Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Game
Game2016
BARRIER X
Developer Noclip
Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X! From the Steam store page
169 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 21, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
73
Fresh
124 positive · 45 negative
95% range 66–79%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,011 of 2,361 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 169 · most liked firstBarrier X will be an ultimate test to your reaction and the ability to make lightning-fast decisions. Just follow these simple rules: don’t stay on Red, shoot your enemies, and feel the speed. Shouldn't expect much but still it's fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Instead of coffee you have this game. Somehow it keeps you on for a while.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I couldn't decide whether to recommend this or not until I gave it some more effort. The game is fun for the first three levels and is a cool idea, but it just goes downhill from there. As someone in the target audience, this doesn't really meet the mark of other similar games. The visuals are obnoxious, and often times the things you need to hit are either blocking or being blocked by something you need to avoid, resulting in some borderline unwinnable conditions. The constant slowdown and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short Review BARRIER X is a brutally fast dodge-and-shoot game that stopped being fun for me around level two and never really recovered. The visuals are technically impressive but become a full-on eye strain assault the moment the speed picks up, and the difficulty curve is punishing without offering much in return. The 60-second survival requirement for 100% completion is also exactly as painful as it sounds. I don't recommend this one. Full Review I shelved BARRIER X for years after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Follow my Curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41363546-Fruit-N-Doggie-Reviews/]Fruit N Doggie Reviews, so you can be updated whenever I post a new review. Overall Rating - Painfully Bad ★☆☆☆☆ First Impressions The power of good advertising should not be understated, as every time I glance at the cover image of BARRIER X (BX), I think that it's going to be attached with a good game. Seeing somebody holding onto a controller, looking as if they're having a blast, gets me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saw this game on Steam, decided to try it. Game gets to the seizure warning screen and crashes to desktop every time on my Windows 11 PC. Do not buy this game, as it most likely will crash on launch.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BARRIER X can be a test and improve your reflexes game for all I care. This game composes of speed, and more speed to react and respond to the numerous obstacles and enemies being thrown at you on the endless road. As a 3rd person runner, you are hit with bright and often blinding graphics, and retro arcade audio that's changing as you progress through the levels. Each level has its own theme of colour and gradients, BGM as well as increase in speed difficulty. There's a timer to see how far…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Normally i write long reviews but i think i speak for everyone when i say this: if there's no disadvantage to not be firing, make holding the button autofire so we don't have to spam our keyboards, i do prefer my keyboard to be functional after a game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cheap, but not a bad game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Terribly annoying game Barrier X is an arcade game in which we have to move between lines and thus evade obstacles. Sometimes there will be an opponent that we can shoot down, or rather, it is done by flying machines sent by us so it happens automatically. Sometimes a wall needs to be hit, and sometimes the game forces us to move in a certain direction. There are 7 levels in the game, and each level differs from the previous one with more mechanics. That is, at the beginning we will only…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game really is a toss up between thumbs up and down because I like how it really is just zoomzoom go fast but at the same time it really feels like RNG in later levels if you can survive or not. (unless you just constantly spam space) 5/10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI5ej_f15mo Follow my Steam Curator for more: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43514354/
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before I played this... I had a small wee wee, no friends, no girlfriend, depression and absolutely no will to live. None of these things have changed, but the game is pretty good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you blink, you will miss the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You need to be very, veryyyyy good at this game or you will hate it! It's a fun, fast paced and challenging game, and it's definitely not for everyone!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of those high speed flip floppy arcade rage games designed to suck the quarters from your pocket for some reason put on PC so you can pull your hair out instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⣿⣿⡻⠿⣳⠸⢿⡇⢇⣿⡧⢹⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡐⣯⠁ ⠄⠄ ⠟⣛⣽⡳⠼⠄⠈⣷⡾⣥⣱⠃⠣⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⠽⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢢⠏⠄ ⠄ ⢠⡿⠶⣮⣝⣿⠄⠄⠈⡥⢭⣥⠅⢌⣽⣿⣻⢶⣭⡿⠿⠜⢿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄ ⠄⣼⣧⠤⢌⣭⡇⠄⠄⠄⠭⠭⠭⠯⠴⣚⣉⣛⡢⠭⠵⢶⣾⣦⡍⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⣿⣷⣯⣭⡷⠄⠄⢀⣀⠩⠍⢉⣛⣛⠫⢏⣈⣭⣥⣶⣶⣦⣭⣛⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⢀⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣎⢩⠌⣡⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠄⠄⠄ ⢸⡿⢟⣽⠎⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⠄⠄ ⣰⠯⣾⢅⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠄ ⢰⣄⡉⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄ ⢯⣌⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢸⣇⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⢸⣟⣧⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄ ⠈⢹⡧⣿⣸⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠗⣈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠄ ⠄⠘⢷⡳⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⢀⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄ ⠄⠄⠈⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠄⠄
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If this game would have stayed basic like in the first levels, it'd have been good, not great, but good enough to get a sufficient review. Instead this game is ruined by the shooting mechanic introduced in level 4. It's useless and it doesn't even work properly, when shooting, enemies might not even be targeted and they can still kill you no matter what. For the other reasons I wouldn't recommend this game, the visuals aren't that good, and that red effect after shooting just makes them worse,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game crashes before it even gets to the title screen.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super fast avoid-'em-up is a pretty apt description. The gameplay is pretty simple, and the game delivers on being a fast flashy dodge the obstacles style game. However, there were a number of small annoyances that personally made the game unenjoyable for myself. In no particular order, the game seems to begin to speed up / drop frames after just a couple runs meaning I had to restart the game every couple runs. It would feel reasonably playable, but would rapidly become ... not unplayable,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game back in 2016 (this review is being written in 2025) around the time it came out on mobile. I absolutely loved the game, but I forgot about it after I lost the old phone. Today, due to some stroke of luck and a little help from ChatGPT I was able to find this game again. And even today, the game has no ads, nothing to waste your time, and is still well optimized. Really love the game. I have 1000+ hours on a few games but THIS IS THE FIRST REVIEW I AM WRITING ON STEAM FOR A…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reminds me of Race against the Sun. Overall fun little game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't mind games like this, but if you need to press space bar to unblock yourself, then it's a pass for me,
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A rage game with none of the aspects that make you want to keep playing it. No thanks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of those hard for the sake of being hard games. A genre that seems to have thankfully passed now of the "twitch reaction dodger"
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very minimalist game with simple controls for a cheap price. Yet I wouldn't really recommend it because the difficulty should come from the twitch reflexes required to beat a level. Obstacles come faster and faster that you have to avoid. Instead a lot of the difficulty comes in the visual clutter. When you shoot there is a red effect at your ship, that's the same red as the lanes you need to move out of. Then you get the nasty distortion and screen shake every 15 seconds when you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seems like a different take on Super Hexagon but done in a more troll way. I found the severe screen shake during moves made it difficult to regain my bearing. I found a bit of success just moving 3 or 4 times in a row in one direction since the game constantly throws obstacles into your path immediately after moving. Maybe I'm too old and I don't have the reaction time needed for this type of thing anymore, but I didn't have fun with this game. It's not satisfying and the soundtrack is not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Seems impossible. No time to react to anything, you just die instantly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mario Kart on LSD
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it was the very first pretty looking game made on Unity.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i'm less then an hour in and it has already made me cry
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In 45 min, you will die 250 times. The game is way cooler than it's store page. This game is very hard. Consider yourselves warned.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My playtime: 8.5h (based on steam, 7/7 achievements) Grindy Achievement: No. Optional Achievement: Yes (1 achievement). Difficult Achievement: Yes (1 achievement). Developer Response: Never. Intro BARRIER X is an arcade/runner game where you have to control a plane that is running at a fast speed and dodge barriers and obstacles along the way. You'll speed up every 15 seconds and get a temporary slow motion from both speed ups and obstacles. There are 7 levels in total and the obstacles vary…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BARRIER X, developed by Noclip and published by HypeTrain Digital, is a relentless arcade-style experience built around a single idea: how long can you survive when everything is moving faster than your brain can comfortably process? It strips gameplay down to pure reaction and pattern recognition, offering a minimalistic but intense challenge that feels closer to a stress test of reflexes than a traditional video game progression system. At its core, the gameplay is extremely simple. Players…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Personally, I didn't like the game, because it's harder than it needs to be. But I have to rate this game positively for the reasons: 1. Game graphics, while simple, is surprisingly charming and does not hurt eyes at all, even though it's fast paced; 2. Soundtrack is cool; 3. Main tag of the game is "difficult"/hardcore; 4. You'll realize whether you like this game or not within first 2 minutes of playing, so you'll be eligible for refund if you paid money for it, but also 5. This game is cheap…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wasted 3h of my life...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best input lag simulator I have ever played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not Recommended
