Loftia Data Pads: Every Datapad Location in Loftia City, Hanging Gardens & The Gridfall

Missing a single pickup at the end of a district is the most annoying way to stall a lore hunt, and that is exactly what happens with Loftia data pads. They sit behind scaffolding, on tabletops, and on rooftops that only a glider or a clean parkour line will get you to, so a route matters more than raw jumping skill. This guide assembles every documented Loftia data pads location in Loftia City, explains where the other zones hide their pads, and points you to the fan-maintained trackers so you can confirm what you still need.

What Exactly Are Loftia Data Pads?

Loftia data pads are small lore collectibles spread across the game's explorable zones. Each pickup reads out a short entry that fills in the world's backstory, which is why community walkthroughs tend to read the titles aloud — "Old Earth cuisine," "Magnificent flying machines," "A ride to remember," and "Literally our origin story" all appear in a single Loftia City route video.

That makes Loftia data pads a different kind of collectible from crafting materials or outfits. The reward is context: who lived where, what the city used to be, and how the world got to its present state. If you enjoy the environmental storytelling side of exploration, these are the objects worth chasing before you move on to the next district.

One important caveat: the current third-party databases are built on beta data. The gaming.tools Loftia Database states plainly that its pages will change once Loftia releases into Early Access, so treat any pad list as a snapshot rather than a permanent map.

Where Loftia data pads are grouped

Both of the major fan databases organize pads by zone rather than as one flat list, which tells you a lot about how the collection is structured.

The gaming.tools split across Loftia City, Hanging Gardens, and The Gridfall was recorded on its Datapads page as of 2026-10-18. The location totals come from the loftia.th.gl map index as of 2026-10-20 and cover all tracked objects in each layer, not pads alone — so do not read them as datapad counts.

All Loftia City Data Pads: The Nine-Stop Route

The clearest documented run through the city comes from a community walkthrough ("Find All Loftia City Lore Datapads"), which lists nine pickups in one continuous circuit. Because the video's numbering drifts slightly in the middle, use the order below as a route rather than as gospel about which pad is "number five."

A few notes from the walkthrough are worth flagging. The Global Village pad is described as sitting in a corner that is easy to walk past, and the Scrap Quarter pad has two viable approaches — a staircase from the side street or the street-level route — before a gap jump delivers you to the canopy. The construction site is the real finale: the route continues across multiple buildings and a plank before the last entry, "Literally our origin story," appears.

Practical order for the city run

• Do the four flat pickups first (center, solar farm, alleyway, Global Village) so you are not gliding back and forth across the map.
• Save the hills for when you have a glider, since the gap jump is not optional.
• Chain the airtram and adventure deck stops together — they sit close enough that one run covers both.
• Finish in the Scrap Quarter and construction site, where vertical movement is the whole challenge.

Community players report the rooftop stops are the ones that eat the most time, with one TikTok creator describing the building climbs as "a struggle" during beta. If you feel like you are fighting the geometry, that is normal — the pads on top of buildings assume you will hop between structures instead of following a path.

Hanging Gardens and The Gridfall: The Zones Without a Written Route

No step-by-step guide for Hanging Gardens or The Gridfall pads appears in the sources behind this article, so the honest advice is to lean on the interactive maps rather than a written order. The Hanging Gardens layer is by far the largest of the tracked zones, which means filtering to datapads before you start walking saves real time.

Both databases support that workflow. The loftia.th.gl index lists Datapads as its own layer alongside Airtram stations, Research Stations, Contribution Bins, rare fishing spots, and the Adventure Ship. The gaming.tools Datapads page separates "Items" and "Quests" tabs, so you can cross-check whether a pad is tied to a quest chain before you commit to a climb.

Tracking Loftia Data Pads With Fan Databases

Because Loftia data pads are scattered across three zones and multiple vertical layers, a live map beats memory. Two fan projects do the heavy lifting, and both stamp their data with dates worth checking before you rely on them.

loftia.th.gl (The Hidden Gaming Lair). As of 2026-10-20, this index listed four maps, 2,261 total locations, a Datapad Collectibles layer with 30 entries, and a last-updated stamp of October 20, 2026.

loftia.gaming.tools. As of 2026-10-18, its Datapads page listed separate collections for Loftia City, Hanging Gardens, and The Gridfall, with a build version of 0.0.0 and an explicit notice that the site runs on beta data.

Those two snapshot dates matter. Both sites are community-run trackers, not official sources, and both are tracking a game that is still changing. If a count looks different from what you remember, check the last-updated line before assuming the map is wrong.

For the game itself, the official Loftia page on Steam is the place to confirm build status before you plan a collection run.

Field Tips for a Cleaner Datapad Run

Most of the frustrating Loftia data pads are vertical problems, not navigation problems. The hills, the Scrap Quarter canopy, and the construction site all ask you to go up before you go across.

• Climb first, glide second. Gliders help you cross gaps, but the climb is usually the part that fails.
• Treat scaffolding as a staircase. The center-of-city pad, the Scrap Quarter route, and the construction site all use scaffolding as the intended path.
• Sweep rooftops before you leave a district. Pads on top of buildings are the ones players report missing last.
• Mark what you already have. With three zones and a 30-entry collectible layer on one tracker, a mental checklist stops working fast.
• Re-check after updates. Beta builds shift geometry, and both databases warn that their data will change at Early Access.

If you are chasing a full clear rather than a casual pickup run, the loftia.th.gl interactive maps let you toggle the datapad layer per zone, and the gaming.tools Loftia datapad index gives you the collection view for progress tracking.

FAQ

How many Loftia data pads are there?

The count depends on which snapshot you read. As of 2026-10-20, the loftia.th.gl index listed a Datapad Collectibles layer with 30 entries across its four maps, while the gaming.tools database split Loftia data pads into three zone collections (Loftia City, Hanging Gardens, The Gridfall) as of 2026-10-18. Both trackers run on beta data, so expect the totals to move.

Do I need a glider for Loftia data pads?

For at least one pickup, yes: the walkthrough for Loftia City requires a glider at the hills stop, where you climb the mountain and jump a gap. The rooftop stops in the Scrap Quarter and construction site also assume you can hop between buildings, so bringing movement tools makes the whole run smoother.

Where can I find a map of Loftia data pads?

Use a fan database with a datapad filter. The loftia.th.gl interactive maps break locations down by zone and include a dedicated datapad layer, and the gaming.tools Datapads page groups pads by region so you can check off what you have found.

Are data pads worth collecting in Loftia?

They are lore-first collectibles. Each pad reads out a short entry — the kind of detail that explains the city's past and the world's larger story — which is why walking tour videos read them aloud instead of just showing the pickup. If exploration and worldbuilding are your reason for playing, they are the most story-dense objects in each district.