Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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Artis Impact
Developer Mas
A fun turn-based RPG set in a future world of humans and AI. Play as Akane to explore vibrant locations, battle with simple yet fluid combat, and enjoy side quests full of charming surprises. With a playful, humorous style and clever details, this adventure is light, easy, and full of smiles. From the Steam store page
286 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
92
LovedLoved
184 positive · 17 negative
95% range 87–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 184 | 17 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
85 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,299 of 2,706 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 286 · most liked firstMas sends mixed messages with this game, as there are times when Akane receives verbal abuse/harassment and the game shows a Real-Life TIP message explaining that the player should treat others with respect and kindness. However, there are a couple of times she gets physically abused outside of combat situations and the word 'rape' is used (bleeped and censored, as if it were intended as a joke like most of the other foul language in the game) toward her casually by two separate men (one…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hand-drawn pixel RPG Artis Impact has sold over 10k units within 24 hours of launching on PC Steam. Developer Mas has detailed update plans for the game: www.rpgsite.net/news/18124-a...
unlabelledView post →I really haven't seen anybody talk about this game and that's a damn shame. Artis Impact is a game that revels in excess, with almost an absurd amount of detail in it's characters, environments, and systems that only reward curiosity. A refreshing design ethos in the age of constant signposting
unlabelledView post →I really wish I could recommend this, but all of its charm can't overcome a very rushed ending, completely unbalanced combat, and the lack of tutorializing for the many-many-many mini-games that are thrown at you and then ignored or left half-finished. I imagine watching a let's play of Artis Impact would be a more enjoyable experience than actually playing it. On the other hand, it is pretty short, cheap, and easy to play. So if you go in for this, caveat emptor!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What if your next favorite RPG wasn’t AAA… But a hand-drawn pixel game made by one person? ✨ Take a look — this is Artis Impact. #IndieDev #IndieGame
unlabelledView post →Like sharing a cup of tea that lets the crickets bring distant hints of jazz, and lets the thunder slip through the drizzle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been checking out a handful of Steam Next Fest demos & I think one of the most overlooked ones is a little game called Artis Impact. It's a turn-based RPG that's coming out on August 7 & has a lovely style to it. One of the first things that stuck out to me was its menus.
unlabelledView post →Funny, Sad, Intense, Calm, Inspirational, and Disappointing Artis Impact TLDR: if you like slice-of-life and pixel art animation and don’t mind poor gameplay – this game is for you. However, I have so many feelings about this game, I can barely fit them in an adequately sized review, so here we are. A game made by a solo-dev is always interesting to analyze because the dev’s skills and personality directly shape how the game feels. The larger the team, the less this effect is pronounced.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4 games that defined my 2025: Wanderstop: The game that I cried the most 🥹 Crown Gambit: The game that I want to play again the most Skate Story: It brought back memories of my childhood Artis Impact: Artis's reactions to situations had me giggling uncontrollably. 🤣
unlabelledView post →Congratulations to the Southeast Asian Indie Game Award recipient for 2025, Artis Impact! Thanks again to the Southeast Asian Games Showcase for curating our next regional category of the evening.
unlabelledView post →I actually feel bad leaving this review because it started off so well. Took about 11 hours to complete while being thorough and, I have to say, the art style is doing basically ALL of the heavy lifting. It's striking, stylish, and expressive, with beautifully fluid animation... However, the setting, characterisation, and especially the plot, all constantly felt abrupt and inconsistent. The surprise events and tonal levity were fun at first, but as it went on every dialogue started going in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RPGmaker is likely my favorite platform for game development and this title is one of the perfect explanations as to why. Ideally I believe that RPGmaker games should reach for timelessness, and Artis Impact does so fairly perfectly. This game could have released yesterday, or could have released thirty years ago and this wouldn't matter at all. The art direction is still lovely, the story is still whimsical and adventurous and cool and most aspects of this game are so freaking cute,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I finished this game and it left me with an emptiness not because of the ending, but because I wanted to keep enjoying Akane's adventure with her AI. This game was made with love. I know it took the dev around 4 years, and honestly, it's one of those rare indie games that's crafted with love from start to finish. To me, it's one of the best indies I've ever played. I'm going to try to get the achievements I missed, just so I can keep playing this wonderful game a little longer. I want…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Artis Impact is a very offbeat RPG, made with RPG Maker but you'd never guess it for how slick it looks. You'd think it's a Save The World story about a cool taciturn swordswoman in a trenchcoat. In fact, she is a huge wacky goober and the game is much more of a comedic slice-of-life adventure.
