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2015 PCPlayStationXbox 19.50 € 👍 92 % Very positive, 1,476 reviews on Steam

A satirical first-person puzzle game set inside an unfinished game stuck in development hell. You hack and rewrite creatures and rules to seize the dev tools from indecisive designers. Sharply voiced and full of jabs at the games industry.

What defines The Magic Circle:

  • Lots of humour
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for The Magic Circle are Discworld Noir, A Vampyre Story and Simon the Sorcerer. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Magic Circle special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Discworld Noir

89 %

1999 PCPlayStation

  • Lots of humour
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

A film-noir detective adventure set in Terry Pratchett's Discworld, where you play the cynical private eye Lewton, gathering clues across Ankh-Morpork and untangling a twisty case with dry wit.

A Vampyre Story

Lots of humour

A humorous point-and-click adventure by Bill Tiller in which Mona, an opera singer turned vampire, tries to escape a gloomy castle and get back to Paris. Quirky characters, witty dialogue and classic inventory puzzles take center stage.

Simon the Sorcerer

Lots of humour

A classic point-and-click adventure where a sarcastic teenager is pulled into a fairy-tale world and solves inventory puzzles. Its cheeky humor and parodies of fantasy classics and fairy tales are the main draw.

Anna's Quest

Puzzles and brain teasers

A hand-drawn point-and-click adventure in which telekinetic Anna solves tricky puzzles in a fairy-tale world with a dark, macabre streak. The contrast between cute visuals and grim black humor is its charm.

The Legend of Kyrandia 2: The Hand of Fate

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click adventure in which you play a young mystic travelling through a crumbling, quirky fairy-tale land, brewing potions and casting spells. Its appeal lies in creative inventory puzzles and a whimsical fantasy world.

Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!

Lots of humour

As the cowardly wizard Rincewind, you solve quirky puzzles in a classic point-and-click adventure through Terry Pratchett's Discworld, trying to get Death back to work. Its jokes, voice cast and absurd puzzle logic define the experience.

Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins

Puzzles and brain teasers

A 3D action-adventure in the Zelda mold: as swordsman Flint you solve tricky puzzles, explore dungeons and make your way through a quirky story full of odd characters and minigames.

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