Looptopus is a game made by 6 people -- or so that is what they want you to think. If you go to Liam's Itch page you notice a strange sequence of events. Their first game, Murder Rewrote, is about hiding the evidence of a crime. Their second game, Scales of Olympus, is a reference to the ascent to godhood they felt after cover up the murders. Their third game One Ship's Trash is likely how they came across the Looptopus in the first place, while on the run from international authorities. Thus we can assume the Looptopus is actually some strange Lovecraftian horror that created these other 5 'developers' from Liam's imagination for there is no other explanation to match how such a cute creature could steal so many hearts in such a short time frame.
Playing through the game the allegory is as obvious as day. The "stars" you loop are followers sacrificed to the cult as this strange beast seeks the power to return to the void above us all. The adorable facade disguises the brutality of the uncaring universe as strange space fish (clearly police officers) try to stop your onslaught, but they too get looped by the beast.
The designs of the 6 developers also plays into this greatly. Liam is the rock, the foundation of Looptopus' awakening into the world. Diggon is a cat, referencing the Egyptian afterlife and the transformation of the cult upon death. Ninty is a mouse, referencing the plague of life that spreads across the world, further referenced by Diggon's past work on Virus.exe. Limasio's cat is on all fours, read to attack, showcasing the Looptopus' desire for violence. Cozitime's slug is the classical representation of sloth, how those who cannot motivate themselves will be consumed by the tentacles. Finally there is Ictoan, a shooting star? Some strange dark creature? They are the void. They do not have a real Itch account. They are a construct created by the dark to entice players to follow the space octopi into that never-ending night.
Overall really fun game I would recommend this to both children and adults, would be cool to see it on console too because the loop-like controls would 100% be better suited for the stick inputs. This might even be a good idea for an arcade cabinet some day.
