A Circle Among Squares

A Circle Among Squares

Silent Circle Games · 2021 · Shooter, Casual, Minimalist, 2D, Abstract

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About A Circle Among Squares

You're a circle. You're the good guy. But you're surrounded by squares. Some are irrelevant. Others are useful and/or annoying. Then there are the black squares. They want to kill you. They are the bad guys. Be a good guy and pulverize those baddies, will you?

Survive and shoot all enemies in 200 levels (or make them shoot themselves). Each level cleared opens the next one permanently (autosave). Enemies come in a variety of types, speeds and action patterns, while other squares do a multitude of things, ranging from reflecting bullets to teleporting you. Enemies are killed with a single hit, and so do you. Failing a level has no consequences. While the first levels are easy and often, very quick, difficulty increases greatly in later levels.

Game Elements


This is you. You shoot in the same direction the arrow is facing.
This is the floor. Anyone can move freely above those squares.
This is the bullet you shoot.
This is an enemy. The rectangle indicates the direction it will shoot.
This is an enemy. It shoots in 4 directions simultaneously.
This is the bullet enemies shoot.
This is an enemy. Instead of shooting, it may kill you by touch.
This is a block. Nothing can pass or destroy it.
This a reflective block. Nothing can pass it and bullets are reflected.
This is a selective block. Only enemy bullets may pass it.
This is a selective block. Only bullets coming from the same direction the arrow is facing may pass it. Has 4 variations.
This is a reflective/deflective block. Depending on the direction of the bullet, it may turn 90º or be reflected. Has 4 variations.
This is a teleportation square. It always comes in a single pair and only you can step over it.
This is a hole. It blocks movement but not bullets.

Features


  • 200 Levels
  • 3 Types of Enemies
  • Enemies' speed and shooting rate may vary between slow and very quick
  • Enemies may have predetermined movement, follow or flee you or be static
  • Block, reflection, deflection and teleport elements
  • Autosave
  • Minimalist design
  • Game Walkthrough inside game files - video
  • 100 Achievements
  • Xbox Controller Support

Keyboard Controls



There's no mouse input.
  • Start/Confirm/Shoot: Space/Enter
  • Move: Up/Left/Down/Right, W/A/S/D, Numpad 8/4/2/6
  • Exit: Esc
  • Raise sound volume: M
  • Lower sound volume: L

Xbox Controller Controls


  • Start/Confirm/Shoot: A
  • Move: Arrow Buttons/Left Analog Stick
  • Exit: Select
  • Raise sound volume: RB
  • Lower sound volume: LB

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players appreciate the game's fair pricing and solid performance on PC, but find the difficulty ramps extremely steeply with demanding pixel-perfect timing required as early as level 6, causing frustration for some who quit before progressing far. Common complaints include music and sound effects sharing a single volume slider rather than separate controls, and UI elements locked in place that don't scale well despite the game appearing to be a mobile port.

Recommended Feb 1, 2025
Timing puzzler, level 6 out of 100 took perfect timing, and that is just the 6th level. On level 8 after 30m. I quit on level 8 for now because I saw what timing was required and bailed after most of my actual play was solving level 6. The minor bad on this one, music/sound fx are on same volume control, I recommend they fix that and the UI is locked on the screen like the screen shots show. This game looks like a mobile port, played on decent PC in 1440p no problem in Windows 11. Enjoyed and for the price, very fair IMHO.

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