The Magic Circle

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Release

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Critic score

84/100

Platform families

Editorial overview

Inside The Magic Circle

What it is

You are the protagonist of an unfinished 1st person fantasy game, trapped in development hell. The designers (played by James Urbaniak, Ashly Burch, and Karen Dyer) are god-like, but so indecisive that they've given you no powers whatsoever. With the help of a mysterious disembodied voice (Stephen Russell) you must seize the tools of game development from these unworthy 'gods', uncovering more of the darkly comic story as you go.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

First person

Themes

Action · Science fiction · Comedy

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Question
Developer · Publisher

Built with

Unity

Platforms

PlayStation 4
Gen 8
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
Xbox One
Gen 8

Release history

Jun 04, 2015Linux
Jun 04, 2015Mac
Jun 04, 2015PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 26, 2016PlayStation 4
Jun 29, 2016Xbox One

Themes & modes

ActionScience fictionComedySandboxSingle player

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • 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

Recommended

Recommended: • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better • DirectX: Version 9.0c • Storage: 2 GB available space • Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound

macOS

Minimum

Minimum: • 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

Recommended

Recommended: • OS: OS X v10.7 Lion or higher • Processor: 1.80GHz Processor • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5870 / NVidia Geforce GTX 775M • Storage: 2 GB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum: • 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.

Recommended

Recommended: • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better • Memory: 4 GB RAM • Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better • Storage: 2 GB available space

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