Seventh Circle

This review contains some [b] spoilers [/b] to the game. I wanted to like Seventh Circle so much, I really, really did. I can’t say I did not enjoy some of it, but if asked if I would recommend others to play this game, my answer would be a no. This is a slice of life game pretending to be more. There is no “fighting people with magic” or uncovering “a mystery stretching back decades”, as is stated in this game’s description. The game has this untouched mine of unique lore that goes to a complete waste - not much would have changed if the whole magic part of it would have been completely cut out. Game throws tons of interesting world-building stuff at players for it to never get applied to anything in the plot, and we, the players, simply proceed to manage our LIs mental health and dating problems. Why does it have to be set in the urban fantasy setting to do that remains unclear. I came into Seventh Circle expecting some cool fights - I mean, it’s right there, in th...

I WANTED to like this game. I spent over a year following it, waiting through multiple delayed release dates, and I kept looking forward to finally getting to play it. Unfortunately, once I was actually able to, I found it unplayable due to bugs - the game freezes at a specific point, and while you can go into the menu and save and such, it won't progress any further, and this has happened in all four routes that I tried. Now, I liked most of the characters, and the storyline seemed interesting (at least, what I could see of it). If the bugs were fixed, my opinion of the game might go up. But as far as I'm aware, the devs haven't even acknowledged the bugs, let alone made any attempt to fix them, so my recommendation is to not bother with this game. I regret wasting the money on it.

What this game really needed was a lot more bug testing before release. I was surprised when I hit my first major bug within the first few minutes of play, one that was bad enough that I had to hard exit the game and restart it. Luckily it has an internal auto save, but it didn't give me great feelings to start with. I'd continue to struggle in different areas but none of them stopped me from getting the endings I wanted, at least, it was just a hassle. 12 dollars is about what I'd say is appropriate for the amount of content. The game itself eventually becomes somewhat like Dream Daddy where you end up in a 'hub' area that lets you pick who you want to talk to. You might want to just keep going to the same character, which is what I did, but I wouldn't suggest it if you decide to play this game. I felt like I only got pieces of the plot and was left a little confused or even got spoiled a bit, I think? Character dialogue was probably the most solid of the game. The paths I've chose...

So here is another one of those examples where buying early was a bad idea. Another game broke on release. Seems like almost every VN I've bought in the last few months has been broke on release, and I can honestly say I wasnt shocked in the least when I hit a bug that literally wouldnt let me move forward with the game. I was calm about it (for a change) and posted it in the discussions, so as not to give a bad image to a new game, and give the developers atleast a chance to respond, if not actually fix what ever was causing the problem. As of this writting they still havnt done either. A word of advice to this Dev, and all the others that develop their games and following on another Site, and then bring it to Steam looking for the money. Respond to your paying customers. I didnt go to another web site to buy your game, and Im not going to go to one to try and get your attention so that you can fix it. So I'd recommend passing on this one for at least a month or two, unless they...

Ok, I've played through a few endings and messed around for about 6 hours! Overall, still liking it; good VN! Pros: Great art Good writing, esp characterization! Interesting story, nothing quite like being a competing mage a la WWE lol $11 is a good price! You can save all the time!! Any question, any scene, you can save! LIFE SAVER I like that you have to play through multiple endings for the big picture Cons: The skip text feature is a little iffy You can't use the space bar to advance, only enter key or clicking A few bugs so far, but none that impede game play Unsure about the re-playability right now No actual fighting scenes, which, to be fair, was never advertised- I was just kinda hoping for it haha Overall definitely something fun for a weekend! Happy playing:)

I really, really wanted to like this game. From the concept and art it seemed right up my alley - schools of magic? Cute LIs? LGBTQ+? But I was seriously disappointed. Pros: - Art. The art is great, it's a really good game to look at. - Charming LIs. I really wish you got more of a chance to spend time with them doing different stuff. - Intriguing worldbuilding. Original magic systems are so fun and this one seemed like it really had some potential. - Dialogue. Pretty good! Cons: - Wasted worldbuilding. This is my biggest complaint, along with the one below. It is such a letdown to play this game and be so excited about this interesting world and then you just... don't really get the chance to play with or enjoy or dig into the world at all. - Stories are SO short. Everything feels like it's much shorter than it should be. Just when you feel like you're getting into the swing of things, it's over. Totally unsatisfying. All in all, though I listed more pros than cons, the cons are hu...

When I started playing the game I thought it was great but now that ive played through it I i can say it was a waste of my money, The game is full of bugs and glitches and the plot is non existant, would not recommed.

It was very promising idea for the game, but product turns out disappointing. Devs seems like dropped this project without any patches and bug fixes.

This is my very preliminary review, but since I have had this game at the top of my steam wishlist for months, I am super excited. The game started strong. I love Aunt Jean and the aesthetics are great! I love the characters so far and I can already tell I'm going to have a bunch of playthroughs. And heck! It is only $12? For a full visual novel? Awesome! (I'll write a more in-depth review later, after I've played through a few times, but already I would recommend this game!)

Seventh Circle is a pretty sweet game. I would have said it was definitely worth the price, however, there are a few currently unresolved bugs. Most are pretty standard, however one has stopped me from fully completing two routes - and I've heard from others that it affects even more.