South of the Circle

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App ID	1811040
App Type	Game
Developer	State of Play
Publisher	11 bit studios
Franchise	11 bit studios
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	28990132
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 21:39:46 UTC ()
Release Date	3 August 2022 – 11:57:50 UTC ()

😎 80.60%

1k reviews

In-Game

South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

Additional Information

Developer

State of Play

metacritic_name

South of the Circle

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/south-of-the-circle?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

11 bit studios

Store Release Date

3 August 2022 – 11:57:59 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/11bitstudios
https://www.facebook.com/11bitstudiospl
https://x.com/11bitstudios
https://www.youtube.com/11bitstudios/

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25)

Steam Release Date

3 August 2022 – 11:57:50 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

12 June 2024 – 15:54:24 UTC () (1718207664)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	100
height_pct	100

osextended

empty string

name_localized

schinese	极圈以南
tchinese	極圈以南

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, Resonance_Audio SDK, Wwise SDK, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 19 October 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 10027889

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

3 November 2021 – 14:54:10 UTC (), in changelist #13036597

Supported Languages

15 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Arabic	Yes		Yes	Yes
Dutch	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

b92046ef8374605fa800ec9cf8b31e27a91d8397

clienttga

c60c5bec5dd1f7e15bc6d0fcea60fbba2fc79037

icon

f81ec9dc692979608751c9ae7456949a5e43e020

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	f81ec9dc692979608751c9ae7456949a5e43e020.jpg
page_background_path	app/1811040
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	10 February 2025 – 10:32:36 UTC

Trailer 508420 ↴

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microtrailer ↴
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adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	24 May 2023 – 10:41:43 UTC

Trailer 480922 ↴

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microtrailer ↴
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adaptive_trailers ↴
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timestamp	24 May 2023 – 10:41:48 UTC

Trailer 484511 ↴

trailer_name	South of the Circle Available Now
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microtrailer ↴
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adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	25 May 2023 – 15:24:52 UTC

Trailer 453677 ↴

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adaptive_trailers ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	24 May 2023 – 10:41:52 UTC

Steam charts

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1 players right now
2 24-hour peak
123 all-time peak 3 August 2022

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Store data

Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
0 24-hour peak
2,665 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~43.9 k by VG Insights
~50.9 k by Gamalytic
~211.8 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😎 Very Positive
80.60% SteamDB Rating
1,237 84.4% positive reviews
228 15.6% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
3 August 2022	Steam Release	-
4 November 2022	⇄ Humble Bundle: The Complete 11 bit Collection	-
6 September 2024	⇄ Fanatical: War Child Charity Bundle	-
3 December 2024	⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play on the Go Bundle (BundleFestive Edition)	-
16 October 2025	⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Story Rich Bundle	-

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South of the Circle had an all-time peak of 123 concurrent players on 3 August 2022.

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South of the Circle

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Hardware Categories

Assets

Trailer 508420 ↴

Trailer 480922 ↴

Trailer 484511 ↴

Trailer 453677 ↴

Steam charts

Store data

Twitch stats

Owner estimations

Monthly players breakdown

Steam hub followers history

User reviews history

Markers