Break Out

Break OUT the LOOP!

You awaken to find yourself imprisoned on a looping island, and the only way to truly escape… is to break the loop from within.

Gameplay Overview

In this demo, you’ll face off against 9 distinct monsters determined to trap you in the loop. Defeat all 9, and you can escape from LOOP.

All battles unfold in real-time within a repeating loop. Each combat loop reveals the enemy’s next 6 card actions, giving you only a short window to react. You must quickly adjust your own action cards—whether to deal damage, block, or dodge—in response to the enemy’s upcoming moves.

How To Play

• Drag and drop a card from your backpack into one of the loop slots at the bottom of the screen.
• Right-click a loop slot to remove the card placed in it (only if the slot hasn’t been activated yet).
• Feel free to open the in game "How to Play" menu to hover on each card and check what they do.

Game Cards & Rules

In each combat loop, you’ll see the enemy’s next 6 card actions and have 6 slots to place your own cards. Each slot activates sequentially, giving you 5 seconds to react and adjust before moving to the next.

Once a slot is activated, you can no longer modify it for the rest of the loop—the card placed there becomes locked until the next loop cycle begins.

Basic Cards

Basic cards activate at the end of each slot’s preparation time. Each basic card can be used once per loop.

• Strike Card Deal 1 hit to the enemy
• Block Card Blocks one incoming hit from the enemy.
• Dodge Card Has a 30% chance to successfully dodge an incoming attack.
• Heal Card Restores 1 HP, and continues to heal 1 HP per slot until you’re hit or another card is played during the loop.
• Focus Card Doubles the effect of the next card played. Only affects Strike, Block, or Heal cards.

Special Loop Skill Cards

These special cards affect the loop itself and activate immediately when the slot is reached. They can drastically shift the flow of battle.

• Rewind Both the player and the enemy return to the previous slot and replay that card. Cannot be placed in the first slot of the loop. Cooldown: 2 loops.
• Skip Both the player and the enemy skip the current slot and jump to the next one. Cannot be placed in the last slot of the loop. Cooldown: 2 loops.

First game for GMTK GameJam 2025

Designed and created by

kolacola and AntaresA

Special thanks to 圭垚大帝 and Sara for their support!