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South of the Circle

State of Play · 11 bit studios · 2022-08-03

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 03, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Oct 30, 2020 (iOS), Oct 30, 2020 (Mac), Aug 03, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 03, 2022 (Xbox One), Aug 03, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

South of the Circle is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2022, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (85% of 1736 reviews).

4
playing now
85%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (23 ratings)
4.16★
PlayStation Store rating (225 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

South of the Circle is an adventure video game developed by State of Play Games. The game follows Peter, a British climate scientist who is stranded in Antarctica during the Cold War. The game was first released for Apple Arcade in October 2020. 11 Bit Studios released the game for Windows and consoles in August 2022. Anton Lesser, Adrian Rawlins, Olivia Vinall, Gwilym Lee, Richard Goulding, and Michael Fox provided voice and motion capture for the game's cast. South of the Circle received generally positive reviews upon release.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 157 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity up 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 35k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,736 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$3.20-75%
Microsoft Store$12.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.01 at GameBillet (2026-08-06) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 129 of 190 observed days · $9.98 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
21621620222026Week of 2022-08-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
192Aug 2022Aug 2026Aug 2022 — avg 19 · peak 98Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2023 — avg 12 · peak 43Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 20May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 16Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 21Jul 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 15Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 11Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$2.992022-08-012026-10-142022-08-01 — best price $12.992022-10-17 — best price $9.092022-12-03 — best price $12.992023-01-20 — best price $7.272023-03-01 — best price $9.092023-04-22 — best price $12.992023-06-11 — best price $7.792023-07-21 — best price $6.232023-08-28 — best price $7.792023-10-11 — best price $12.992023-11-25 — best price $6.792024-01-04 — best price $12.992024-02-08 — best price $5.972024-03-19 — best price $12.992024-04-24 — best price $7.792024-06-01 — best price $12.342024-07-22 — best price $6.492024-08-30 — best price $11.172024-10-15 — best price $6.492024-11-24 — best price $6.432025-01-07 — best price $6.502025-02-16 — best price $12.992025-04-03 — best price $12.992025-05-23 — best price $3.952025-07-10 — best price $5.842025-08-14 — best price $5.192025-09-07 — best price $12.992025-10-18 — best price $5.202025-11-23 — best price $5.202026-01-07 — best price $12.992026-02-04 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $3.552026-04-23 — best price $12.992026-05-28 — best price $12.992026-06-30 — best price $4.002026-08-07 — best price $3.012026-09-13 — best price $3.052026-10-14 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5132026-05-28 — 51 pageviews2026-06-01 — 25 pageviews2026-06-05 — 13 pageviews2026-06-09 — 17 pageviews2026-06-13 — 23 pageviews2026-06-17 — 22 pageviews2026-06-21 — 16 pageviews2026-06-25 — 15 pageviews2026-06-29 — 13 pageviews2026-07-03 — 18 pageviews2026-07-07 — 15 pageviews2026-07-11 — 18 pageviews2026-07-15 — 16 pageviews2026-07-19 — 13 pageviews2026-07-23 — 12 pageviews2026-07-27 — 12 pageviews2026-07-31 — 15 pageviews2026-08-04 — 22 pageviews2026-08-08 — 18 pageviews2026-08-12 — 10 pageviews2026-08-16 — 25 pageviews2026-08-20 — 12 pageviews2026-08-24 — 12 pageviews2026-08-28 — 23 pageviews2026-09-01 — 16 pageviews2026-09-05 — 15 pageviews2026-09-09 — 14 pageviews2026-09-13 — 25 pageviews2026-09-17 — 15 pageviews2026-09-21 — 17 pageviews2026-09-25 — 11 pageviews2026-09-29 — 15 pageviews2026-10-03 — 12 pageviews2026-10-07 — 9 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
76.4%
earned "Onto The Ice"
37.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing3 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2022-07-14, latest 2022-08-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)74238%10
PS5 (PlayStation)36860%10
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)24063%10
PS4 (PlayStation)8273%10
PS4 (PlayStation)2677%10
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DramaLinearRomanceCold WarStylizedAdventureCinematicEmotionalNarrationMinimalist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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