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Subsurface Circular
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
All Reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (1,427) - 95% of the 1,427 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Aug 17, 2017
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Bithell Games

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Features
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔
Includes 13 Steam Achievements
83
metacritic
Awards
WRITERS’ GUILD AWARDS 2018 NOMINATION

Best Writing in a Video Game

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“Subsurface Circular extracts maximum entertainment from limited resources through the admirable trick of great writing, excellent pacing, sparkling dialogue and bang-on story beats.”
9/10 –

“There are plenty of twists and turns to the point that you can never quite grasp the whole story until it’s closing out.”
4/5 –

“With a cast of well-realised characters, and a story that captivates from start-to-finish, Subsurface Circular's robot mystery will have your attention from the moment the train leaves the station.”
8/10 –

About This Game

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A detective stationed on the Subsurface Circular investigates a series of disappearances among the city’s robotic working class. Collect words and phrases, then use them in dialogue puzzles to uncover the world's secrets and determine its future.

Inspired by classic adventure games and modern dialogue systems, Bithell Games has created a single session story which respects your time and your intelligence.

Key Features



  • A mature, polished, one-sitting game.
  • Developed by the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume.
  • A graphical twist on the classic text-based adventure.
  • Uses 'Focus Points', a unique vocabulary-based inventory system.
  • Original soundtrack by Dan Le Sac.

  • Comprehensive art gallery featuring the detailed work that went into this world.

  • Unlockable ‘BithellBot’, our interactive take on a developer’s commentary.

FAQs



If this game is ‘short’, what’s to stop me getting a refund when I’m done?

You’re browsing Steam, which means you understand the work that goes into games, and are in principle up for paying for ones that entertain you. We hope that after a bit of time with Subsurface Circular, you’ll feel good about the price you paid.

Do I need to have played other Bithell games to enjoy this one?

No. Subsurface Circular tells its own self contained story.

Why is the game only available in English?

As you can imagine, a text adventure game contains a terrifying amount of text, but more importantly, throughout the game we use the particular quirks of word ordering and double meaning in English to support the combination and recombination of threads. Put simply, other languages are going to be more than a straight translation: They’re going to need rewrites and changed design. Not impossible, but more than we could get done this time around. If the game proves successful, we’d like to revisit this.

System Requirements

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macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7
    • Processor: 2.5 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Dedicated 2048 MB+
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: MacOS Sierra+
    • Processor: 2.5 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Dedicated 2048 MB+
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
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