Circles is an indie developed by Jeroen Wimmers, released 17 February 2017 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.
What Circles is
Circles is an indie game developed by Jeroen Wimmers and released in 2017. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Adobe AIR.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Circles is a unique, intuitive puzzle game where everything responds to your mouse. It presents itself without any text and asks you to experiment. By simply moving the cursor, you’ll uncover the underlying rules of each circle. According to the movements you make, they grow, shrink or move around the screen. Experiment and find your way to the end point to complete each level.
How it plays
It is played from a auditory perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 8 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Circles holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored about average for its year.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz or faster processor, 1024 MB RAM and Shader Model 2.0. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Circles launched on 17 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and Hollow Knight. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight.
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