Choose 🔴 Circles
Choose 🔴 Circles if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 🔴 Circles launched in 2017.
🔴 Circles vs The Entity Code
🔴 Circles and The Entity Code both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. 🔴 Circles (2017) is 5 years older than The Entity Code (2022). 🔴 Circles is free; The Entity Code is paid (2.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Entity Code
Choose The Entity Code if it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Entity Code launched in 2022.
Both 🔴 Circles and The Entity Code sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 🔴 Circles |  The Entity Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Casual | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.7% positive (118 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Jeroen Wimmers | Carlos Arroyo |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- 🔴 Circles (2017) is 5 years older than The Entity Code (2022).
- 🔴 Circles is free; The Entity Code is paid (2.99 USD).
🔴 Circles vs The Entity Code — FAQ
- Should I play 🔴 Circles or The Entity Code first?
- If you want chronology, 🔴 Circles (2017) came out before The Entity Code (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are 🔴 Circles and The Entity Code similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is 🔴 Circles free?
- Yes — 🔴 Circles is a free-to-play Steam title. The Entity Code is paid (2.99 USD).