Goblin's Heart - A Loot the Loop inspired game

Goblin's Heart is a solo card adventure that blends strategic dungeon-crawling with a erotic story. You play as Griz, a young goblin who is more interested in romance than riches. His quest? To delve into a dangerous, ever-looping dungeon to find legendary gems—not for power, but to win the heart of a special someone.

This game is a digital adaptation and expansion of the brilliant game "Loot the Loop" by Wil Su. We've built upon its fantastic core mechanics to bring Griz's story to life.

• Strategic Card Gameplay: Every move is a choice. Use numbered cards to explore deeper into the looping dungeon. Do you play it safe or risk a long leap for a chance at greater treasure?
• A Unique Protagonist: Griz isn't your typical hero. He's a bit cowardly and clumsy, but his heart is in the right place. Help him overcome his fears for the sake of love.
• Meet Charming Characters: As you succeed, you'll meet and build relationships with unique characters, starting with a curious Slime.
• Risk vs. Reward: The dungeon is filled with valuable Trinkets and priceless Jewels, but also deadly Traps. Knowing when to push your luck is key to survival.

Your goal is to explore the dungeon, find the 4 Royal Jewels (Aces), and then escape through the Exit (Joker).

• Explore the Dungeon: The dungeon is a deck of cards. Use number cards (Trinkets) to move forward that many cards into the deck.
• Collect Treasure: If you land on a Jewel or a Trinket, you collect it! Trinkets are used to buy upgrades between runs.
• Avoid Traps: Face cards (J, Q, K) are traps! Landing on a revealed trap will end your run.
• Plan Your Path: You can "Mark" a card from the top of the deck to your notes, saving it for later. You can then "Return" it to the top to manipulate your next move and cleverly avoid traps.

v0.1.7 - Free Demo

This version includes:

• The complete core gameplay loop.
• Skills: Your relationship with the characters now has a direct impact on your strategy in the temple. As you increase your relationship level with each girl, you will now unlock 3 unique, powerful skills specific to her.
• The full story arc for the first character, the Slime, with 5 scenes, with over 340+ images and 5.000+ words of dialogue.
• The full story arc for the second character, the Harpy, with 5 scenes, with over 100 images.

Do you like the game and want to see it grow? Supporting on Patreon is the best way to help bring Griz's story to life and get some amazing rewards in return!

💖 Patreon Exclusive Build v0.1.10

As a special thank you to our supporters, Patrons get access to an expanded version with more story content.

This version includes everything from the free build, PLUS:

• ✨ New Content: Goblin's full story arc!

Click here to become a Patron and get the latest build!

The exclusive version 0.1.10 is available now for ✨ Jewel Crafter Patrons and above.

By becoming a Patron, you get access to benefits like:

• Early Access to Latest Builds: Play new versions like v0.1.10 weeks or even months before they are released to the public.
• Exclusive Story Content: Get access to extra story scenes and character interactions that are exclusive to supporter builds (not implemented yet).
• Influence Development: Participate in patrons-only polls to vote on things like which character to develop next, scene priorities, or new features.
• Exclusive Art & Behind-the-Scenes Content: See work-in-progress and read developer logs about the creation process.
• Your Name in the Credits: Be immortalized in the game's official credits as a thank you for your incredible support.
• Private Discord Channel: Join a supporters-only channel on our Discord to chat directly with me and other Patrons.

🗺️ What's Coming Next? 🗺️

Work is already underway! Here's a glimpse of what's planned for future updates:

• Slime: Completed!
• Harpy: Completed!
• Goblin: Completed!

The best place to share your feedback, report bugs, see sneak peeks, and chat with the developer is on our official Discord server. We'd love to have you!

Click here to join the Discord!

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As a solo developer who is not a professional programmer, writer, or artist, the creation of Goblin's Heart was made possible through a deep and collaborative partnership with generative AI tools. In the spirit of full transparency, here is a realistic breakdown of how AI was involved:

• Code: The game's code was built by writing detailed prompts for the core mechanics and features. The initial code was generated by AI and then co-edited, debugged, and refined by me to bring the gameplay to life. AI was also a key partner in brainstorming new functionality.
• Writing: The story and dialogue were created through a guided generative process. I wrote the prompts that defined the characters, plot points, and tone, and then curated and edited the AI-generated text to create a narrative that I felt was a perfect fit for Griz's adventure.
• Art: The game's visuals were produced by writing prompts to generate a wide range of images. From these results, I carefully selected the art that best matched the game's style. My role was primarily that of a director and curator, with minor manual edits made to finalize the images (such as cleaning up details on the borders).

This collaborative approach allowed me to bring a project to life that would have been impossible for me to create alone. I believe in being open about this process.

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This game stands on the shoulders of giants. A huge thank you to:

• Wil Su for the original game concept, "Loot the Loop".
• All the artists whose assets helped bring this world to life (full credits in-game).