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Journey of the Broken Circle (2020) is a rolling and jumping game about looking for a life partner. You play as a simple circle with a piece missing. As you progress by making jumps and solving puzzles, you meet partners who slot in specific abilities and offer different personalities to journey with. It's a game about being incomplete and falling in love.

The game uses the interactions and characters you meet to evoke the emotions of loneliness and desire for companionship. The result is a surprisingly deep story where you soon start rooting for your faceless circular character.

The simple visuals and quality of the writing make this more than a novelty. It's a game that examines angst, anxiety and impermanence. It's intelligent use of minimal colour creates calming and beautiful spaces to explore.

Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Journey of the Broken Circle 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 8 weeks ago.
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Play StylePlay Style

This is a Narrative and Traversal game with Platform and Puzzle elements. This is a single-player game.

DurationDuration

Play Time: This game will take between 4 hours and 5 hours to complete.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

This game has been rated PEGI 3.

Skill Level

7+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Really young players can still enjoy the game provided they have good reactions and a willingness to persevere. The philosophical part of the game is communicated via the text you read and may go over the head of the youngest players, but they can still enjoy the platform challenge.

CostsCosts

Journey of the Broken Circle usually costs £5.68 to £7.20.
 

Journey of the Broken Circle

XBox Store Xbox One £5.68
XBox Store Xbox One £6.69
PlayStation Store PS4 £6.49
Switch Store Switch £7.20
Steam Store PC -
App Store Mac -
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 18/09/2020

Out Now: Mac, PC, Switch and iOS

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative, Traversal (Platform and Puzzle)

Accessibility: 16 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Developer: Nakana Games (@NakanaGames)


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