Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Game
Game2020
Cyber Ops
Developer Octeto Studios
Become a military hacker and help your black ops team reach their goal in this noir cyberpunk tactical game. Scan, hack, overtake, control and manage high tech devices, vehicles and even enemy cyborgs with cutting-edge implants. From the Steam store page
87 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Aug 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
42
Mixed
36 positive · 50 negative
95% range 32–52%
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| Steam reviews | 36 | 50 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
60 of 138 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 87 · most liked firstThe game is very nice to look at and the voice acting is pretty good but a few problems that came straight out of the box. Starting a new game isn't very intuitive. I found it tricky to figure out why I couldn't start a new game. When I figured out, it went into the game alright. However more problems. The path finding is stupid. I tried to detour around a locked door and when I get to a certain point, it will retrace it's steps back to the locked door. Once I got past that which was a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not something to just breeze off, you must always be on your toes, and think the routes and timing of the hacking mechanic precisely. The game throws you into the action pretty quick, you are a hacker in charge of guiding, and hacking a way through for a troop of elite squad of soldiers in an top view of the map, as if it’s seen though a hacking computer. On your first attempt you probably will fail a couple of times, but after getting the hang of it, the hacking, and anti-hacking…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is great and I'm kinda sad it got so many bad reviews. It's challenging but honestly it's not nearly as hard as people make it out to be. Once you figure out the mechanics it's challenging but perfectly feasible after a couple of tries. It had some bugs at launch but they have all been fixed already. Great atmosphere, good voice acting, nice looking interface and very singular gameplay. Being the guardian angel hacker behind a screen while the operators actually do the work might…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Refunded after 70 mins. The asking price is a little tall for something that's rough as this. The Ghost in the Shell aesthetic + Duskers + Syndicate vibes are on point, but the execution's a little off. Stealthy movement means your team stops at EVERY door en route to your destination. ROE is funky, so if they're in Stealth and compromised, they won't snap to Aggressive and protect themselves. The first mission is a joke, you're not introduced to every single tool and when you're up against…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself is very good, but the tutorial (1st mission) has this very hard moment where you have to hack cyborgs. For me this part of the game was so hard that I've never completed it and if this is a tutorial mission, then I think that later missions will be even harder and I won't have the satisaction from playing this game... I'm planning to get a refund of the game, but maybe if this problem is more frequent, then maybe the creators of the game will make it less hard and actually…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very frustrating. If you want a game that does what this game looks like it wants to do, get "Duskers".
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Put simply, this is a good concept but is executed very poorly. To start with, the game is way too chaotic, especially when it comes to having to deal with higher hacking levels alongside giving instructions to the team. You essentially have to keep an eye on the Level 2 and Level 3 "minigames" constantly, which just pulls you away from what is actually needed to complete the mission. I feel like the simple addition of difficulty levels, which in turn kept the chaotic nature to a limit, would…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Steam needs a "mixed" review category. As it is though, this has to be a "do not recommend". Cyber Ops tries to be a playable 3d map agent movement tracking map sequences from Ghost in the Shell, played from the perspective of a supporting operator. A brilliant idea which, sadly, was not very well realised. At its core, CO is a real-time tactics/hacking simulator hybrid, think Commandos meets Uplink. Unfortunately, CO does neither well and the fact that player has to juggle controlling the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The demo/prologue is well done, but when I tried to replay it in the full version of the game I came across various issues. 1. In the bottom right it would say "Development build" 2. On quite frequent occasions a dialog is shown mentioning null reference errors 3. Clicking anywhere on the map results in a change of the route, even when dragging the map 4. On the first map, when skipping the tutorial, you are prevented from leaving through the door. The AI would report it was locked while the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept for this game is fun but execution rather mediocre. It feels rushed and unpolished, often infuriating and unplayable at places. This is more like early acess state than finished game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a hands down garbage game. The premise is good, but that's literally all that's good about this game. -Your team clips through locked doors. -Enemies clip through locked doors. -The UI is awful, making you zoom in real close so your selection won't stop flipping between 3 doors/consoles that are on top of each other. -Your team gets stuck on corners. -Even when you cleanly select a point of interest, half the time the game decides what you really wanted is to just move your team next…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wish I could recommend this. The visual style, music and voice acting is on point. I liked the basic concepts of the gameplay - the multiple minigames you have to keep up with as you increase your hacking level really get across the tension and make you feel like a neuronetrunnermancer console cowboy. It really does feel