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Games like The Magus Circle

If The Magus Circle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Reflection Witch, Shardstorm and Master of Chaos: Beat or Break the Game — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Magus Circle: Magic is Art. Draw arcane sigils & combine powerful upgrades to dominate an endless Tide. Meet other mages and unlock their abilities. Discover the secrets hidden inside the Magus Mansion. Raise your familiars & enjoy some tea.

ActionIndieWindows · macOS · Linuxby By Witchlight
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Steam players who put hours into The Magus Circle also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Reflection Witch

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Magus Circle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Reflection Witch is a new rougelike spin on classic brick-breaking games. Join a witch on her journey to uncover the secrets of the arcane, fighting brick-laden baddies by drawing lines to reflect and enchant your Magic Ball with powerful spells while simultaneously blocking incoming enemy attacks.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Shardstorm

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Magus Circle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    After the Echo's fall, her shattered sins awoke once more. Shardstorm is a deep, replayable horde-survivor ARPG. Wield seven sentient Shards, battle towering Sin bosses, and break the game with infinite weapon scaling, skill trees, and legendary loot. Survive the storm. Shape your Wrath.

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Master of Chaos: Beat or Break the Game

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Magus Circle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Pulverize your enemies for underestimating this cute little wizard by counter attacks, deflecting projectiles, unleashing face-melting ultimate abilities and building insane combos boosting your power until you are strong enough to beat the boss or break the game - Either way you win.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. 幻想郷大激突 : Touhou Impact

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Magus Circle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    幻想郷大激突 : Touhou Impact is an unofficial Touhou Project fan game. Youkai have appeared—far too many of them. This is clearly an incident, but don't worry. In Gensokyo, the answer is simple: beat them all up first, then find the culprit later.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. Aschente

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Magus Circle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Aschente is an action roguelite focused on spell combinations. Cast magical chants, create the spells you imagine, and unleash spectacular firework-like bursts of destruction.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. Eisen

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Magus Circle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Eisen is a strategic action roguelite. Evolve your weapons through branching trees, combine them with artifacts to craft broken builds, and use your dash to weave through endless swarms and evade complex boss patterns.

    2026ActionIndieRPG1.19 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mumagi: Stellar Saviors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Magus Circle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Mumagi: Stellar Saviors is a challenging co-op bullet heaven where you can gather up to 4 players to take down celestial forces. Choose a magical girl, enhance your powers, and restore time and space to their natural order!

    2026ActionIndie4.79 USDSteam ↗
  8. Featherless

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Magus Circle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    You’re a duck. You’re armed. Everything wants you dead. Fair enough. Blast through hordes of enemies, discover ridiculous weapon combos, and grow stronger every run in this chaotic roguelike shooter.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Magus Circle.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Magus Circle.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Magus Circle.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Magus Circle.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Magus Circle

What games are most similar to The Magus Circle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Magus Circle are Reflection Witch, Shardstorm, Master of Chaos: Beat or Break the Game.
Who developed The Magus Circle?
The Magus Circle was developed by By Witchlight.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Magus Circle.

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