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game, feels extremely rewarding even if you beat your best time by only .5 seconds. Not for everyone but for the price its worth a try. Controls are super responsive and soundtrack fits well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gets progressively worse with each level. First level you just have to dodge the red lines, fine. Then you also have to follow blue arrows, which are sometimes contradictory with dodging the red lines. Then you also have green arrows, which you are NOT supposed to avoid. And then they add enemies you have to shoot. By level 4 you basically have to react to 4 different and often contradictory inputs in a fraction of a second or you instantly lose the level. I played this for less than 20 minutes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: A well-priced game that can be fun and rewarding, but falls short due to a number of issues including RNG, control locking, tedious fighting mechanics, occasional performance dips, and an unfortunate lack of accessibility features. I try to 100% a game and/or give it a fair shake before reviewing it. I don't like giving a game a thumbs down as, even if something isn't the most enjoyable thing to me, I can still recognize the hard work and effort put into the project. Now, with all…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: -GREAT sense of speed -Simple controls -Nice simplistic graphics -Various levels of different difficulty -Great presentation -Catchy soundtrack -Good price -Has controller support -Trading Cards -Achievements Cons: -Game is NOT for everyone -Menu can be a little awkward (although well presented) -The "speed-up" moments can be a bit disorienting -Gameplay is repetitive Other: -Game is family-friendly: Yes -Low-specs friendly: Yes -Verdict: Very recommended
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stars received: 0.2/10 _ Note: v.6 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions [0.2] Controls & Training & Help Menu & Settings Sound & Music Graphics Game Design Game Story Game Content Completion time (level/game)? is it Enjoyable & Fun? Could it hold a spot in Favorites? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again) BONUS point: Multi-Player related BONUS point: Review for VR - if Registration is required with providing PII [No = Categorical] - is it acceptable to Play the Game in 2023+…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eh, feels like a mobile game with nicer graphics. The game is far more luck then skill
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I might be getting old, but i can't even pass the first level.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple game, simple mechanics, quite fun! I honestly didn't expect much of it, but because the game loops is extremely quick (you die and you can spam almost instantaneously) I kept trying and trying until I start beating the levels. Still working on the 100% completion though. Fair warning: You will die, A LOT, SO MANY TIMES, in all levels. The main mechanic stays the same (avoiding crashes), but each level introduces a new rule, and it takes time and practice to adapt. This may cause…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun game might play more just its kinda RNG based especially on later levels
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first level is not bad. But what happens next isn't fun; it's a battle with RNG.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →that was fun but damn its hard
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Barrier X will have you staring into strobe lights as they light your face and eyes with a boatload of colour, all the while your brain is attempting to comprehend the mechanics of the game as you zip, zap & attack across an inconceivable path. The steam description does not lie, the game is fast and throws challenging mechanics at you with each new level; for example one stage will introduce near mandatory lanes that punish you if missed while another stage will introduce an AI combatant that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Race The Sun with the psychedelics turned up to 11
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hard game but fun to play and visually good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A simple yet well made game that you can jump into from time to time, when you want that thrill of dodging things by the skin of your teeth. The sound design adds to the intensity with booming thuds and crashes that startle you every time you fail to avoid an obstacle. However, I must admit, this game isn't for everyone. If you are someone who is easily frustrated with trying the stages over and over due to how fast stuff comes at you, then you best avoid this title. Another thing I disliked…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is just like women, to get a minute shot you need to understand it at least 3 hours to perfect it and not last 59.92 seconds
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ignore the intense amount of hours... The game feels very much like it's designed to induce rage, and it certainly succeeds there. But it fails in most other ways. Perhaps there's a niche of players that will really enjoy this, and another group that won't quite like it. It may be difficult to have anyone fit in between. But, I will say the game tends to be on sale at times, and it's not truly awful.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Genesis 7:1 : The LORD then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation." This game is too ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hard.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretty easy once you take some adderall
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wasnt this game free
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended for game farming
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As good as this game is, unfortunately I cannot recommend it in good faith. I enjoyed playing it and the soundtrack is great, but every time you move there is .1-.2 second delay and it makes getting all achievements extremely frustrating. It is fun to play through the first goal of the game (30s+ on every level), but getting the second goal (60s+ on every level) is just way too difficult with the input lag. I got second goal on the first 4 levels, but I don't think I'll ever get the second goal…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Hand is Quicker Than the Eye: The Game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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