# Games like The Magic Circle

> The closest matches to The Magic Circle: The Stanley Parable, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, The Station, Quern - Undying Thoughts, and Cradle. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Shares fourth wall breaking with The Magic Circle. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
2. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Shares fourth wall breaking and puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
3. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Shares puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
4. [Quern - Undying Thoughts](https://imho.run/games/512790/quern-undying-thoughts) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Magic Circle. 2,480 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512790/)
5. [Cradle](https://imho.run/games/361550/cradle) — A frequent pick in The Magic Circle players' libraries, and another Indie. 924 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361550/)
6. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Magic Circle. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
7. [Aporia: Beyond The Valley](https://imho.run/games/573130/aporia-beyond-the-valley) — Shares puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 273 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573130/)
8. [Kairo](https://imho.run/games/233230/kairo) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Magic Circle. 1,026 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233230/)
9. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — A frequent pick in The Magic Circle players' libraries, and another Action. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
10. [Maize](https://imho.run/games/284240/maize) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Magic Circle. 662 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284240/)
11. [Lair of the Clockwork God](https://imho.run/games/1060600/lair-of-the-clockwork-god) — Shares fourth wall breaking with The Magic Circle. 624 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1060600/)
12. [Human Resource Machine](https://imho.run/games/375820/human-resource-machine) — Also Programming and Satire, like The Magic Circle. 1,452 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375820/)
13. [Moral Dilemma: The Interview](https://imho.run/games/3364880/moral-dilemma-the-interview) — Also Satire and Walking Simulator, like The Magic Circle. 855 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3364880/)
14. [OneShot](https://imho.run/games/420530/oneshot) — Shares fourth wall breaking and puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 31,336 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420530/)
15. [The Ditty of Carmeana](https://imho.run/games/1693760/the-ditty-of-carmeana) — Also Satire, like The Magic Circle. 54 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693760/)
16. [Midnight Protocol](https://imho.run/games/1162700/midnight-protocol) — Also Programming, like The Magic Circle. 156 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162700/)
17. [Inscryption](https://imho.run/games/1092790/inscryption) — A frequent pick in The Magic Circle players' libraries, and another Strategy. 74,873 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/)
18. [The Vanishing of Ethan Carter](https://imho.run/games/258520/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) — Shares puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 4,130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/)
19. [Call of the Elder Gods](https://imho.run/games/2174380/call-of-the-elder-gods) — Shares puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 287 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2174380/)
20. [Dream](https://imho.run/games/229580/dream) — Shares puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 584 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/229580/)
21. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same atmospheric mood as The Magic Circle. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
22. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Shares puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
23. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Shares puzzle solving with The Magic Circle. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
24. [Firewatch](https://imho.run/games/383870/firewatch) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Magic Circle. 55,602 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=323380&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=323380&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=323380&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=323380
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/323380
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Magic Circle

In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 323380
- **Developer:** Question
- **Publisher:** Question
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 9, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 79
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/323380/the-magic-circle)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=323380&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323380/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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