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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #3185 | 3.440 | 3.440 |
| Enjoyment | #4206 | 2.840 | 2.840 |
| Artwork | #7504 | 2.040 | 2.040 |
| Narrative | #7643 | 1.600 | 1.600 |
| Audio | #8440 | 1.440 | 1.440 |
Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Words are hidden along a closed path Loop - Finding one word leads to the start of the next word completing a loop. You're in the Loop when you find all the words in the same theme.
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"Words in the Loop" is a mind-bending word search puzzle that twists traditional gameplay into something entirely new. Find the closed loop path as you decode hidden words, and unravel the puzzle’s secrets—one word at a time. The path you choose will lead you back to where you started.
I used AI to get started with a large collection of categories, word lists and hints. Occasionally chat GPT was there to help me - I learned to use the Fisher-Yates scramble algorithm and for some help with occasional syntax errors or forgetful CSS rules!
I'm currently working on an additional page that will allow users to create their own categories, and words -- I just implemented shareable puzzles so obviously user created puzzles is next on my list! 48 hours to go!
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Cool twist on a crossword puzzle! Great way to approach the "Loop" theme, one of the most unique I have seen this Jam 💪
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
Perhaps as a word game fan you might give this other jam entry of mine a try and rating if possible. Thanks in advance, hope you enjoy.
https://itch.io/jam/game-off-2025/rate/4006867
I really liked the interpretation of the theme! The game is fun!
Maybe I would like to guess some words out of order. Or to add more points for additional words.
I will be very glad if you play our game too :)
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
This is a really interesting twist on the classic crossword . it's addictive! I kept wanting to solve just one more puzzle
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
Perhaps as a word game fan you might give this other jam entry of mine a try and rating if possible. Thanks in advance, hope you enjoy.
https://itch.io/jam/game-off-2025/rate/4006867
the game has no audio? Or is it just my speaker not working? Still a very nice game that was made in css. With no game engine. Just css. Still love the idea but the art is ok. I mean for a game that is made in css. It’s great!
Yes, I didn't add any audio. I'm usually the kind of developer that makes it work and then rarely comes back to make it look and sound great. More of a proof of concept approach and then I move on to another idea. I may continue to add some features to this one, like sound and perhaps nicer tile set instead of plain-old-html-css-canvas! I actually created a different word search almost 10 years ago, wow, time flies!
Thanks for your comments and feel free to go make your mark on the world, one word at a time: http://lostwords.org
Added a few sounds to the game play, but nothing great. I might consider some easy going background music in the future. Thanks again for trying, rating and commenting on this GMTK submission!
https://lostwords.itch.io/loop/devlog/1009074/sound-features
(( This is another PURE JS, CSS, HTML and THREE.JS creation - no Unity, Godot or Unreal engine, just code code code! ))
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
Im going to play it.. I did forgot to publish my game and submit it to the game jam so I feel like I can’t search for game jam games unless I have published a game sadly.. but I’ll try the game!
oh my god.. as I forgot to submit my project.. The submit thing is also not allowed and isn’t possible if I didn’t submit my game jam game.. I can just comment or like.
cool game , unlucky me i'm not english fluent :3 didin't get far , but nice job
You can create your own with the Loop Creator function. https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/14524865/loop/loop-maker.html
There you can put in your own category and your words in another language. Only English letters will be randomized to fill in the non word loop areas though. thanks for your comment
Here's a link to a self-created puzzle of animal words.
Link
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
I love the amount of topics there are which adds so much replayability. I loved the game! It's really fun but sadly, I'm not very good at crosswords. Very sick and cool concept!
Perhaps as a word game fan you might give this other jam entry of mine a try and rating if possible. Thanks in advance, hope you enjoy.
https://itch.io/jam/game-off-2025/rate/4006867
I really like the variety of topics as well as the ability to make your own. Congrats on your first jam!
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
Crossword puzzles have never been more interesting haha! A clever twist to an otherwise simple game. I appreciated the hint system, since the game was no cake walk. Great submission!
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
Cool twist on a crossword!
Thanks, and yes, the description hint for the current word to find does add that aspect! ( I like the random/scrambled word version too, even though I put in all the words and clues, it's still a bit of a challenge for me sometimes to find them all quickly ). I believe there are a couple hundred words between the variety of categories, as well as the ability to make and share your own puzzle.
I think the loop is a double edged sword in this as a hard fail, forcing the full reset is probably too harsh a penalty given that using a word that's later on in the loop just isn't allowed. On the flip side that it does eventually need to complete a loop it does provide some hint as word in this direction. Which is very neat.
Thanks for your feedback and I agree that a complete retry and having to remember the proper directions on a reattempt is a bit harsh.
Perhaps after the rating time is over I'll put in some more time and effort - I could probably just penalize with time and undo the latest word quite easily in the case of missing the loop. I put in almost a continuous 24 hours at the start of the Jam, but I had to work over the weekend so my effort slowed after a fully playable version was ready.
Thanks for your comment again. I've quickly modified the behavior and now the game offers an Undo for your most recent word. As you stated, the hard fail forcing a full reset was too harsh. With this undo, you can simply retry the most recent word to keep you in the loop!
https://lostwords.itch.io/loop/devlog/1009043/improvements
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
It was really cool how the words built off of one another and ended up in a loop! And I really appreciated the hint system, since words aren't just horizontal/vertical/diagonal in this game!
This was really fun! I love games like these and there is a lot of replayability to this. Great job!
Perhaps as a word game fan you might give this other jam entry of mine a try and rating if possible. Thanks in advance, hope you enjoy.
https://itch.io/jam/game-off-2025/rate/4006867
Nice and fun game.
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322
Pretty cool!
I'm please to announce that I've submitted to another Game Jam! This time I spent one week building a game with the chosen theme: "Risk it for the Biscuit" with Brackey's Game Jam hosted at Itch.
“Crumb Quest” is a first-person puzzle-shooter where every move counts as you collect the ingredients to make different traditional British 'Biscuits'.
There are 5 fully playable levels as well as a short tutorial level.
Please play and submit a fair rating when you can.
Rate it here: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-14/rate/3842322