Subsurface Circular

When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

Subsurface Circular is a visual novel, investigation and detective game developed and published by Bithell Games.
Released on August 17th 2017 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 1,860 reviews of which 1,757 were positive and 103 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 1.19€ on Steam and has a 80% discount.

The Steam community has classified Subsurface Circular into these genres:

Visual Novel Investigation Detective Choices Matter Text-Based Conversation Mystery Robots Sci-fi Story Rich Noir Adventure Casual Point & Click Cinematic Cyberpunk Futuristic Philosophical Indie 3D

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: 2.5 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Dedicated 2048 MB+
Storage: 1 GB available space

MacOS

OS: MacOS Sierra+
Processor: 2.5 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Dedicated 2048 MB+
Storage: 1 GB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Nov. 2024

This is a short, yet sharply written mystery that amazingly plays out all in a single train ride! While Subsurface Circular is essentially a text based adventure, the presentation of the game - from the smooth music and sound design to overall aesthetics and look of the world around you - it does so much to elevate what is a really great and short experience. I would really, really love to see another experience set in this world - even though this was a short experience, the writing managed to establish an intriguing world of Teks and Humans trying to coexist. 11/10, would look out for the next of Bithell Games' work.

Nov. 2024

It's a fantastic narrative game where you play as a robot detective solving a mystery in a futuristic subway system. As someone who loves futuristic games, this one really hit the mark. The whole game revolves around talking to other robots and piecing together clues from their conversations. The writing is sharp, and the world-building is surprisingly deep for such a short game. It touches on cool topics like AI, free will, and what it means to be “alive” in a way that’s both fresh and thought-provoking. If you’re into story-driven games with a solid mystery and some philosophical depth, definitely give this one a go.

Sept. 2024

oh, this game is brilliant! super interesting. to be real, i sort of just saw the cover and i think someone recommended it to me(?) and i bought it thinking it was a gay robot game (the cover art looked a little gay, my bad), so i was a little surprised when it turned out to be a detective story, but i was pleasantly surprised! played it all in one sitting because i was very enraptured. i love the interactions in this game, the mechanics of switching back and forth between different characters' dialogue to progress is a really fun and engaging one. i appreciate that with some of the tougher puzzles it gives you options that help you out, because it would have reduced some of my enjoyment of the game if i got stuck on them lol

Aug. 2024

Always appreciate a well-crafted short game. From a story perspective, don't go into the game expecting a crazy 'every choice will affect how the game progresses' with a bunch of branching paths sort of thing. But it is very well written for what it is, and was really quite thought-provoking for me by the end.

Feb. 2024

Loved that game! It's good to see some good story driven narrative like that, set in a not so distant future. Short but worth!

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Steam data	17 November 2024 23:18
SteamSpy data	23 December 2024 16:50
Steam price	23 December 2024 20:40
Steam reviews	22 December 2024 12:01

-80% 5.99€ 1.19€

9.0

1,757

103

Online players

Developer

Bithell Games

Publisher

Bithell Games

Release 17 Aug 2017

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