The Loop
A laid-back idle RPG about a sleepy workshop at the edge of the realm, and the old magic still humming under the floorboards.
Gather gold, learn spells, build it up, explore the realm, and uncover what happened to the mage who kept it last. Free, in your browser.
What is this?
The Loop is an idle RPG, a game that keeps making progress for you even when you set it down. You begin with a single hearth-sprite that gathers a slow trickle of gold. Spend that gold on more helpers, which gather faster, which fund greater workings. Before long the whole workshop is humming on its own. Drop in whenever you like to spend what piled up, push deeper into the realm, and slowly piece together the mystery underneath it all.
- Gather gold
- Hire helpers
- Gather faster
- Rest for a lasting boon, then repeat, faster each time
What you'll do
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It plays while you're away
Close the tab and come back whenever. Your helpers keep gathering, so there's always a little hoard of gold waiting when you return.
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Always something new to unlock
Start with one small hearth-sprite. Soon you're brewing reagents, summoning familiars, exploring the realm, and finding whole new layers of magic.
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Cast, fight, and explore
Set up crafting benches, learn spells and turn back the things that stir in the dark, kit out your gear, and map the realm one waypoint at a time, at your own pace.
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A quiet mystery to unravel
A mage kept this workshop before you, and they left in a hurry. Recovered pages and margin-notes slowly tell you what happened here.
What The Loop is built on
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One codebase, three platforms
The Loop ships as an installable web app and as native iOS and Android apps, built from a single codebase rather than three separate ones.
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Sign-in that follows you
Your account and your save move with you between the web app and your phone, so switching devices does not mean starting over.
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Fast by default
Built for a quick first load and a smooth install, with no unnecessary scripts slowing down the page you are looking at right now.
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Your data, handled carefully
What is collected, why, and how to remove it are documented in full on the privacy page, not buried in a settings menu.
Pricing
The Loop is free to use, with an optional Premium subscription for anyone who wants more. Current pricing is shown in the app before you are asked to pay for anything.
Get the app
Ready to start?
There's nothing to install and nothing to lose, give it five minutes and see where the realm takes you.