Welcome to LoopBox: a puzzle platformer about looping boxes! To get the key that unlocks each chamber's door, you must pick-up and move some boxes. But beware: these boxes are equipped with strange recording devices. It seems that once a box is moved, they will repeat their movements in an endless loop. Welcome to LoopBox: a puzzle platformer about looping boxes! To get the key that

Submission for GMTK Game Jam 2025. Made entirely in under 96 hours! If you enjoyed LoopBox, please consider leaving a rating on the submission page: https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2025/rate/3768770

== Controls (Keyboard) ==

WASD / Arrow Keys - Movement

Spacebar / W / Arrow Up - Jump

E / Shift - Carry Box (Hold).

R - Restart level

== Controls (Controller) ==

Face Button Down - Jump

FB Left, Right / Triggers / Bumpers - Carry Box (Hold)

FB Up / Select / Start - Restart level

== TIPS ==

- Carrying boxes will automatically begin recording movements. Once you let go of the box, they will begin replaying their movements.

- You can no longer pick up boxes once you collect the key.

- Boxes continue to loop even after you die. But you lose the key on death.

- Each box has a unique looping pattern.

- Think outside of the box

- There is a secret level select feature - type a chamber number and you will be escorted once you complete the current level. Shhh . . . don't tell anyone.

- Hold R / Select to restart :)

== BONUS CHALLENGES ==

- The no-death run!

- The One-Grab Challenge! Once you grab a box, don't grab it again for the rest of the stage. (Some stages require 2 grabs)

- The One-Box Challenge! Can you beat the level using only 1 box? (Some stages require 2 boxes)

(Some of the above challenges won't be possible on every stage, but you can still try to go for as little deaths/grabs/boxes as possible. If I decide to continue working on this later in the future, I'd definitely make sure every level can be "perfected").

== ASSET CREDITS ==

The following assets were used in the creation of this game:

- "Pix Chicago" font: https://www.dafont.com/pix-chicago.font 

- SFX packs from Kenney.nl 

https://kenney.nl/assets/digital-audio

https://kenney.nl/assets/rpg-audio

https://kenney.nl/assets/sci-fi-sounds

- Music is created by Musinova, courtesy of freemusicarchive ( https://freemusicarchive.org/music/musinova/single/liquid-jungle-breakbeat-dnb-l... )

All other assets not listed above were created by me, ShockWire, within the game-jam period.