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The Magic Circle

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App ID 323380
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Question
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28971903
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 02:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 9 July 2015 – 15:29:47 UTC ()
😎 87.71%
1k reviews
2
In-Game

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?

Additional Information

Developer Question
gamedir empty string
metacritic_name The Magic Circle
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 79
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-magic-circle?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Question
eulas
0 ↴
id323380_eula_0
nameThe Magic Circle EULA
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/323380_eula_0
Store Release Date 9 July 2015 – 15:30:13 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/questiongames/
https://www.twitch.tv/question_games
https://x.com/question_games
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 9 July 2015 – 15:29:47 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 November 2019 – 20:01:36 UTC () (1572638496)
library_assets
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library_heroen
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logo_position ↴
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height_pct86.32153882688198
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Photon SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 23 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1320925
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-5
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 11 September 2014 – 16:54:00 UTC (), in changelist #675758
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

6 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
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🧩 Puzzle 🌱 Indie 📚 Story Rich 🖥️ Simulation 🙌 First-Person 💥 Action 🎭 Satire 💡 Strategy 🤡 Comedy 👤 Singleplayer 💻 Programming 🚶 Walking Simulator 🗺 Exploration

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp1 November 2019 – 20:07:38 UTC
Trailers
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