The Magic Circle

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?

The Magic Circle is a adventure, puzzle and indie game developed and published by Question.
Released on July 09th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain and Russian.

It has received 1,456 reviews of which 1,344 were positive and 112 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 6.29€ on Steam and has a 70% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Magic Circle into these genres:

Adventure Puzzle Indie Story Rich Simulation First-Person Action Satire Strategy Comedy Singleplayer Programming Walking Simulator Exploration

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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 XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better that supports Shader Model 3 and has at least 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 2 GB available space
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound
Additional Notes: NOTICE: Intel HD 4000 chipset is not supported

MacOS

OS: OS X v10.7 Lion or higher
Processor: 1.80GHz Processor
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVidia Geforce 640M
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: NOTICE: Intel HD 4000 chipset is not supported

Linux

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better that supports Shader Model 3 and has at least 256 MB of VRAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
Additional Notes: Some users have reported issues with Intel HD 4000 series cards. Also, users using open source graphics drivers such as Mesa have had problems. We recommend installing the manufacturers drivers for the most robust compatibility.

Reviews

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

Oct. 2024

I really can't stress enough how awesome and unique this game is.

Aug. 2024

Surprisingly enjoyable meta game with unusual pets you can enhance 😊 I’ve been looking for an experience similar to Stanley Parable. It’s not it (similar only in the meta theme of game satire), but it’s still good. 4-9 hours of pretty good content If you enjoy the presentation style with a really cool surprise at the end.

July 2024

This is some of the most fun I've had with a singleplayer game in years. The writing is hilarious, and the open-ended sandbox mechanics are a ton of fun to play with. Seeing the drop-off of 50% of players between the first and second achievements is very disappointing. This game is awesome! I had no expectations going in - I had seen the game mentioned in a Youtube video essay, wishlisted it, and later picked it up on sale, and decided to play it with some friends in VC on Discord. I was not prepared for how wild this game would be. If you like games with lots of player freedom, give this a try. There are so many different ways you can do things. The meta-narrative is also pretty interesting. It has a lot to say about how game development works. All in all, 10/10 game. Absolutely would recommend.

April 2024

The Magic Circle is such an underrated game, it's crazy that no one really talked about it back then. Without spoiling too much about it, this is a game, which is in a game, which is telling a story about the game which is in a game. Not making much sense, but that's really it. It's an interesting premise which could be confusing for some people, but for those who go with the flow and like to explore the ideas behind it, you can have your fun with it. It's mostly a walking simulator with additional puzzle elements which doesn't sound too exciting, but I never saw this kind of "elements" in any kind of game, smart and original. The story is also interesting to see, however I'm unsure about a few details, but still okay. Soundtrack is a bit repetitive, but nothing too serious. Controls are straightforward and easy. The message of the game is also quite cool and interesting. Now the game has some comedy in it, which is nothing too major, but I don't think that's the cornerstone of the game, it can be misleading in my opinion. Also, as I said before it can be confusing and also if you are not a fan of exploring, you won't like this game. You have to sometimes think out of the box and the solution might not be straightforward also. However these issues were not that big of a deal for me and I enjoyed my time with it. This was especially good and I can definitely recommend it to anyone playing it. 16.8€ is a bit much for it, but 12 - 13,5 € is worth it, even though it's not a long game to play through. I'm amazed!

Jan. 2024

A writer and a designer are at each other's throats about how to create this game. Meanwhile, a forgotten program tasks YOU with breaking it while they argue. But the end result is truly magical. I HIGHLY recommend this game! I couldn't be more enthusiastic about that. The mechanics are unique, mix and matching makes each creature look different. And flying railgun hive mind rocks are the strongest combo >:3c HAVE FUN!!

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