Observe
The first loop is for watching. Who goes where, and when?
The same ten minutes, understood differently
On the Wirral, Time Circuits On works as an independent game studio and designs time-loop puzzles for Android. A short stretch of time repeats, and the player carries knowledge, not objects, from one loop to the next.
Each loop is a chance to try something different and watch how the small world reacts.
Our loops are short, usually between five and fifteen in-game minutes, and set in one compact place such as a seaside pier, a ferry terminal or a corner shop. A built-in notebook records what the player has seen in each loop, so no one has to remember timetables by heart. When a loop ends, the world resets but the notebook stays, and the next attempt begins with a little more understanding. There are no reflex challenges and nothing is permanently lost, so the games stay relaxed even when a puzzle takes many attempts to crack.
Interfere
Later loops let the player change one thing and see what follows from it.
Connect
Small changes combine. The solution is usually a sequence of modest actions in the right order.
Break the loop
The final loop uses everything the player has learnt to bring time forward again, and the closing scene shows what changed because of the choices made along the way.
Loops
Loops that are live on the store will show up here.
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