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LOOPERS

"LOOPERS" is a Kinetic Novel co-created by Key and Ryukishi07. Taira, a high school student passionate about GPS treasure hunting, suddenly finds herself in the same day repeating over and over while searching for treasure with friends during summer vacation; He encounters Mia, Simon, and others, who are also trapped in the time vortex, and tries to escape the loop together. The work uses fixed narratives and cinematic performances to depict partnerships, memories, and the search for true treasures.

Basic information
DevelopmentVisualArts/Key
ReleaseVisualArts
Steam release date2023-06-26
TextChinese Simplified, English, Japanese
VoiceJapanese

Story summary

The protagonist is passionate about using GPS for treasure hunting and plans to dedicate the summer vacation to this activity. During a treasure hunt, he reunites with an old friend, and then something unusual happens around him: after the day ends, time returns to the same day.

Narrative form

The work belongs to Key's Kinetic Novel series, presenting stories through text, images, and sound together. The Steam version offers three text languages and supports cloud archiving.

Work information
Title of the workLOOPERS -ルーパーズ-
Chinese nameThe time traveler
The publication date listed in the materials2021-05-28
PlatformPS4 / Nintendo Switch / Android / iOS / PC
Genreキネティックノベル
Also known asLOOPERS / L️∞PERS
DevelopmentKey
Releaseビジュアルアーツ(VISUAL ARTS)
ScriptDragon Knight 07
Key animationKei Mochizuki
MusicShinji Orito, Donmaru, Soji Hosoi, soy sauce, Hisashi Amakyū, Sumi
DirectorKazuma Takada
ProducerIt is a hilly and wild pagoda
Game engineSiglusEngine、Luca System
Website address recorded by the sourcehttps://key.visualarts.gr.jp/kinetic/loopers/
External links to source recordshttps://vndb.org/v29445 / https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=30345 / https://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=1121083 / https://www.dmm.co.jp/en/mono/pcgame/-/detail/=/cid=1041apc13858/ / https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811500/

Treasure Hunt Day becomes a day of repetition

High school student Taila spent almost all her summer vacation on GPS geohunting. One time, while going out with friends to look for a goal, reality and illusion begin to intertwine: tomorrow hasn't arrived, and after flipping the calendar, life returns to the same day. Taira and her companions are trapped by an abnormal force called the "Time Vortex," gradually realizing that what they encounter is not an ordinary loss or game malfunction. This story, which begins with a real-life treasure hunt, quickly expands the search for hidden treasures on the surface into questions about the cause of anomalies, lost time, and the true treasure.

Loopers group portrait

Taila meets other boys and girls who are also trapped in the loop, known as the "Loopers." Mia is mysterious and guarded, one of the central characters of the story; Simon is responsible for leading a group, along with Hilda, Leona, Joe, Holly, and Ritapon. Everyone copes with the repetitive day differently, and the team needs to stay connected, share cues, and decide whether to continue trying to escape through prolonged stagnation.

Short film Kinetic Novel performance

The game tells a fixed route story through written narration, character illustrations, voice acting, and dynamic performances. Treasure hunting as the starting point of the story continuously echoes the theme of "searching"; Partnerships within the time loop and the progression of events are the narrative's focus. Key listed it as a Kinetic Novel, and the Switch publisher provided about eight hours of auto-play time as a reference for length.

Release Version and Platform

Key released its Japanese PC version on May 28, 2021, and the smartphone app version on July 20 of the same year. The Nintendo Switch version was released on June 2, 2022, followed by a PlayStation 4 version; The Steam version was released on June 26, 2023, developed and published by VisualArts/Key, supporting English, Chinese Simplified, and Japanese text, with Japanese voice acting.

Companions in the loop

Tyler's real name is Akira Taira, and Hilda and Leona are his elementary school friends. Simon stayed for a long time and organized loopers; Joe excels at sports, Holly runs a video channel, and Ritapon works on illustration and comics. Everyone uses Simon's Bayshore Apartment as their base to cope with the repetitive day through treasure hunting cooperation.

LOOPERS PLUS

The enhanced edition will be released on October 24, 2025, adding personal chapters and epilogues for Simon and other companions, and revealing Kuro and Kai's character art for the first time. It also added more than ten event CGs, new soundtracks, and two vocal tracks. The standard edition will be released on January 23, 2026;

Soundtrack albums and tracklists

"LOOPERS Original Soundtrack" was released on 2021-05-28, cataloged as Disc 1 with 26 tracks. The deluxe edition and limited first edition come with original soundtrack, including arrangements for One Thousand and One Nights VORTEX, Fukaki Yumemishi, Kimi to no Treasure Hunt, piano, and more.

