Chatterbox [In The Loop]

Do what it takes to stay in the loop!

Your job is to eavesdrop on NPC's to gather intel for the Bossman. With that intel, you can choose to do good...or bad. Get close enough to NPC's to clearly listen in on their conversations, but don't get too close or stay too long, or you'll be spotted! After each conversation, you'll report back to the Bossman on what you heard, gaining points for correct selections, and at the end you'll have a choice to make - do you want to help or exploit? Do you err on the side of caution, or succumb to the call of chaos?

Controls:

• [WASD] or [Arrow Keys] - to move around
• [Q] Initiate eavesdropping sequence (triggers NPC dialogue)
• [X] - Interact with the Phone Booth
• [Z] - Toggle this Pause Menu
• [Left Click] - Interact with prompts (when in doubt, click it out!)

Created as part of Game Maker's Toolkit [GMTK] 2025 Game Jam, with the theme of "LOOP"

Song is by Victor_Natas - https://freesound.org/people/Victor_Natas/sounds/747811/

Art is either mine, or free assets by Kenney.nl https://kenney.nl/assets