The Magic Circle

92% Very Positive

1,356 Positive

112 Negative

1,468 Total Reviews

In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?

$19.99

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Genres:

Action Adventure Indie Simulation Strategy

Developer: Question

Publisher: Question

Release Date: July 9, 2015 (10 years ago)

Game Details

Achievements

Average Playtime

0.6 hours

Estimated Owners

100000 - 200000

Peak Concurrent Users

Recommendations

1,050

Metacritic Score

79/100 View

DLC Count

1 DLC

Median Playtime

0.6 hours

⚠️ Content Warning:

There is just a smattering of foul language throughout the game. There is one audio log where a character thinks that an invitation to a party might have sexual overtones, but that is quickly revealed to not be the case.

🌐 Official Website: www.magiccirclegame.com

🛠️ Support: Support Page

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About This Game

You are the protagonist of an unfinished 1st person fantasy game, trapped in development hell. The designers (played by James Urbaniak , Ashly Burch , and Karen Dyer ) are god-like, but so indecisive that they've given you no powers whatsoever. With the help of a mysterious disembodied voice ( Stephen Russell ) you must seize the tools of game development from these unworthy 'gods', uncovering more of the darkly comic story as you go. Rather than traditional puzzles with a single solution, the incomplete state of each environment is a question that you answer in your own way. Trap the designers' creations, steal their behaviors, and re-mix them to explore and master this world-in-progress. Can you out-think the game gods? Can you ship The Magic Circle from inside it? Warning: Some strong language and references to adult subject matter.

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