South of the Circle

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South of the Circle is an emotional narrative experience with a deep multi-layered cinematic story.
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About South of the Circle

About this game

South of the Circle is an emotional narrative experience with a deep multi-layered cinematic story. The main plot asks questions about the consequences of paths taken in life and how they have influenced our career and true love through the lens of the past and the future. You play Peter, a Cambridge academic who crashlands in Cold War Antarctica. As he searches for help, his past unwinds before him, revealing how the pressures of power and his own aspirations have led him into this crisis he must somehow escape. A love story between him and fellow academic Clara develops, and Peter learns the weight of all the things he has promised. Like memories from childhood, some promises stay with us forever.

MASTERFULLY EXECUTED CINEMATIC FEEL

Created by BAFTA winners State of Play, the game’s beautiful aesthetic and nuanced writing underlines its sweeping cinematic scope, further enhanced by actors drawn from “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Gwilym Lee), “The Woman in White” (Olivia Vinall), “The Crown” (Richard Goulding), “Game of Thrones” (Anton Lesser), “Chernobyl” (Adrian Rawlins) and “Downton Abbey” (Michael Fox).

FEATURES

  • Compelling and immersive narrative with a unique sense of time and place.
  • Nuanced emotional choices.
  • Fully motion-captured performances to achieve emotional realism.
  • Rich, authentic setting of the historical Cold War era.
  • Environmental storytelling woven through the narrative
  • Distinguished and consistent art style. 
  • Crafted by State of Play Games, developers of BAFTA-winning Lumino City, BAFTA-nominated KAMI 2 and Apple Design Award Winner INKS, for audiences that seek emotional and heart-wrenching moments with a game.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
August 03, 2022
Developer:
State of Play
Publisher:
11 bit studios
Supported Languages:
English
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Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7
  • Processor: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 10
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Critic Reviews

76

God is a Geek

90 / 100
"South of the Circle is a great narrative experience, with a lovely visual style that delivers a heartfelt story in an impactful way."

Gamersky

83 / 100
"South of the Circle uses a unique narrative style and a very artistic way to tell a story about the Cold War that is good for us to savor."

Multiplayer.it

80 / 100
"South of the Circle is as good a game today as it was years ago. The PC version improves the graphics slightly and is perfectly playable even without the use of the touch...
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South of the Circle User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 3 ratings
67% of users would recommend this.
4.0

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Not Recommended

Phantom
Verified purchase
This game overstayed it`s welcome... There were at least 2 moments where i thought it would end, only for the game to decide that it was not done after all. There are two story arks that more or less transition into each other but really have no real connection other than the main character. One is the story of Peter and Clara, who work together to write Peter`s paper for the university, the other is about Peter and Floyd, who crashed in Antarctica on a research trip. The gameplay is minimalistic, you are presented differnt dots on the screen that emotionally color your decision, issue is that their "meaning" is only displayed the first 2 or 3 times it comes up, then you have to remember what it supposedly does. I played the game in one sitting but wasn't able to remember all different options. Not that they lead to overly different results but still, annoying. I also didn't understand the ending of the Peter&Clara story, it is very ambiguous, very confusing. There are different political issues strewn into the story (emancipation, sexism, cold war, Soviets, spies, ....). The Peter&Floyd story ends on a very nice note but the game in generally left me feeling very meh. There are nice moments but overall it didn't make much of an impact.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, South of the Circle is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that South of the Circle is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7
  • Processor: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
67% of critics on Metacritic recommend South of the Circle. The Metascore is 76 out of 100.
South of the Circle was released on August 03, 2022
South of the Circle is published by 11 bit studios
South of the Circle was developed by State of Play
Fanatical users tagged South of the Circle as Story Rich, Point & Click, Adventure, and Interactive Fiction
Fanatical users tagged South of the Circle as Cinematic, Atmospheric, Cold War, and Romance
Yes. Fanatical users tagged South of the Circle as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged South of the Circle as Story Rich
Yes, Fanatical users tagged South of the Circle as Point & Click
Yes, Fanatical users tagged South of the Circle as Adventure

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