App Detail » Circulous

Published by: Chain Reaction Games LLC

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $1.99
Current Version: 2.1
Released: August 12, 2020

What's New

RETRO TUNEZ
Circulous has new songs to bring more 80s vibes!
(Plus some bug fixes/performance improvements)

Circulous Act II: VAPORWAVE is finally here! Maxwell Hospital has contacted us with a tech support problem — the records on their decades-old computer are disappearing! Travel back in time to solve puzzles and get to the bottom of the pesky retro virus.
We are also pleased to announce that CircleOS 2 is now ready for installation onto your company-issued devices. We think you will love all the new updates, including new wallpapers and a fresh "Quick-Access" Menu accessible by tapping the device's time.

App Description

Pay once, play forever! All future chapter updates included!

Circulous is an episodic mystery narrative puzzle game. In this first-person game you take on the persona of Amanda Trouser. You have just been let go from your job. After packing your things, you wonder what you are going to do with the rest of your life. How will you afford your apartment? On the subway ride home you see an add for a job opening at Circulous…it’s almost as if the ad was put there just for you! You apply, and you end up hired!

That is only the beginning of the story. Your work at Circulous is exciting, but soon you realize there may be more to this company than you’ve ever imagined. Corporate espionage, conspiracy theories and moral dilemmas lead you through challenging puzzles that will test your wits, your allegiances, and what you think you know about…everything.

Engagement

This puzzle game pulls you in and makes it as immersive as possible. Scenes use parallax movement to make it feel like you are in Amanda’s world.
The opening scene (in which you are fired) uses story and humor to quickly place you in Amanda’s shoes.
Each scene is an animated environment that invites you to explore and notice things that may or may not be important to the story or puzzles.
The use of your phone (or iPad) is an intuitive way to keep you in the game but also make it feel as if you are truly using your device alongside the game and not just a gimmick. The OS feels like a true OS and makes the immersive nature of the game much more enjoyable.