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Minimum Loop Run Guide

By Synth

A guide for completing the game in the minimum number of loops possible.

Note: I don’t recommend doing this run if you haven’t played/seen the game before, as you’ll likely miss out on some story details.

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Category: Walkthroughs

Languages: English

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26 May, 2024 @ 1:21am

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Guide Index

Overview

Rules of Thumb

Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4

Acts 5 & 6

Notes

Comments

Rules of Thumb

Save often. If you die accidentally, reload a save. In acts 3 & 4, make sure to have Memory of Self equipped whenever you loop back. Don’t eat pineapples.

Act 1

Loop 0: Nothing specific. Just get killed by the falling rock.

Act 2

Loop 1: Go through the House. You’ll get frozen by a tear.
Loop 2: On the first floor, inspect the storage room door. When you get softlocked on the second floor, loop back to Dormont.
Loop 3: Ask the shop about the storage room openphrase. (Optional: you can now enter the blind one’s house and start the bomb sidequest.) On floor 2, inspect the diary in the library. When you get softlocked on the third floor, loop back to the 2nd floor or lower.
Loop 4: Go fight the King. He’ll insta kill you.
Loop 5: You’ll actually fight the King this time, so be prepared. Ask the librarian about shield magic. (Optional: on floor 1, pick up the sharpening stone to start the knifekey sidequest.) Beat the King. The head housemaiden chat loops you back.

Act 3

Loop 6: Ask your party members what they need help with. Ask the librarian about familytales. On floor 2, get the familytale info in the secret library. On floor 3, inspect Mirabelle’s papers in her room. Question the king, then beat him and talk to the head housemaiden.
Loop 7: Ask the librarian about time craft. Do everyone’s hangouts. On floor 1, read the time craft book in the room on the far left. On floor 2, read the King notes in the head housemaiden’s office. Question the king, then beat him and talk to the head housemaiden.
Loop 8: Do Loop’s hangout. On floor 1, look at the King poster in the room with the broken egg key. On floor 3, use the star crest on the observatory room and get the king info in there. Loop to wherever.
Loop 9: Question the king then either die to him or talk to the head housemaiden.
Loop 10: On floor 2, inspect the diary in the library again. On floor 3, look in the mirror. Question the King. Try to say your country’s name. You’ll get looped back.
Loop 11: Talk to the king and try to convince him to not fight. You'll get looped back.

Act 4

Loop 12: On floor 2, read the book about colors in the secret library. On floor 3, unlock the open phrase door and read the wish craft book in there. Use the star crest on the observatory and read everything in there. Loop back to Dormont.
Loop 13: On floor 1, read the wish craft book in the storage room. On floor 2, read the wish craft book in the secret library. Loop back to Dormont.
Loop 14: Go around town and ask everyone what they wished for. On floor 2, read the list of wishes in the head housemaiden’s office. Loop back to Dormont.
Loop 15: Talk to Loop. Beat the King and talk to the head housemaiden.

Acts 5 & 6

Loop 16: Finish the game.

Notes

Memory of Self, according to the game's developer, keeps Siffrin from skipping loops when they loop back. I tried it during my run, and it worked for me. That's why I recommend keeping it equipped any time you loop back in acts 3 and 4.
If you want to grind for exp for Siffrin, I recommend farming Sadnesses on the third floor any time before you first beat the King so you can consistently encounter high leveled ones. But honestly, you don’t really need to grind for Siffrin. They’ll naturally be OP by the end of the run.
Picking up gear, doing optional side quests, etc. aren’t mandatory for the run, but they do make it easier.
Here's a Youtube recording of the run!

Thanks for reading! Good luck!

17 Comments

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house of birds 4 Mar @ 10:13pm

how do i get back to dormont for the door password i can only go to floor 1

Jhakri 13 Feb @ 7:43am

Ah, the OG post. Found your guide copied word-for-word on an article site.

Puddle 20 Nov, 2024 @ 9:44am

Loop 14: You don't actually need to talk to everyone about what their wishes were (as far as I know). During one of my playthroughs, I was able to just go straight to the list that Euphrasie had. But I also could be completely misremembering.

Mr Epic Game (ceo of Epic games) 11 Aug, 2024 @ 11:38am

i got like 100+ loops

itsninjaturtl 8 Jul, 2024 @ 7:04pm

While you still need to loop back to loop 14 because of rock, you don't actually need to talk to everyone and you only need to check the list of names
Tested this out on my second play through since talking to everyone takes quite a bit of time

blaa6 27 Apr, 2024 @ 7:36pm

Loop 10. You need to add to look in the mirror before questioning the king again.

Eclair of Despair 23 Apr, 2024 @ 11:56am

I have no idea how to edit old comments. If anyone sees mine where I was stuck on the Loops 8-10, keep looking AT THE ACTUAL WINDOW and at the telescope. Geez. Didn't know looking at the view was a thing.

Eclair of Despair 23 Apr, 2024 @ 11:39am

I am stuck on my first playthrough (I've been using your guide as a general spoiler-free walkthrough). I believe I've followed the steps correctly, but Loop won't stop talking about the King's armor and telling me I know which room to visit.
I've been to the observatory 3 times. I've read the diary on the second floor 3 times. Nothing is changing. Am I missing something? How do I get to the point where I can try what's on Loop 11?
I'd appreciate help from anyone who might know what I'm missing to get the trigger.

Wildberry 3 Mar, 2024 @ 2:54pm

I'd be interested in a 100% minimal loop run guide

HotCocoAddict 5 Feb, 2024 @ 4:50pm

looking at this and laughing as I sit here in act 3 with 157 loops (Im on my second playthrough)

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