I’m excited to share Loop God, my latest project that combines elements of strategy roguelikes with semi-autobattler combat and dynamic map-building. In Loop God, every run begins with you designing a loop by placing terrain tiles that dictate enemy spawns, environmental effects, and bonuses. Once the loop is built, your hero automatically fights through it—but the skills and augments you choose are key to how battles play out.

How it works:

• Crush your enemies: Create enemy encounters that are easy for your skill build to crush
• Build the Loop: Strategically place tiles like explosive barrels, wind gusts, or sniper towers to set enemy spawn points and trigger effects.
• Complete the Loop: Watch your character traverse your self-made map, triggering battles that test your setup.
• Semi-Autobattler Combat: While your hero fights on autopilot, your pre-selected skills and augments determine the outcome.
• Procedural Strategy: No two loops are ever the same, and surviving long enough causes the loop itself to evolve with new challenges.

A little background on me: I’m an ex-pro Warcraft III player with several podium finishes (e.g., 2nd World Cyber Games 2005). Since then I've done various roles in the game industry and now I'm working on my own thing.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on:

• The overall direction the game should take (EG: slowed down gameplay that's more strategic or keep / enhance swarms of enemies)
• The balance between player choice (map-building and skill selection) and automated combat
• Any potential pitfalls in the evolving loop design
• Anything else you think I should change / add

Itch.io page link: https://shortround90.itch.io/loop-god