like a Ghost in the Shell game too - down to Legally Distinct Motoko Kusanagi. Unfortunately, the game is rife with bugs. Pathfinding is awful, soldiers will…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every negative review is sadly 100 % correct. Only 25 % ever made 1st mission. Only 0,3 % players ever finished the game and 1 % just hacked the "game finished " achievement, because more players finished game than finished last mission. You will be fighting the logic breaking UI problems more than "triangle" enemies. All moving enemies are called "turrets" when killed. You don't know at this moment if cyborg or human enemy type died. You will NOT be able to win after level 5 without good…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Right now, I can't recommend the game. I do love it, but it is a bit too rough right now like how the locked doors begin to drift so you and enemies can pass through, which breaks the whole premise. If this game gets updated I might change my opinion.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off, let me say I completely understand why someone would give this a negative review. I was at the point of uninstalling the game and refunding it at the end of the second mission, but then I had to try one more time and I figured out the mechanic behind that fight, and started really liking it. Cyber Ops is amazingly stylish and has a Ghost in the Shell cyberpunk skin it wears very well. It is also very janky and has some definite bugs. It is unlike any other game I have ever played. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First impressions: This is a difficult tactical hacker game with the potential for tonnes of depth. There are a few glitches and bugs, but I've not seen anything be completely unplayable yet. Commanding the squad feels a little clunky, but isn't too bad. The hacking interface and maintenance windows are very good at robbing your attention and punishing you(r squad) if you neglect them. The only bug I've come across so far is when your team is in stealth, sometimes they'll wait at doors they…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game has a TON of potential, but going through the first mission ive noticed a few things, 1, the pathfinding isnt as bad as most people have said it to be, although quite often it will decide to send your units off on a completely random location, but its easy to remind them what their goal is and to stop wandering off into a random corner when they are supposed to be saving a hostage... 2, there are console errors, a lot of them, it popped up quite a few times on the first mission alone and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the concept of the game has a lot of potential, it has not been executed well. I was unable to play through the second mission due to a lack of tutorials for using the game's mechanics, bugs that led to the mission failing (or one that completed the mission right as it started), and a difficult-to-use user interface. I felt like I was playing a game in early development. I think the game has lots of potential, but it not enjoyable in its current state.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ can you just camp the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ door instead of hard inting point blank? tf dudes got vision radius worse than a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ laundering machine
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting new concept with constant micro management and multitasking. At first it was a bit difficult, but once you get used to the commands, you start getting better and better, faster on decision making and getting through the stages like a frekin ninja. Loving it so far!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea is good but the UI makes it hard to control and click. Sometimes, there is no [open console] for you even you are already near the terminal.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I passed the tutorial, I thought this was a tough game, but with strong potential, and I couldn't wait for mission 2. Mission 02 is almost impossible to complete: UI is bugged (I lost track of several useful informations, like the strategic stand of the team), and once you unlocked a lot of door and escape a lot of security, when you finally reach the plane... For some reason you can't escape anyway, you have to run after the boss first... Boss is almost impossible to defeat and can call…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first it feels like it's throwing too much at you, but it does feel fun once you get a hang of it. Even though at first I didn't understand why the game wouldn't let me use the mouse for everything, I then understood that it is because it is a multitasking real time strategy puzzle sort of game and the commands are designed to be accesed perfectly from one hand resting on the keyboard and the other one on the mouse to keep hacking to be able to do as many actions as possible, in as little…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WITH A GRAIN OF SALT AND LOTS OF CAUTION Note 1: If this game came from a larger or more experienced studio, the review would be about the same, but negative. Steam should enable neutral reviews already, FFS. Note 2: If it looked like Frozen Synapse + Hacking and that caught your attention into getting this game, do not go forward with your purchase. Read a lot about it first and watch some videos from players. Or wait to see if an update makes things better. Now, for the review itself. For a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love it so far! It needs some UI refinement and the tutorial needs some work, but other than that its pretty good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So this game has a great concept. I think it would be great if it wasn't for the UI. It is too overwhelming form the start and the movement is not good. If they were to change it I would sertanly take a look at it again, but with the current UI I wouldn't reccomend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a cool concept and if you can stick through the bugs its a fun game. However on mission ground zero about 5 hours in you literally cannot beat the level because the unit cannot run fast enough to beat a one minute timer. don't get this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just buggy and cumbersome. Security doors move around (WTF?) allowing enemies through the gaps. I had really wanted to like this game, but the full experience is not nearly as polished as the demo/prologue.