The Magic Circle
- July 9, 2015
- Question
- 5h median play time
Visually drab and a bit too taken with its own story, but otherwise a clever and fun exercise in creative problem-solving.
Get on Steam"The Magic Circle" is a dark, humorous deconstruction of traditional fantasy role-playing games. You play as a tester, trapped within a troubled game development process, where you must manipulate the unfinished code and assets to solve puzzles and ultimately escape. The game features a satirical narrative and a unique blend of programming and magical abilities to interact with the game world.
Mac OS
PC
Playstation 4
Windows
Xbox One
Linux
PlayStation
Xbox
Reviews
- story442 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- gameplay380 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- funny116 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- graphics72 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
- music35 mentions
- 37 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
The Magic Circle Review – Known Shippable
A memorable trip into game design and development hell, The Magic Circle's only sin is that there isn't more of it to play around in. What is here is storytelling and gameplay intermingled with expert care, bringing the player on an intellectual thrill ride that should be seen by all.
95%The Magic Circle review
Visually drab and a bit too taken with its own story, but otherwise a clever and fun exercise in creative problem-solving.
78%The Magic Circle Review - KeenGamer
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