unlabelledView post →Review in short: "A game with the visuals of a true indie masterpiece, but extremely flawed in multiple core aspects. The comic scenes, slice-of-life and point-and-click elements are great, but the RPG mechanics, RNG and easiness to miss content are very bad." Pro: + Beautiful animations + Outstanding arts + Very good OSTs + Great sound effects + Possibility to remap keys + Difficulty settings and content safe mode available + Great comedy + NPCs around the city change, making it feel much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trying out Artis Impact, a new indie game I’ve had my eye on for a while!! I was gifted a key for access a day early! Come by 🩷
unlabelledView post →An action-comedy, slice of life 4koma that clawed its way out of the page and into the most artful and least balanced JRPG I've ever played. Nier Automata by way of Slayers, down to how much of a loveable weirdo the main character is - and how easy it is to make her an unstoppable force of nature in combat. Do not rush this: the game has a lot of very cute lifesim elements which all build up invisible sidequests that will come up when you least expect them, affecting more aspects of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Artis Impact Review: + Concept Art brought to life + Fun Dialogue/Interactions Throughout the game + Nier Vibes ( Game is more focus on Story than Combat) - Combat isn’t really a challenge since you can easily overcome enemies without any effort - Ending is abrupt 9/10 #Gaming
unlabelledView post →Artis Impact is a beautiful game that was made by 1 person and I'm just completely blown away by it I was given a free key last year to stream it on launch and while I did do 1 stream- I didnt have time to fully put it onto schedule I finished it for youtube and it's one of my fav indie games now
unlabelledView post →Fanart of Artis Impact 🤖🤺 Game that felt very contemplative and cozy to play. #ArtisImpact #fanart #indiegame
unlabelledView post →Checked out some of the indie games coming out in the next few days, here's a brief list of some cool ones! I'm personally most interested in Artis Impact, I think. Promising Indie Game Releases – August 2025, Part 1: www.gtogg.com/News/en/Prom... #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Check out Akane's seamless combo moves in Artis Impact! 🌟 #indiedev #indiegame #game #pixel
unlabelledView post →I’ll be honest: when it comes to games created by solo indie developers, I tend to turn a blind eye to certain shortcomings, that I would certainly point out if they came from larger development studios. I do this because, in my view, such projects require far greater faith and a willingness to take risks than is the case with larger studios. Someone really has to believe that their vision, idea and execution will find their place in the market and win over players’ hearts. Besides, these…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was a good journey to pass the time. For a single game developer to achieve a game like this is really impressive, in my case I didn´t run into bugs that often (at least 2 bugs per walkthrough) but nothing that affected the whole game. The combat is pretty straight forward, it changes deppending on the equipment you use but you´ll see yourself winning 9 out of 10 fights on your first playthrough, the attacks themselves were really well animated but at some point you can solo the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's things that hold this game back heavily. For example the fighting being something that you can't really defend at all. It's either basic and simple or just atrocious. There's two examples of this in the game. Example 1: The Gorilla You are given the ability to lay down on a bed and by doing so you fight a big boss that puts you at 1 HP and you lose. You are told that by losing you will be losing all your progress till the last save you've gotten. Because of this and losing to this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredible yet simple. The game is polished in every way possible. The plot and the dialogues are great, feels like the dev is a down to earth guy. The humor is really enjoyable and delivered perfectly. I wish the combat has more depth but the rest of the game makes up for it. Much like a souls game since there is no quest list, you have to remember every detail to keep up with the side quests. There's even a New game + mode. The only downside is some side quests take days to complete with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was given a free code to play Artis Impact (last year on launch) and lemme tell y'all how much this game has become my favorite Indie title The most special part about this is it was all created by 1 person, so if you like games like Nier you'll enjoy this one!! watch here⤵️
