Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Game
Game2025Published by indie.io
Forgotten 23
Developer KovalGames
Space station Forgotten is in a decaying orbit and engineer Max Novak is the only hope of averting catastrophe with only 23 minutes and endless time loops to spare. Navigate a dark sci-fi adventure, learn more with every loop, solve challenging problems, and uncover the dark secret of the Forgotten. From the Steam store page
12 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Mar 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
9 positive · 1 negative
95% range 60–98%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 9 | 1 | 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).
2 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Positive
17 of 18 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mostly positive with praise for story and loop mechanics, but some cite repetition and bugs.
Players largely enjoyed the game's story and time loop premise, calling it an "unique experience" and praising the "rich atmosphere" and "compelling story." One player noted the loop length was perfect. [1][3][4]
However, some found the repetition excessive, with one saying "some things kept repeating over and over" and another describing it as a linear sequence of timed levels masquerading as a loop. Bugs and lack of controller support were also noted. [6][10][9]
Praised story · atmosphere · loop mechanics · single-developer achievement
Criticised repetition · bugs · lack of controller support
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 10 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 7, 2026. Method
Reactions
12 of 12 · most liked firstOverall, this was an interesting and fun game. I really liked the story line and premise. There are a few repetitive actions but it makes sense since your in a time loop so it didn't really bother me. The time loop was the perfect length of time. Short enough to feel the pressure but not so short you get stressed out. I also thought the options at the end were interesting. Gonna play again to see if choosing a different option gives me a different ending. There were a few minor…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool idea, price fair. The gameplay reminds me of Terraformental by Shadowsand. Some loops are pretty short could be merged to not break the immersion with reset. This would be perfect with controller support/controls.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tried it because I am a sucker for time loops. But this feels much more like a linear sequence of timed levels masquerading as a loop, and at least the first two levels before I got tired of it weren't sufficiently challenging or interesting either. There were also minor glitches. If you want a proper time loop space mystery, go play Outer Wilds instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is amazing. I did not expect that will enjoy it, is an unique experience in a mysterious station, find your way in 23 minutes loops. Actually the loops have behind a nice idea and nice mechanics. Thanks for the game. I am enjoying it. Bravo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And some GIF from my game Forgotten 23 :) I hope you like it! :) bit.ly/417vlGE #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
unlabelledView post →Solid game! It's hard to believe it was made practically by one person!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game with great mechanics, rich atmosphere and a compelling story. Definitely one that hooks you for a long time. I really like it! Great job!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept of the game is very promising and engaging. It keeps you waiting for another twist, more answers, next changes in the environment. It's a very solid game for a single developer. Many on-man-teams do not achieve even 30% what this game does. Of course, there are rough edges which require polishing like interaction prompt blocking dialog sometimes. There are also many questions left unanswered which should be like what actually did happen to Max before the expedition. Overall this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I made a few attempts at this game, but in the end curiosity won. What annoyed me was that some things kept repeating over and over. I understand the idea of a “loop,” but at times there was just too much of it, and entering the same code at every level exhausted me existentially. BUT! This is a game made by a single developer, and it tells a cool story. Despite those few things, I didn’t give up and managed to experience Max’s story all the way to the end. although I only saw one ending xD…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is really a good space adventure game. I recommend it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game because it genuinly looked awesome and the loop aspect sounds really fun. This game's story and gameplay is actually really enjoyable, which makes this next part quite sad. It has a few bugs, some that are gamebreaking. Bugs: Controller support is wacky. After visiting certain computers a small black rectangle is in the middle of the screen The leveling task in module 05 is just not working as it should. Just gotta spam and hope it gets validated. When pressing remove 3L…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#forgotten23 Forgotten 23 è disponibile su PC L'adventure di KovalGames è disponibile https://www.gamernews.it/notizie/2025/07/23/forgotten-23-e-disponibile-su-pc-20228.php
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