The Magic Circle

Buy92%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Question · Adventure · Jul 9, 2015

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy The Magic Circle?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 135 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
146 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is quite melancholic yet hopeful, both the story of the game and of the people involved with it from every angle.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
135 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is really excellent - you can't really do anything yourself, you have to freeze and edit enemies so that they become your allies instead of fighting you, and you can also take their abilities (down to fighting and walking) and give them to other creatures.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting is excellent and the writing does pretty well at setting the scene of a stressed out game studio.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are stunning, although somewhat simple, the music is beautiful to listen to, the characters are lovable and a joy to play and tag along, the voice acting is stellar and the story is fun to listen, watch and play
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is all superb, some of the dialogue is a little funky, but that's a reflection of the characters themselves instead of the writing, I can tell because a certain someone with purple subtitles never said anything that sounded bad, and they're the most grounded character.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story146 reviews
Gameplay135 reviews
Audio50 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
100% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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