The Magic Circle
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About The Magic Circle
The Magic Circle is a first-person fantasy game about an unfinished game trapped in development hell. You play its powerless protagonist, caught in a world shaped by indecisive designers who act like gods. With help from a mysterious disembodied voice, you take the tools of game development from them and uncover a darkly comic story.
Shape the unfinished world
Rather than solving traditional puzzles with a single answer, you respond to environments left incomplete. You trap the designers’ creations, steal their behaviors and remix them to explore and master the world-in-progress.
The designers
The designers are played by James Urbaniak, Ashly Burch and Karen Dyer. The mysterious voice that helps you is played by Stephen Russell.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for The Magic Circle is $3.76 at Kinguin. That is 81% less than on Steam, where it costs $19.99. 10 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and The Magic Circle stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for The Magic Circle are: Windows XP, GeForce 7800 GT, AMD Athlon 64, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB storage. It also runs on macOS. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. The Magic Circle is a single-player game.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates The Magic Circle as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Buy The Magic Circle 81% cheaper than on Steam.
The Magic Circle is available for 81% less in shops such as Kinguin, Gameseal, or Eneba.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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