unlabelledView post →Artis Impact is a story-focused adventure within a post-apocalyptic setting that impresses with its unique presentation, gorgeous artwork, fantastic reactivity, and charismatic character writing. Regrettably, the main story falls a bit short due to an overly rushed final act, and its combat likewise struggles with providing a decent challenge to the player. Story and Setting Players control Akane, a ‘Lith’ soldier defending humanity against the vestiges of AI who have reduced humankind to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🥁 Your nominees for the Southeast Asian Indie Game Award (@indiegameawards.gg) Glyphica Artis Impact Urban Jungle | @assembleteam.bsky.social Whisper Mountain Outbreak | @togeproductions.bsky.social Afterlove EP | @fellowtraveller.games Sedap! | @kopiforge.bsky.social @isolated-games.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →It's kind of a mind-boggling week for #IndieGame releases (hi, Aug 7). Sizzle & Stack Oscuro: Blossom's Glow this game will end in 205 clicks. Static Dread: The Lighthouse 1000 Deaths Artis Impact Gemporium MakeRoom Paper Animal Adventure Ritual of Raven The Royal Writ Tiny Bookshop
unlabelledView post →This is a very difficult game to have a hard yes/no on recommending. Ultimately, I have to land on no. The reason being, there are aspects of the writing that are uncomfortable/weird- and even though its for a joke that doesn't really absolve them for existing. The misogynistic character saying/doing stuff denigrating his coworkers isnt funny. The way some characters interact with the main character is creepy, ESPECIALLY the Dwarf in the underground mall bit. On the other hand, where the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It ends prematurely, and it looks gorgeous. That's the TL;DR The developer is talented in every artistic sense, expect balancing. I've seen a lot of others in reviews echo this too, combat is repetitive. Some executions are pre render cutscenes, which sucks. You can see the jilt in fps when it happens. This game has a lot of weird lag stuff when you crit, kinda ruined some of the animations. Didn't ruin my experience but still figured I'd note it. Akane is cool, as is her robot box. She's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What an IMPACTful game :D Artis Impact! 🍹Starting in one hour - 2 PM CEST / 8 AM EST! 🍸 >> twitch.tv/ArmiaStars << • #vtuber • #oc • #vtlive • #goinglive • #vtuberuprising •
unlabelledView post →I only made it to the end of the demo after 5 hours and I find the game to be cozy between combat. I am delighted that the player is rewarded for interacting with the world without being forced to make hard moral choices. You are playing as the heroin and she will take the lead in how she relates to people. The pixel art is effective in conveying vibes and the drawn art compliments this well with its manga style of storytelling. So far there is something lonely and foreboding about this story.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally a game that has a unique artstyle. Not just designs, the whole presentation is just addictive to look at. Akane is such a sweetheart, next to Akane Superman would look like Darkseid. BUY THIS GAME, ITS SO GOOOD (the combat is a bit weird, but not bad so far)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thinking for next month: - Actual finale of Artis Impact - Finish Steambot Chronicles - Start the dot Hack series - Some kinda game with Ang - One (1) stupidly long stream for a stupidly goofy game.
unlabelledView post →Playing through this felt like witnessing the Epilogue of a grand journey, or the Prologue to an epic. It's... odd, but comfortingly so. It tells the story of an AI outbreak, deadly monster attacks, and a protagonist with inhuman strength who's part of a military organization with ominous secret facilities. But none of that is the true star of the story. The best part of the journey is taking an interview for your local mapo tofu diner, eating warm puffy croquettes, punching soft flour bags,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Editing together short-form content is one of my favourite things to do, especially when working on such incredibly cute titles. Some nice soft and glowy transitions today with calm music for a game which really puts the Art in Artis Impact. #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
unlabelledView post →Highly recommended, I rarely see this kind of effort to details from developers and them jokes are prime material. It's quite unique game in many ways. Also as is tradition, way better than Nightreign.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The bittersweet charm of a fading world Artis Impact is a remarkable JRPG crafted by a highly talented solo developer from Malaysia. It is a rare, deeply personal gem that deserves the attention of anyone who appreciates the genre. Atmosphere and Influences From the very first moments, the game instantly brings to mind the iconic manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou. It presents a melancholy, fading world where humanity is peacefully living out its final days, all centered around an incredibly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →South Asia Indie Game Award: Artis Impact
unlabelledView post →A wonderful game with an incredible visual style. 10\10 reviews on the bed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If things keep on going as it right now, Artis Impact will definitely become a 10/10 game. You are missing out if you aren’t playing this Indie RPG 😊 #Gaming
