Stories
Meet the Spirit Creatures, undertake their quests and win additional tools
Adventure in Your Pocket
Discover the species around you.
Loupe challenges you to find plants and animals that live nearby, with clues to help you track them down.
How to Install
Loupe is a web app — tapping Install Loupe triggers your browser's install path. The app will ask for location, camera and compass permissions.
Supported on Chrome (Android) and Chrome & Safari (iOS).
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Tap Install Loupe
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Tap the Loupe icon on your home screen to get going.
Meet the Spirit Creatures
Mystical guardians who guide your journey and reveal nature's hidden stories
Lynx
"Relax. I'm not here for your dog"
Elk
"Slow down. You're not being chased"
Beaver
"I make things vague, neither wet nor dry"
Beetle
"Can you find me some cow dung?"
Quest Example
Every location offers unique challenges inspired by real ecosystems
Meet the shiny horned dung beetle
She gives you a Quest. Find her some... erm... poo
You found the dung! Now, help her roll it away
A compass is your reward. Essential for finding your way
Why Families Love It
More than a game—a new way to connect with nature and each other
Outdoor Play
Get kids excited about spending time outside, turning screen time into green time
Learning Through Adventure
Discover real ecology and wildlife facts through quests and interactive challenges
Family Exploration
Create shared memories and adventures exploring local nature together
Works Anywhere
Loupe generates nature quests wherever you are
Loupe works anywhere in the UK, for now. EU and USA coming in 2027.
Playing Across the UK
Every dot is a real sighting logged by a Loupe player — from the Cornish coast to the Scottish Highlands.
Why Loupe Exists
Rewilding families through play
Many of us walk through parks and green spaces every day without noticing the life around us. Birds, insects, plants and animals share these places, but they often remain invisible unless we know how to look.
Loupe was created to change that.
By turning nature discovery into a game, Loupe encourages families to explore the outdoors together. Follow clues, search for species, and uncover the hidden stories of the natural world.
The goal is simple:
help people rediscover the living world around them.
About Karno
Built by explorers
Loupe is created by Karno, a UK games studio based in Bristol.
Karno specialises in real-world play — experiences that blur the boundary between games and reality. The team combines expertise in game design, artificial intelligence and biodiversity modelling to create new ways of exploring the world around us.
Before Loupe, Karno built immersive games in forests, dark mazes and city streets. Loupe brings those ideas together into a new kind of everyday adventure.
Get in Touch
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Our Partners
Help bring Loupe to life
Join us in creating a magical outdoor adventure that reconnects families with nature
