Bound in Loops
You're trapped in a loop of time in the dungeon. Cooperate with your past selves to return to your place!
This game was made for GMTK Game Jam 2025 in 96 hours
-Controls-
Move - Arrow keys / WASD keys/ DPad
Jump - Z Key / A Button(South Button) / Space Key
Push - X Key / X Button(West Button) / Shift Key / Mouse Left Click
Attack(After gaining ability) - X Key / X Button(West Button) / Shift Key / Mouse Left Click
Skip current loop - T key / B Button(East Button)
Reset loops - Escape key / Start Button
Mute Music - J Key
Mute sound effect - K Key
(Lower framerates can cause inaccuracy in the movement.
If you have problems about it in your browser, you can check the standalone version below.
It can have a higher framerate so the movement is more accurate in the version)
I tried to fix it after the jam ended but I only could make it more broken, so I'll leave it untouched as the jam version...
Code/Art/Music by me (T.F.A.N.C.S.)
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I really enjoyed this in spite of the fact the time loop clones were inaccurate sometimes, very creative game! and im in love with the art direction and sounds :D
I wish I could say that i enjoyed this but i would be lying, it has a great concept and decent execution, however, the fact that your own clones are simply inacurrate most of the time ruins the experience and enjoyment as I had to restart several times due to no fault of my own.
As of writing this I have been attempting the stage with the 4 buttons and spike pit in the middle for a very long time and have had it figured out for ages, but the game breaking bug just makes it near impossible to do since it's often simply unbeatable because the game decided to deviate from your original path, therefore not making it possible since you require all 10 loops to execute it.
Pretty original game, I love the art and the mechanic even more. at first my idea for my game was the same, but it turned pretty different than yours haha
I love the art so much its so cute and the gameplay a swell its just an amazing fun little game. well done
It's a good game, but not perfect, with nice music and cool pixel art. I like all your games, please keep creating them... ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ
我喜歡這遊戲，但更喜歡作者，我看過他製作的動畫，印象深刻
Good game, but not cleared yet, as the clone sync is full with bugs. They always jump at the wrong time or not high enough, caused I need to reset all loops.
Sorry, it has nothing to do with this project (it's really good), could you update the charm commerce? It's my favorite game, honestly, or maybe enable the ability to create mods in the workshop (I bought it on Steam). Thank you so much for your work and I hope one day we get married!
Cool game, made me rage a few times lol and that final level was very nice to look at (whoa mama).
The idea of using my past lives to beat the levels was cool coz it made me think outside the box each time but it was also pretty frustrating which is why I probably wouldn't play a game like this again unless I was properly motivated (wink wink).
Btw the time manipulation theme reminded me of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time!
I've also noticed a potential bug where the clones would sometimes not jump when they're supposed to.
I love this game :D very very funny
Ok you can take my money now