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Vicious Circle

Vicious Circle cover art
Developer
Rooster Teeth Games
Released
Aug 13, 2019
Steam reviews
63% of players recommend it, from 251 reviews — Steam calls that “Mixed”
Tags
ActionAdventureIndie
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On Linux and Steam Deck

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Its anti-cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat) is not working on Linux for this game, so it won't run properly even where Proton otherwise could handle it. Easy Anti-Cheat runs on Linux in 144 other games Sifter tracks — so this is a per-game decision rather than a limit of the anti-cheat.

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

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Vicious Circle is an uncooperative multiplayer shooter set in a colorful yet gritty sci-fi universe. Gameplay is fast and frenetic with an emphasis on thwarting other players with dirty tricks at every turn. Be a mercenary and compete for loot, or take on the role of a massive monster and try to kill everything in your path. The first player to collect the biggest haul and reach the evac zone wins - unless the player controlling the big baddy gets them all first.

Work with other mercenaries to survive, but remember: only the player with the most loot wins. Should you combine forces against the terrifying monster, or sneak away to make bank while everyone else is busy? Mercenaries cannot directly harm each other, but they can use the environment and a selection of potent gadgets to outwit their opponents. Maybe lock a door at the right moment to trap another player in the same room as the monster, or use a gadget to suck the loot away from everyone around you. Just remember, what goes around comes around.

Each round, one player is selected to play as a massive creature with a simple goal: kill everyone. You won't stand a chance if the mercenaries band together, so it's up to you to divide and conquer. Use your enhanced senses to track down your foes and pick them off one by one, or barrel into combat and sow chaos. Either way, you have a selection of powerful abilities to ensure nobody makes it out alive!

Life and death work a little different near the Vicious Circle. If you die as a mercenary you'll respawn as a Lil' Dipper. These small, agile creatures can permanently take control of another mercenary's body, including any loot they had collected. But watch out, the player you possessed will become a Lil' Dipper themselves, anxious to get back into their old body...or maybe one with even more loot!

  • New Mercenaries!
  • New Monsters!
  • New Maps!
  • New Gadgets!
  • New Events!
  • New Game Modes!

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10 64bit
Processor
Intel i5 5300u or Equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
GTX 760 or Equivalent with at least 2GB ram
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
20 GB available space
Additional Notes
Recommended for 1080p 30FPS on Low Settings, SSD Recommended.

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10 64bit
Processor
Intel i7 8700 or Equivalent
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
GTX 1060 or Equivalent with at least 3GB ram
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
20 GB available space
Additional Notes
Recommended for 1080p 60FPS+ on High Settings, SSD Recommended.

Downloadable content

Steam lists 1 item of downloadable content for this game.

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