
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
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Loophole is a grid-based puzzle game about exploiting the rules of time travel.
Explore a mysterious labyrinth on the brink of destruction. With explosions just a few tiles away, use time machines to turn back the clock and escape into past.
Your past selves - the actions you just performed - will be waiting. Will they help you or hurt you? That's for you to decide. After all, they're just you.
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Languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Swedish, French, Italian, German, Traditional Chinese
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A short fun little game about avoiding paradoxes with your past self. There were a few real brain twisters where I had to really think outside the time box. The artstyle is really nice and the little guy you play is very cute.
really smart little time loop puzzler. unfolds slowly and carefully to keep you within your limits, it's got sneaky tricks and some real brain scramblers. a lot of fun
Amazing hidden gem of a puzzle game. If you enjoyed games like Baba Is You and Swapper, this should be up your alley. In short, this is a 2D top-down time loop puzzle game where you have to collaborate with your past and future selves to solve increasingly complex challenges while avoiding paradoxes. At any time, you are free to undo your steps and try again if things go wrong. There's no tutorial and no exposition, but the game does a superb job of introducing new mechanics and letting you explore them at your own pace. The game begins when you inadvertently trigger a massive explosion on a spaceship, and the entire game takes place within the few seconds before the explosion consumes the ship, repeatedly rewinding time as you traverse the vessel. The gameplay is super smooth and polished, way better than I expected for such a little-known game. You can beat the whole thing in a matter of hours, but it doesn't feel short given the variety of levels and game mechanics. It feels like the perfect length and difficulty, challenging enough that you feel really good about progressing through the game but never so challenging that you feel you're banging your head against the wall. This game deserves much more attention. Highly recommended.
I really enjoyed this one. "Cooperate with your past selves" puzzle games often get fiddly, but this one did a really good job of avoiding that by having the levels be small and tight. The game doesn't overwhelm you with mechanics, but gives just enough to have some really interesting interactions and combinations.
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Incredibly clever puzzle game all about the paradoxes of time travel. Each puzzle consists of small connected rooms that also have machines in them that give you a clone starting at the beginning of the puzzle's timeline. This creates certain problems that can happen, such as your previous iteration seeing yourself, or a change happening that prevents your past from occurring. The game then builds upon these paradoxes by adding ways to create exceptions, such as a powerup that turns you invisible. Certainly well worth playing if you enjoy an easier puzzle game that wants to impress you with some fun scenarios.
Absolutely Wonderful puzzle game about time travel and paradoxes. 10/10 didn't see any bugs and didn't get frustrated with it. An amazing short experience.
Enjoyable mechanics, not overly hard but still satisfying, a few boggling levels <3
A wonderfully designed and playful labyrinth of puzzles that ride the line between boggling and thrilling. Definitely recommend for anyone who enjoys discovering how a simple world logic can ripple out in surprising ways!
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