The Loopler
SUMMARY:
The Loopler is a strategy simulation roguelike where the goal is to finish in the top three 10 times. Increase the score gained by getting upgrades, placing gates, and upgrading your chosen car. Have fun and do some loops.
CONTROLS:
This is a mouse only game
CREDITS:
[ART] - Mheep
[CODE] - Mheep
[DESIGN] - Mheep
[SOUND EFFECTS] - Pixabay, GDC Sonniss, jsfxr
Made for GMTK Game Jam 2025
Ranked #320 in enjoyment!!!
Thank you everyone who played and gave feedback!
Development log
- Post Jam Update57 days ago
Comments
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I’ve really enjoyed playing this one. “The Muscler” is definitely hardcore mode, if there is one.
Does speed reset at the start of each race, when you have the trait that increases speed after every loop? I think it just keeps adding and adding and adding, leading to some truly ridiculous speeds and lap quantities at the end of the 10 rounds. My tire tracks turn into abstracted “bow tie” shapes.
Still coming back to this one over and over again, attempting to turn the Muscler into a legit contender. Thanks for the fun…! :-)
Thank you for playing!
The speed doesn't reset after every round but it does reset on every run start. Yeah if you go for speed upgrades it goes insane and does some abstract string figures :D
Glad you've had fun with it, really warms my heart <3
I am working on a full version with more content and systems as well :)
Finished up another session, and while I didn’t beat my previous lap record, I surpassed my previous high score. This game is a trip…! Best of success on your full version. I’ll keep a lookout for it.
Hahahah! Here I go again. :)
This little game is a blast.
Okay, last one, I promise… :-D
After the mind-numbing speed kicked in during round 10, the skid marks disappeared and the car just sort of hung out on the same spot of the track for a good 30 seconds. But everything held together and eventually the car started moving again. I’d say your engine is robust enough to tackle any sort of crazy calculations that sonic-boom-inducing speeds might require.
Holy, really trying to break it I see :D
It's good to hear that it eventually goes back to moving xD
Feels quite polished I only have a few issues with it. I didn't really understand the "+1 fuel cell on loop" ability. Does it have charges like some of the gates? I wasn't too sure.
It doesn't have charges but the +1 Fuel Cell does have diminishing returns. I had to do that otherwise you could go on for eternity xD
That's awesome work! Very polished, nice art, and the simple gameplay so I can play it on my pad. Good job!
Thank you, happy to hear it could be played on the pad (I did not test that :D)
ha-ha! nice :)
Nice game, reminded me of the road constructor I had as a child. Had fun playing, thank you for making it!
Reached 150 loops.
Thank you for playing, happy you liked it :)