<s>
Loopers	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
science	O
fiction	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Key	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
is	O
Key	O
's	O
15th	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
long	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
others	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
predicament	O
who	O
call	O
themselves	O
"	O
loopers	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
groups	O
join	O
forces	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
loop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loopers	B-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
"	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
"	O
—	O
after	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Harmonia	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
—	O
since	O
its	O
gameplay	O
offers	O
no	O
choices	O
or	O
alternate	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Key	O
's	O
previous	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
two	O
prior	O
visual	O
novels	O
termed	O
"	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
"	O
—	O
Planetarian	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Reverie	I-Application
of	I-Application
a	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Harmonia	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
—	O
since	O
their	O
gameplay	O
offers	O
no	O
choices	O
or	O
alternate	O
endings	O
,	O
Loopers	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
kinetic	O
novels	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
alongside	O
Lunaria	B-Application
:	I-Application
Virtualized	I-Application
Moonchild	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
and	O
Stella	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
began	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
director	O
Kazuma	O
Takada	O
and	O
producer	O
Tōya	O
Okano	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
on	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
Key	O
's	O
visual	O
novels	O
since	O
providing	O
scenario	O
assistance	O
with	O
Air	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
motif	O
was	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
treasure	O
hunting	O
,	O
specifically	O
geocaching	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
Key	O
's	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
making	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
cry	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Loopers	B-Application
was	O
solidified	O
around	O
"	O
treasure	O
hunting	O
,	O
horror	O
and	O
crying	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
Takada	O
suggested	O
Ryukishi07	O
of	O
07th	O
Expansion	O
be	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryukishi07	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Key	O
on	O
the	O
scenario	O
for	O
Rewrite	B-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
fan	O
disc	O
Rewrite	B-Application
Harvest	I-Application
festa	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Rewrite	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
views	O
as	O
having	O
been	O
written	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
youthful	O
vigor	O
,	O
he	O
sees	O
Loopers	B-Application
as	O
a	O
culmination	O
of	O
everything	O
he	O
has	O
cultivated	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
his	O
most	O
carefully	O
written	O
story	O
to	O
date	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
admission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryukishi07	O
had	O
not	O
initially	O
been	O
familiar	O
with	O
geocaching	B-Application
when	O
brought	O
onto	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
even	O
tried	O
it	O
himself	O
with	O
a	O
geocaching	B-Application
app	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
feel	O
for	O
the	O
treasure	O
hunting	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
researching	O
geocaching	B-Application
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
sully	O
what	O
is	O
what	O
he	O
refers	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
treasure	O
hunting	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
leaving	O
out	O
anything	O
too	O
extreme	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
him	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
to	O
remain	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Loopers	B-Application
while	O
also	O
adjusting	O
its	O
orthodox	O
and	O
unorthodox	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kei	O
Mochizuki	O
is	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
Loopers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loopers	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
edition	O
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
illustrated	O
acrylic	O
plate	O
,	O
a	O
metal	O
key-shaped	O
charm	O
,	O
a	O
Loopers	B-Application
badge	O
,	O
an	O
illustration	O
signed	O
by	O
Kei	O
Mochizuki	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
card	O
featuring	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loopers	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	O
released	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
with	O
text	O
support	O
for	O
Japanese	O
,	O
English	O
and	O
Chinese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototype	O
will	O
also	O
release	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
with	O
text	O
support	O
for	O
Japanese	O
,	O
English	O
and	O
Chinese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loopers	B-Application
has	O
three	O
theme	O
songs	O
:	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
insert	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Loopers	B-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
and	O
special	O
edition	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loopers	B-Application
premiered	O
as	O
the	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
