The Magic Circle

Had a friend recommend I play this, The Magic Circle, and I was not disappointed. Was fun to explore, solve puzzles, and mix and match the creatures. The story and voice acting was phenomenal, and left me eager to learn as much as I could about the world and its characters, as well as the game within the game. I didn't get everything in my first run, but I enjoyed it enough that I do want to 100 percent it. To sum it up, the game has soul, and gave that feeling you get when a long story reaches a finally that makes you go over it all again in your mind, savoring the experience, and eager to talk about it with others.

A very meta game about games. I had a pretty good time.

A very enjoyable experience. Neat ideas and the free-form puzzle solving was very fun! The story is well-voice acted, indeed darkly comedic and maybe even oddly relatable for anyone who dipped their toes into game development. I wonder how many games never see the light of day...

The Game has a lot of meta story in it, which I normally like a lot in games like Stanley Parable or Pony Island, but here it didn't clicked with me and I found the story parts to be rather weak. Nonetheless I liked the beginning and the ideas in it regarding game development, how to change the world and so on. I also think that the artstyle is creative and it was fun to discover the world in the beginning. But I didn't enjoyed the puzzel and the "metroidvania" aspect on how to access new chapters and play the game. Also some functions were pretty confusing and the rather short introduction into the mechanics and the missing chances to test them, made it unnecessarily difficult to get into it. I will recommend it, because the idea is really good and it was interesting for a few hours, but don't set your expectation too high. [b]6/10

great game, very high originality, relatively short. highly recommend.

All hail Kevin, The BoulderMind! (in all seriousness, if you enjoy the work of daniel mullins (the hex, inscryption, pony island), you'd probably enjoy this.) (expect out-of-the-box puzzle solving and getting attached to your units (you can rename them btw).) (all said, $20 is a hefty price for how short it is...) If this catches your eye, give it a try! 8/10, brainpower required: above average.

Obsessed !!!

Just came back to check it out after ages having left it be, gathering dust in my games library, and replaying it still shows how well made it is (especially for a story about development hell lol) Sure, it doesn't take that long to play - but it's still a great way to spend a night.

Meta game at his best!

Short but excellent game. Heavily recommended.