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I went into this game, I was expecting something sort of like Nite Team 4, but what I got was fun at first until I kept hitting roadblocks. The hacking is simplistic in design, you get to control what happens with your team but, unfortunately, the tutorial doesn't tell you to look everywhere for threat analysis thus you're often left getting your team killed when the Glitch in cameras stop working which alerts the guards in the area to your location. After the third time of my team…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has some nice aesthetics and music and setting, voice acting is pretty decent for an indigame. Unfortunetly you have to fight the UI constantly, there's some critical glitches (like soft locks in the tutorials if you do them the wrong way, and on the tut-level with the chopper my camera was constantly jumping off the map) Another key thing I really hated was the hacking mini-games, you have to monitor them constantly - the first one isn't too bad - but the second and third you basically have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wanted to like it, esp the stats/gear. But the pathfinding is so bad, the difficulty incredibly wild, and its just random how often you get detected and killed. More frustrating than fun, needs a serious overhaul and could be fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love de art of the game and the concept. It's a very challenging game as it should be, because your are a team of 4 (+ you) vs a team of trained guards and cyborgs. I personaly like dificult games, so thats why i like it so much.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Actually difficult game that is hard. Cyberpunk aesthetic and "bathroom" quality microphones. Top-down view and simple minigames constitute core loops. Easy to learn hard to master. Rare in era of modern games where every game plays itself. Good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First impressions were good, second impression is less good. The plot is kind of hard to believe to start with. Missions are chaotical, voice acting sub-par at best. Path finding is funny, opening unnecessary doors, hard to execute more complex routes as you intend. The presented images of the game created different impression, much more complex than the game seems to be.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wanted to love the game , but the tutorial is really shallow ..... lets not talk about Level 2 that just throw at you a big cyber attack right at the start of the level ( when you just barely started to understand the game mechanics) you have 8 windows that pops out and you must defend yourself ..... while clicking on all 8 windows one at a time to resolve mini puzzles ....... you just last less than 30 sec before game over and reload the level ... ah yes the 38 secs of cinematic and dialogue…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing this game since beta and it is getting better. I can see developer is listening to the Steam community and making it better and fixing some common problems that came out. About the game itself, I find the concept very fresh and new. One of those games that makes you realize that there are developers making different kind of games. Not following the "current market". I loved the hacking mechanics, it is very hard to keep one eye on that and one eye in the agents, but challenging…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excelent vibes - feels like you're mission control for Section 9. Unfortunately, the janky control system kind of kills the fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is buggy. What a shame! It had great potential!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I totally recommend this game. It is quite different anything I've ever player, interface and controls are unique and learning the mechanics to be effective is hard, it's unforgiving and rewarding and the gameplay is very interesting but perhaps complex to usual gamers that like simple and fast paced things, might require some patience to learn. Glitches are minor and usually do not repeat themselves. Very good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The amount of sweat that gathers on my forehead and the speed at which my fingers travel while playing this game makes me think that being a real hacker must be light work compared to this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short answer of why I don't recommend it: bugs affect controls that you need to play the game, and it makes it unplayable. This game had a great premise and an idea for a game that I haven't seen explored a whole lot. I should've looked at the reviews and why it was so mixed, but I saw it was on sale and jumped to get it. Biiig mistake. Before reading on, you should know I played up to the second mission, and promptly gave up. The first missions are tutorials, which do an interesting job of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →<-- Review written for [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35180752/] 3 Point Play --> I like these kind of games, I really do. You know, there's a buncha games in which you can be Adam Jensen, but very few ones in which you can actually be his sidekick, his support: Pritchard. For those who don't know, Adam Jensen is the main character on Deus Ex: HR and Deus Ex: MD, a former swat agent turned into a cyborg dude who works like sort of a hired gun, and Pritchard, on the other hand,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a bit difficult, but it's been fun, I just beat mission 1 and it took me quite some time but I enjoyed it. The game has a few hiccups at the beggining, but I assume that this issues will be fixed in an update. For the price I think it's quite worth it so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! I feel like in a Ghost in the Shell episode! Nice graphs and better soundtrack and special effects.