unlabelledView post →A solo dev project which shines through charm and passion. This game is special, not in the "the story is the best thing ever" way, but in a way that you can just tell from the first moment on that the developer poured their passion and heart into this game. It's brimming with charm and you can feel the dev's touch in every beat of the game. The protagonist is such an endearing character and her banter with bot is where the game truly shines. Every interaction and special event just results…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game because the art and animations are phenomenal. Unfortunately, the dialogue is repetitive and cringe worthy, the humor falls flat, your character gets sexually harassed right at the start, and playing with controller is frustrating. (During play, signs show keyboard controls only and some things simply don't seem to work. For example, in the maze, you're supposed to press Page Down for the map, but pressing the button mapped to that key does nothing. I'm sure I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Exellent - Hope Maxing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →𝙵𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟸𝟷𝚜𝚝 @ 𝟸𝙿𝙼 𝙴𝚃 New game today-- Artis Impact! All I know is that it's an RPG with some charm and humor, and aside from that we'll be going in blind. Come join me on a new pixel adventure. <:
unlabelledView post →if you love JRPG game then you need to check out Artis Impact made by Mas a solo dev this game is really good. twomanarmy.com/gaming/first... #indie #indiedev #solodev #jrpg
unlabelledView post →Artis Impact suffers negative reviews due to there are some controversal contents in the game, mostly softcore sexual harrassment related, and the dev is planning to add a safe mode to his game now. We don't support harrassment but we also don't want devs losing their independence. #indiegame
unlabelledView post →Highly recommended. It's a wonderful game made clearly with love and attention to details from start to finish. After finishing the game, I immediately started ng+, I couldn't get enough of this world and all its stories and interactions. One of the best games I've ever played. I thank the devs that took time and effort to create this beautiful game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is beautiful. The combat is fun to learn, and easily translates from nostalgic turn based games like Pokémon and Final Fantasy. I found the story to be well written and delightfully charming, with adorable dialogue between characters - especially Artis and Bot. The pixel and manga art styles mix so perfectly and brings a unique and aesthetically captivating appeal to the entire game. PLAY THIS ON A RAINY AFTERNOON. It's a vibe, I'm super glad I stumbled upon this gem of a game and I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This ones something special. Every now and then you run across something that you didn't expect. Something that, perhaps at first glance, you simply thought looked charming in passing and gave it a chance. But then you invest a little more of yourself into it...and find FAR more packed within its walls then you could have ever reasonably imagined by just that first glance. Artis Impact is that one such title. I've been playing games for a long time, and sometimes it can seem like you've…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow Such an amazing game, the art, the story, the humor, the music. Damn i waaaaaant more ^^ Congratulations Mas you made something awesome, in the true meaning of the word awe
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Artis Impact is a very funny video game
unlabelledView post →𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝟷𝟷/𝟸𝟺/𝟸0𝟸𝟻 - 𝟷𝟷/𝟹0/𝟸0𝟸𝟻 Artis Impact this week. ... That's it. That's the schedule. We're playing more of it. — 🖂 — Twitch 📦 Discord Server 📦 Carrd / Other Socials Fanart » #DeadSeaArtDelivery 📦 Reference Sheet
unlabelledView post →In love with this game. It has so much heart in every aspect of it. The story is fantastic, the music is amazing, the game play is so fun and looks super extravagant, and the art is beautiful pixel art. I loved every minute, worth every penny.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A superb visual experience. Very different styles of pixelart all in one, and it works beatifully. As a developer, I aspire to be able to make a game of this level one day.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't think I've ever played a game like Artis Impact before... it's so weird, funny, charming, and gorgeous. I'm stoked to play more on Thursday.
unlabelledView post →Artis Impact won the Vermillion Gate Award (game of show) at #BitSummit. Check out this pixel art marvel created by a single developer from Malaysia. I have it on Steam but will 300% rebuy when it drops on Switch later this year. Please check it out. store.steampowered.com/app/1864000/...
unlabelledView post →I was trying to find a good turn base game when I came across this game by accident. I was genuinely suprised by the quality and the art of the game. Gameplay wise this game is pretty decent and really satisfying. Not only story, there is a lot of things you can explore. I recommend this game for casual player that want satisfying and aesthetic looks.
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