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Subsurface Circular

Developer: Bithell Games

Publisher: Ant Workshop

Adventure
Puzzle
Budget
  • Price: $5.99
  • Release Date: Mar 1, 2018
  • Number of Players: 1
  • Last on Sale: Mar 25, 2024 [$2.99]
  • Lowest Historic Price: $2.99
  • ESRB Rating: E10+ [Everyone 10+]
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Reviews:
  • Did I mention that all of the characters, including yourself, are robots? While, for the most part, the dialogue and motivations of all characters involved have familiarly human elements this does set the stage for some of the inventive puzzles and “moral” dilemmas in the game. Since you only can act through dialogue the solutions to some of your problems take unexpected turns and require some experimentation in some cases. This was interesting and the good news is that most puzzles can be solved if you simply stick it out and work through your dialogue options with all available robots that are around. In terms of flaws, aside from the length and format there’s not very much you can fault overall. It’s possible that some elements of some of the puzzles could be a bit more clear, in particular a logic puzzle has some question variants that could leave room for interpretation or confusion, but with some trial and error you can work out the answer. One benefit the game has is that its core elements are relatively limited so there’s actually pretty minimal room for issues to creep in. The time I spent working through the story of Subsurface Circular feels well-spent. I’d say it is just about the right length, neither being frustratingly short or passing a point where it felt like a chore to see through to the end. The story, its eventual choices at its conclusion, and the characters you talk to along the way were all well fleshed out and refreshingly different. If you don’t mind doing some reading while you play it is worth checking out.


    Justin Nation, Score:
    Nindie Choice! [8.0]
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