"LOOPERS Original Soundtrack PLUS" was released on 2025-10-24, with the first disc having 18 tracks and the second disc containing 17 tracks. The double discs include the original music as well as newly added tracks from PLUS such as Ichijitsusenka and Chrono Prisoner, with some tracks shared with the 2021 original soundtrack.

The original 26-track composition division

The original soundtrack with twenty-six tracks is catalogued in the digital catalog on June 20, 2022. Vocals and three Arranged versions of Shinji Orito's compositions "Tautology," "Treasure Hunt," "Night View," "Toki no Yume," "Kimi no Ho Tanshi," and "Senya Ichiya VORTEX"; Composed by Satoshi Hosoi: 'Special Charms,' 'Morning Coolness,' 'Sweet Time,' 'Deep Psychology,' 'Unstoppable Heartbeat,' 'Urban Legend,' 'Deep Black,' 'Night Crow,' and 'Phosphorescence.' Hisashi Amakyū composed 'Today Summer Vacation' and 'Silly Time', soy sauce composed 'Skyscraper' and 'Tracking', and Sumi composed 'Twilight' and 'Obscured Moonlit Night.'

Lyricist and music production position

"Senya Ichiya VORTEX" was written by Ryukishi07, "フカキユメミシ" co-written by Donmaru and Kazuma Takada, and composed by Donmaru; the lyricists for "Kimi no Hotahashi" are Ryukishi07 and Kazuma Takada. All 26 tracks of the original soundtrack were mastered under Donmaru's name; The sound programming credits for "Senya Ichiya VORTEX" (Dreamy Arrange) and "Toki no Yume" are credited by Satoshi Hosoi and composer credited by Shinji Orito; the other tracks have the same track programming credits as the composers.

Resetting the body and the memories left behind

The time vortex repeatedly resets the physical state of August 1st, yet those trapped within it retain their memories. Pleasure does not eliminate the wear and tear caused by repetition; Simon tries to protect his companion on the verge of mental breakdown by falling into a deep sleep. After everyone leaves, Mia's companions only reenact the last day and cannot remember the next round of promises.

Hilda and Reona's time capsule

Reona was busy with her studies in elementary school, spending less time with Hilda, mistakenly thinking they were estranged, and left regret in a letter in the time capsule. When Hilda dug up and read the letter, the sleeping Reona woke up. After the exit appears, the two hold hands and leave the time vortex.

Dinosaur erasers and the unwilling tomorrow

As a child, Terra gave Mia a dinosaur eraser at the hospital, telling her that repeatedly giving treasures to others would accumulate wish power, and returning them to its owner would lift the spirit. Mia placed an eraser into a geographical treasure hunt exchange and prayed that tomorrow would not come in the face of the surgery on August 2. When the exit appeared, she still chose to stay out of fear.

The Ferris Wheel's Letter and Reality Treasure Hunt

Mia finds Terra's confession letter at the Ferris wheel and decides to face the future. In reality, Terra and Simon search for the dinosaur eraser, while Black and Kai, who have resumed operations, join in. Friends, streamers, and treasure hunters help expand the search. After Terra finds the eraser, the story shifts to Mia's hospital room waiting; The epilogue shows her waking up and reuniting with her companion and Terra.

Three-act direction and project changes

Kazuma Takada and Ryukishi07 jointly discussed the three-act structure from the plot drafting stage. Early projects once considered placing human body fragments in treasure chests, but later abandoned that idea and instead used a horror beginning, middle adolescence, and ending to form a short story.

Childhood voice and facial expressions are performed

Tomohito Takatsuka first recorded young Terra; Before Mia had recorded, he provided two versions: one with a distinct child voice and one with a slightly softer original voice. The performance team first arranged basic facial expressions, then listened to dubbing to verify and revise the visuals.

Switch: Readback and display settings

The Switch version has up to 120 standard saves, plus quick access options. You can jump to a record from a read chapter or message log, load it for the archive, and continue backtracking; During auto-reading and self-advancing events like movies, the console can temporarily disable automatic sleep mode.

The wait time for automatic reading and the voice volume of the character can be adjusted separately. Touchscreen settings also provide softening filters and tone adjustments; In EXTRAS, GALLERY is used to replay event CGs and videos, while MUSIC is used to replay music.

Switch: The full song after reading the story

The Switch version includes three complete songs from the original PC limited edition's included vocal CD: "Fukaki Yumemishi," "Senya Ichiya VORTEX," and "Kimi no no Treasure Hunt." After finishing the entire story, you can listen in the MUSIC section of the EXTRAS title menu.

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