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Subsurface Circular

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App ID 676820
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Bithell Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28976832
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 08:47:38 UTC ()
Release Date 17 August 2017 – 16:56:06 UTC ()
😎 89.92%
1k reviews
0
In-Game
📚 Visual Novel 🔍 Investigation 🕵️ Detective 🧞 Choices Matter 📝 Text-Based

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.

Additional Information

Developer Bithell Games
metacritic_name Subsurface Circular
metacritic_score 83
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/subsurface-circular?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
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ReleaseState released
Publisher Bithell Games
Store Release Date 17 August 2017 – 16:56:39 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 17 August 2017 – 16:56:06 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 July 2019 – 12:05:56 UTC () (1561982756)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 21 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2052561
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First seen on SteamDB 9 July 2017 – 20:34:38 UTC (), in changelist #3170818

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

📚 Visual Novel 🔍 Investigation 🕵️ Detective 🧞 Choices Matter 📝 Text-Based 🗣️ Conversation 🤫 Mystery 🤖 Robots 🚀 Sci-fi 📚 Story Rich 🕵️ Noir 🗺️ Adventure 😌 Casual 🔎 Point & Click 🔋 Cyberpunk 🍿 Cinematic 🌆 Futuristic 🧙‍♂ Philosophical 🌱 Indie 🧊 3D

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Commentary available Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp30 September 2025 – 11:03:41 UTC

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timestamp 17 August 2017 – 16:57:33 UTC

Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 193 all-time peak 19 August 2017
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  • 1,437 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.92% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,804 94.5% positive reviews
  • 105 5.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
17 August 2017 Steam Release -
2 October 2018 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Overwhelmingly Positive Bundle 2 -

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Subsurface Circular had an all-time peak of 193 concurrent players on 19 August 2017.

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