Loop Wizard (GMTK Game Jam 2025)

This game was made for the GMTK 2025 Game Jam, the theme is Loop. (so please don't expect amazing quality)

Tutorial

You are the loop wizard, with your cursed belt. The belt can carry up to four spells from your spell book collection, but each turn the next spell on the belt with be cast whether you like it or not.

Use WASD to move the wizard, and the arrow keys to aim the directions of your next spell attack. In order to equip spells you will need to drag them from the table onto one of the four silver slots on the belt (that is around the health indicator heart). Spells will cast in clockwise order, with empty slots causing no spell to be cast. Spells each have unique patterns that cast in the direction the wizard is facing.

Each enemy will broadcast its intent before you make each of your moves. Yellow warning squares indicate that if you end your turn in that square you will take damage from an enemies attack. Green movement indicators indicate that an enemy plans to move to that square after your turn ends. When you make a move, your next spell will automatically cast, and deal damage and create environmental effects, then each enemy will make their turn before environmental effects are resolved and the loop begins again.

Credits: 

• Lead Game Designer and Art Director: Jasmine "jazzjazzjazz" Jenkins
• Lead Programmer: Dylan "Dall4s63" Propert
• Composer: Arthur "Secret2B" Kolsky