The Magic Circle

You play the powerless protagonist of an unfinished first-person fantasy game, stuck in a world shaped by indecisive designers. With help from a mysterious voice, you take tools from the game’s creators and explore the work-in-progress from within.

Capture the designers’ creatures and alter their behaviors and parts. You can change how they act and what abilities they have, then use those combinations to tackle obstacles in different ways.

Explore unfinished environments and solve open-ended puzzles by manipulating the game’s systems. As you progress, conversations between the designers reveal more of the story behind the troubled project.

Players often praise the creature-editing mechanics and the freedom to experiment with puzzle solutions, alongside witty writing, game-development satire, and voice performances. Some find the story or dialogue uneven, and several reviews describe the experience as short; a few also mention confusing puzzles or frustrating movement and navigation.