South of the Circle
- Developer
- State of Play Games
- Publisher
- 11 bit studios
- Released
- 30 October 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £3.60
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: point and click , adventure
South of the Circle is an emotional narrative experience exploring the relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics caught up in the political conflict of the Cold War. The story focuses on the weight of life choices - between career, true love and the desire to keep our promises.
Best gaming PC for South of the Circle in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for South of the Circle today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by 11 bit studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 64-bit Windows 7 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU | 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM | GeForce 960, Radeon RX 570 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM |
| Storage | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run South of the Circle?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor and your GPU is at or above GeForce 960, Radeon RX 570, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.