Status anarchistica Dec 19, 2022
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Circle of Blood (1996)
DOS · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation
4.14 from 587 ratings
2325 members have it in their collection · 26 playing now · 1125 backlogged · 150 wish listed
How long? Main story 10h · with extras 13h · 100% 13h (from 17 logged playthroughs)
Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world. To solve puzzles and progress in the game, the player collects items that may be combined with one another, used on the environment, or given to …
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Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world. To solve puzzles and progress in the game, the player collects items that may be combined with one another, used on the environment, or given to non-player characters. The protagonist converses with NPCs via dialogue trees presented through "conversation icons" to learn about the game's puzzles and plot. Clues and other information are obtained by clicking on items in the inventory and on objects in the environment. The player navigates with a map, to which new locations are added as the story unfolds. Unlike in most adventure games at the time, the protagonist's death is possible, after which the player starts from the last save point.
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Details
- Developers
- Revolution Software
- Publishers
- Sony Computer Entertainment, THQ, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- Genres
- Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle
- Themes
- Fantasy, Historical, Mystery, Thriller
- Series
- Broken Sword
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Oct 14, 1996 (Europe) DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Nov 06, 1996 (North_America) DOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Dec 1996 (Europe) PlayStation
- Mar 24, 1998 (North_America) PlayStation
Also available on
- Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (2002) · GBA
- Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (2006) · Windows Mobile
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (2009) · DS
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged (2024) · ANDR, LIN, MAC, NSW, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5, XSX, iOS
Related
Bundled in
- Broken Sword Collection (Mar 2025) · EVER
- Revolution Editions: Shadow & Steel (Aug 2025) · PC
Remakes
- Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut (Mar 2009) · ANDR, LIN, MAC, PC, Wii, iOS
Rating distribution
5 stars
238
4 stars
226
3 stars
100
2 stars
15
1 star
8
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Sheldipez Jan 24, 2022
Even though Broken Sword is my favourite game of all time, it's been a while since I played through the PS1 version as it's not the most pretty nor optimised version however I've just discovered Retro Achievements which adds 26 achievements into this edition. Good excuse to finish it again. Was fun to blast through again.
