This was a fun game that combined puzzles with a bit of old-school Lemmings vibes!

A very creative concept with a colorful and cheerful art style. The calm background music also fit nicely with the puzzle atmosphere (SFX was also OK), and I enjoyed the variety of colors across the levels. I often had to stop and think carefully about my next move, which was a nice challenge. A bit more guidance might help new players get into the flow more easily.

The controls worked well, although like someone else mentioned, I also felt like I should be clicking on the items in the top left corner! 😄 Impressive that you managed to create a solid number of levels within the short jam period.

I also appreciated that you could still move on to the next level using the "N" key, even if you couldn’t complete one—so you never felt stuck. And that little extra text for returning players when pressing it quickly was a fun touch!

The theme was present, but could perhaps have been pushed a bit further.

Overall, a solid jam entry, and all of this within just 10 days—nicely done! 🧩👏

Very cool art style and sound design. This game has a lot of creativity. Maybe it is a bit too much to take in at once if you don't have experience with similar games, and it may benefit from having one or two very linear introductory levels to play around with the random tools you get. Still, very nice submission, I had fun!

Oh boy, I have a lot to say here. When you make a system this complex, expect many things to need fine-tuning!

• There were collision glitches with the spinners pushing cones into the walls.
• Ropes don't show you their length until you place them.
• Balloons, if placed the opposite way around, just instantly glitch away.
• Balloons in general are hard to use. I found I could use them best for blocking arrows, making a short bridge in specific places, or elevating cones in real time (but that last one requires really precise timing).
• Maybe put more emphasis in the tutorial to incentivize the player to change the solution in real time based on the current situation. Took me some time to realize that.
• I think the dart shooters' animation is half the speed it should be?
• It's really annoying when you shoot cones with a cannon in one direction and then they collide with the ceiling, lose all momentum and instantly move the opposite direction. I think they should only change their velocity once they hit the ground.
• It was really counterintuitive that cones in cannonball form cannot collect keys.
• At one point I got a stubborn little batch of cones that was running into a wall but not turning around? They were also in a no-gravity zone if that helps.
• Maybe make it clearer that you only need one key to unlock the portal, in level 2 I didn't realize that and was trying hard to get all 3 in one run before realizing that it's already open.
• And uh, I don't think this counts as a roguelike if it doesn't have permadeath?

All that being said, the core design is great and with a couple more puzzle elements (and maybe more balancing of difficulty/usefulness of items) this could be a great Mosa Lina-like. I'm just going for the feedback award. (:

The game design is pretty innovative; even when replaying at the same level, the game forces the player to creatively devise a new solution using randomized gadgets.  I also like the initial interaction with the tutorial dialogue where, if you skip too fast, it shows something new haha. Probably the main factor that raises the difficulty for me is the fact that there are a lot of gadgets but there are no descriptions provided for them. Players can only understand what each gadget does exactly until after they press Space; if they fail, the gadgets reset, and they have to experiment with new gadgets with unknown properties. Of course, this only applies to the beginning stage of the game. But still, I think it would be appreciated if say adding a small text description when the mouse hovers over each gadget to better help explain what each gadget does.

Really love the art style - pixel art always has a special charm! The mechanics could use a bit of refinement, as I noticed the little ones sometimes get stuck, but overall, it’s an enjoyable experience.

That said, I’m not sure if the game fully fits the theme 100%. Since it’s level-based, I wondered: Does that mean every level-based game fits the theme 'breaking the loop'? It feels like something is missing to really tie it into the theme.

Still, the concept is really nice, and I hope you continue working on it! Looking forward to seeing where you take it next!

Its a cool game!

I had a bit of trouble changin tools as my hand went directly to the toolbar to click them, and I did not get that "breaking the loop" feeling. Maybe If the tools were given in a slot machine or you could see them in a roulette it would just suffice.

On the other hand, I like the puzzle style and the huge quantity of tiny cone people that appear on screen.

 Very nice work!

there is something so funny about seeing the little guys walk to their doom right after I spend 5 minutes setting up the "perfect" system to save them all. This game needs a full release, great job!