Links
Release dates
Full Release
Oct 14, 1996
PC
Oct 14, 1996
Mac
Oct 14, 1996
DOS
Nov 06, 1996
DOS
Nov 06, 1996
Mac
Nov 06, 1996
PC
Mar 24, 1998
PS1
Developers
Average playtime
10 hours
Main story
11 hours
Main + extra
11 hours
Completionist
About the game
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.
Links
Release dates
Full Release
Oct 14, 1996
PC
Oct 14, 1996
Mac
Oct 14, 1996
DOS
Nov 06, 1996
DOS
Nov 06, 1996
Mac
Nov 06, 1996
PC
Mar 24, 1998
PS1
Developers
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