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay I've tried posting a review several times and it hasn't worked. I'm going to try again but with a much shorter review. So...sorry about that but steam is being stupid today. The game had a great concept and it was handled/executed very poorly. The game is boring and bland to look at. It's in no way intuitive or innovative. It's too easy. It's too simple and slow. A lot of what it gives you doesn't make sense. And it's not worth its asking price. if you want more detail or a more in-depth…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is still a lil too raw for a release. Voice acting in some characters is outright goofy. And not in MGS way. more like old resident evil. Gameplay is... Well, it's there. But it's no good. Menu seems unintuitive, hacks are interesting, if not too casual. Coming around the back and stealthkilling is at least there. But it's tedious. Overall Geist team movement isn't even half tactical. They're simply in diamond formation at all times. Breach, going around the corner, shooting at the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it. The game has great potential
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game been abandoned and it a glitchy mess. Game requires stealth to take out enemies, but the path finding is so bad your squad will do a random move backward and forwards, letting the enemies see you and kill you. Game also give you a game over if you put in code for locked doors randomly. don't buy this games glitchy, hard in an unfair way and it been abandoned by both it makers and any player base who wanted to play this. o stars
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I purchased this game right after it was released, but just had the time to play it. It presents a very innovative concept and gameplay. It's very hard at first, but you'll soon get the hang of it if you pay attention to the tutorial. I highly recommend it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To be honest, I got the game in high hopes because all games made by this company are amazing. But this one isn't as good though. If you like just sitting and guiding dots through floors then you should get it, but if not then it isn't as fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One big problem, after switch the game into other language, it can not be switch back in to English. I'm playing this on a mac btw.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes, this game has bugs and some rough edges, but I feel very strongly that at its' core, the gameplay is really something special. When you're firing at all cylinders, with three a level 3 hack going, and your team is engaging in combat, I genuinely think this feels like nothing else that I know of. If you can persevere through some of the rougher polish parts, I think this game really is a gem
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a fun game, hard to master. It delivers a lot of action, beautiful UI.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly I have to give this game a thumbs down. I was super excited for it because it reminded me of my old job. The problems came with the tutorials though as they were rather extremely unclear, mostly due to there not being a lot of games like this game. I hit a roadblock when it wanted me to press the danger button with the scan or something, I had no clue what the danger button was since nothing on my screen read 'danger' so I opened up my settings to see if there was a keyboard button for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The difficulty spike just for the tutorial is way over tuned. I'm guessing you need to hack the turrets to kill the cyborgs but they kill the turrets faster than the turrets kill them. The stealth aspects are not fun. You need to confirm the kill even if you have the enemy as your first objective. Can't hide anywhere to do your hacking. Even if the enemy has a planned route it will automatically go the door of the room you're in. Then if you lock the door behind you they will stand right…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cyber Ops is a tactical level RTS with a "cyberpunk hacking" theme that has you control a group of arrows around a minimalist/untextured/transparent environment to fight other arrows. I don't know why, 5 minutes into the future, humans have turned into arrows. Definitely, CD Projekt Red got it completely wrong when they made Cyberpunk 2077. Not a single person in that game turned into an arrow. Anyway you control your arrows and make them run around, shoot enemies, hack terminals and stuff…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Hardcore loveletter to Metal Gear Solid. If you've ever wanted to play as one of Snakes support staff, play this. Its a damn shame its so unknown, and a lesson in game development, that marketing and sometimes timing in this can really make or break a game. Hidden gem!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game give me a feeling of old ages, when every game was designed poorly and tons of bugs increase the difficulty. The game emphasis tactics crazy, but give nearly no hint, you must die and remember the enemy positions/tactics etc. Even that, the bug and stuck can give another uncertainty. The map design is another funny thing, just as some people said, every door terminal is required to hack to proceed, there is only a few variety to choose. The character has weapons slots, but there is no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can buy it, you will have fun but also not. This game is nice I'm going to not recommend it bc I don't see any other way people would read this before buying and so on. This game needs some really deep testing with all the bug I encountered. From the game completely stopping bc an AI enemy started looping bc I had a hacked door locked leading to me not being able to continue the mission, to random mouse movements completely throwing me of the map and ending with me not getting the “hack…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is too cluttered and hard to manage which makes it difficult and not fun. I got overwhelmed at mission 2 and stopped playing. Everything is all over the place and you have to constantly pay attention to hacking minigame.
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