South of the Circle

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  • Summary: Antarctica, 1964.

    A crashed aircraft, tail to the sky. Cambridge academic Peter stumbles from the wreckage in search of help, fighting the cold. As his attempts to escape the ice grow more desperate, the lines between his past and present begin to blur. A love story between colleagues    Antarctica, 1964.

    A crashed aircraft, tail to the sky.

    Cambridge academic Peter stumbles from the wreckage in search of help, fighting the cold. As his attempts to escape the ice grow more desperate, the lines between his past and present begin to blur.

    A love story between colleagues Peter and Clara, set against the backdrop of the Cold War, South of the Circle is a narrative adventure game about memory, survival, and the consequences of not dealing with the past.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Xbox Tavern
    Jul 29, 2022
    85
    South of the Circle is an enjoyable experience. If you are looking for something where you can chill out and let the story do most of the work, then this is for you. You will grow to love Peter and Clara and I thoroughly enjoyed my playthrough.
  2. Gamers' Temple
    Oct 4, 2022
    84
    South of the Circle tells a compelling story, and the minimalistic animated art style and excellent voice-acting make it an absorbing experience. It’s easy to recommend to anyone interested in experiencing a story with themes not usually touched on in games, but if you want a lot of gaming in your games you’ll probably want to pass on this one.
  3. SECTOR.sk
    Aug 1, 2022
    80
    South of the Circle is an emotionally driven interactive drama about love, passion, ambitions and survival. All of that very well executed with the backdrop of Cold War getting hot on frozen Antarctica.
  4. Movies Games and Tech
    Aug 22, 2022
    80
    South of the Circle is a fantastic story-rich game. Its core mechanics are touching, emotive, and laced with replay value. You'll admire the developers eye for detail and the wonderfully melancholy plot that unfolds.
  5. Generación Xbox
    Aug 10, 2022
    78
    South of the Circle is a narrative adventure that gives us the chance to reflect on what we are willing to do for the love of our lives.
  6. MondoXbox
    Jul 30, 2022
    75
    South of the Circle is a fascinating and engaging adventure that will succeed in captivating lovers of narrative and emotionally charged experiences, as long as it's seen as "just" an interactive movie whose path cannot be altered, but in which we can alter the emotional nuances and small details. This and the excellent art compartment definitely make it recommendable for those looking for a good story to experience and relax in front of the screen.
  7. GamersRD
    Aug 7, 2022
    70
    South of the Circle is a low player interaction visual experience. In the game we make decisions based on the icons that represent moods. It has a very well woven plot between two different times.

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  3. Negative: 2 out of 2
  1. Acedia23x
    Sep 16, 2022
    3
    he game has a nice art style and a good artistic presentation The voice acting is good as well. Unfortunately the gameplay is almosthe game has a nice art style and a good artistic presentation The voice acting is good as well. Unfortunately the gameplay is almost non-existent, in some instances the game plays itself. The story is well presented but filled with a ton of 1960s cliches. And the game is not subtle about it either. It reemphasizes the same points all over again, without providing a balanced view on certain cultural aspects of that era. This is unfortunate because the game has a good start, but looses it with its plot fast. I sadly cannot recommend… Expand
  2. marcinek74
    Aug 5, 2022
    0
    The story ok, to forget about next day. Not the game I want to spend to much time playing it .
    Graphics style is tiring.
    Maybe is hard to    The story ok, to forget about next day. Not the game I want to spend to much time playing it .
    Graphics style is tiring.
    Maybe is hard to enjoy it when most EU languages are NOT supported.
    It also does not support Ukrainian, but it does the language of bandit, terrorist Russia.
    That's a bit off-putting.    … Expand

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