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Turmoil vs The Magic Circle

Turmoil and The Magic Circle overlap on Partial Controller Support, steam-trading-cards and Steam Cloud, which is why players keep weighing one against the other. Turmoil wins 3 of our metrics to 1.

MetricTurmoilThe Magic CircleEdge
Player rating ★ 3.51 ★ 3.35 Turmoil by 0.16 (5%)
Metacritic 73 79 The Magic Circle by 6 (8%)
Catalog popularity 1,118 adds 660 adds Turmoil by 458 (41%)
Avg. playtime 4h 3h Turmoil is longer
Platform families 3 1 Turmoil
Release year 2016 2015 Turmoil is newer by 1 yr

Platform exclusives

  • Turmoil only: Mobile, Nintendo

Verdict

Turmoil takes 3 of 4 measurable categories. Both lean on Partial Controller Support, steam-trading-cards, Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements, so whichever you pick, the core feel carries over.

See every match for each: games like Turmoil · games like The Magic Circle

Base game data via RAWG. Comparison computed by us.