The Verge·3 min read·easy

What Surrounds Us will make you think a lot about circles

J
Jay Peters
What Surrounds Us will make you think a lot about circles
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The indie game 'What Surrounds Us' uses a minimalist, circular design to explore themes of environmental connection. The game features Zelda-inspired puzzle mechanics and encourages player experimentation without explicit tutorials.

What Surrounds Us takes its title literally. You play as a circle surrounding a hole in its middle — it looks like a donut with frosting. You work together with other sentient moving circles, sometimes helping them joyfully meet with others. And you traverse a large map that’s composed entirely of, you guessed it, a series of circles. But the circles everywhere aren’t just an artistic choice; they underscore the game’s themes about working in connection with the environment and the things around us.

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