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28 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 50

Peak in the last 7 days: 68

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Game description

Magic is Art. The Magus Circle is a vampire-survivors, rogue-lite game where you draw to cast spells! Meet other mages and unlock their abilities. Discover the secrets hidden inside the Circle. Draw the sigil, protect the circle, save the cosmos.

Basic info

DeveloperBy Witchlight
PublisherBy Witchlight
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 24, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
Processorx86, x64 architecture
Memory4 GB
GraphicsDX10, DX11, DX12 capable
Storage500 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 267 reviews from the past 1 year

84.4/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

Drawing sigils to cast spells makes The Magus Circle really fun for 98 reviewers, though quest bugs and stutter hurt; it scores 84.4.

👍 Strengths

98 reviews find it really fun, and the most upvoted notes developers who show care for players, with wrist exercises and alternative input options. 39 find the art style unique and pretty, and Visuals & Sound ranks 353rd of 1249. 34 praise the depth of the sigil mechanic. Others enjoy lively music and say drawing to cast makes play feel active. Gameplay ranks 366th of 1396, and Story & World ranks 545th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 44% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1242nd of 1399. 47 reviews report quest bugs, the most upvoted describing friends locked out of progress. 38 report stutter that ruins sigil drawing mid fight, and 17 find the drawing controls finicky and inconsistent. Others mention slow mechanical progression and hard to follow English, and a few find play identical from the first hour to the thirtieth. Content Volume ranks 540th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“really fun and devs show care for player wellbeing with wrist exercises and alternative input options” · 98 reviews
“multiple friends locked out of progression due to quest bugs” · 47 reviews
“art style is unique and pretty” · 39 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.47 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “sigil mechanic is cool and interesting” · 34 reviews
Negative “no strategy required, spell balance is horrible with overpowered and worthless options” · 4 reviews

Progression 11% · Difficulty 10% · Onboarding 11% · Freedom 2% · Controls & feel 27%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Characters +2.82 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are
Positive “characters incredibly charming and entertaining with amazing voice acting” · 8 reviews
Negative “first character too irritating, annoying dialog box” · 1 review

Story 16% · World 5%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.55 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “constantly changing spells and anticipating new updates keeps it fresh” · 6 reviews
Negative “no easter egg when painting entire screen pink, disappointed” · 1 review

Volume 4% · Variety 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.53 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style is unique and pretty” · 39 reviews
Negative “poor readability makes character and monsters blend into background” · 2 reviews

Audio 23%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -2.50 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.14 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “Matcha overpowered, Coffee useless, severe balance issues” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.67 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “multiple friends locked out of progression due to quest bugs” · 47 reviews

Performance 21% · Developer support 12%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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