Digital Cycles - Turn based RPG

This project was originally an entry for the GMTK GameJam 2025 and was developed in under 97 hours

A turn-battle puzzle-like rpg battle system where you control a party of three unique characters through a series of battles

Play instructions in the bottom

Cyclic enemy states

Cycle through all enemy states by attacking with the matching characters. Complete a full loop to get your whole party ready to act again!

Unique character designs

Discover the 3 characters and the 8 unique enemies designed and their unique behaviors!

How to play

Inputs

Play with a controller or with the keyboard. Controller instructions given in playstation buttons, but any controller should work

• Q/R or L1/R1 - Change characters
• A/D or Left/Right - Change targeted enemy
• W/S or Up/Down - Change selected skill
• Space or X (Controller) - Use selected skill

Tutorial

The wheel above the enemy indicates all states that enemy can have, the one on top being it's current state. Attack with the character that matches it's current state to spin it towards the next type. You can attack with your characters in any order.

Once you loop through the whole wheel, your whole party will be free to immediately act again. You can complete loops over and over before ever letting your enemy act!

The INCOMING over the enemy indicates which enemy will act when all your characters end their turns. Only one enemy acts per turn, and they will always target the player character who acted last. The widget next to the wheel indicates what action that enemy will do. In this example, the enemy would attack the player character and take 60 HP of them.

Complete all 10 battles to finish the game!