The Magic Circle

by Question

2015

SimulatorStrategyAdventureIndie

Excellent

PCPS4Xbox OnemacOSLinux

SimulatorStrategyAdventureIndie

Excellent

About

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.

Publisher: Question
Engine: Unity
Modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Science fiction, Comedy, Sandbox
Perspective: First person

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