Universe 25: The Loop

Universe 25: The Loop is a point-and-click adventure set in a bizarre dystopia in 2035. You play as John Smith, an amnesia-ridden civil servant in the Licensing department of the totalitarian Union. During a lockdown, he discovers a cruel experiment run by the Union’s head chef, Karlov, and sets out to track him down, uncovering the deep state and clues to his own identity. Karlov is not the only force behind the plot.

Explore the story

John carries a government-issue briefcase and befriends a mouse along the way. He uses a teleportation device called A Loophole to travel between locations, including worlds in other dimensions. The journey brings him into contact with aliens, cargo cults, monks, dungeons, asylums, Greek mythology, holograms, rat droppings, inflatable parrots and a beach.

Solve and interact

You progress by interacting with and combining objects. Other characters provide clues and move the narrative forward, which unfolds through more than 1,000 lines of dialogue and over 30 hand-drawn environments.

Visual style

The game features high-resolution, hand-drawn graphics and a twisting plot set in a dystopian future.