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South of the Circle

South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

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Release Date:

Aug 3, 2022

Developer:

State of Play

Publisher:

11 bit studios

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Title: South of the Circle
Genre: Adventure

Developer: State of Play

Publisher: 11 bit studios

Franchise: 11 bit studios

Release Date: Aug 3, 2022

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Reviews

“You’ll feel fear, hope, sadness, consternation, and anger as well as that warm fuzziness you get from watching two people fall in love.”
90/100 – God is a Geek

“It's these human moments, powered by the superb performances, that make South of the Circle as moving and successful as it is.”
Eurogamer

“If you’re looking for a stellar story experience, South of the Circle has it in spades.”
80/100 – Shacknews

South of the Circle Deluxe Edition

South of the Circle Deluxe Edition contains an additional set of digital goods including the complete game soundtrack, Eighty Two Nineteen - South of the Circle e-book written by the game’s director, and Circles EP created in collaboration with the Frostpunk OST composer.

This package includes:

South of the Circle
South of the Circle Soundtrack
South of the Circle: E-book - Eighty Two Nineteen
Circles EP: South of the Circle x Frostpunk

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.

System 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: 3 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10
Processor: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce 960, Radeon RX 570 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 3 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

© 2022 11 bit studios S.A. and State of Play Games Ltd. South of the Circle, the South of the Circle logo, the 11 bit studios logo and the State of Play Games Ltd. logo are trademarks of 11 bit studios S.A. and/or State of Play Games Ltd. All rights reserved.

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