Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Game
Game2021
The Alien Cube
Developer Alessandro Guzzo
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure. From the Steam store page
197 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 5, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
74
Fresh
143 positive · 49 negative
95% range 68–80%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 143 | 49 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
5 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
484 of 600 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 197 · most liked firstAt first, the game feels decent - nice graphics, good sound effects and immersion. But after a while it becomes tedious and its shortcommings quite apparent. The story is shallow and simplistic, the main character naive to the point of a damsel in distress (and the VA makes it worse - "oh, no - what is going on...?" "oh no - this can't be happening...!"). The main frustrating mechanic is senseless scavenger hunting - get a screwdriver from half across the level, no matter there's a toolbox…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Following "The Land of Pain", this game continues the same eerie world and atmosphere, building on it in all the right ways. The fact that this game was made by just one developer is pretty crazy. The visuals are beautiful, the atmosphere immersive, and it really feels like a passion project full of great Lovecraftian horror elements. I liked the horror parts, they are not super intense, but they set a nice creepy mood. Most of the time is spent exploring the world, getting a few good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are into traversal, this game is treat. If you're after Lovecraftian cliches you may get a giggle here and there. It has beauty all of its own, surreal and atmospheric; caves, snowcapped forests, delapidated apartments, crumbling ruins, mysterious sewers, unidentifiable body parts in jars, statues of squidlords, the whole shabang. The story is another thing altogether. I can understand the difficulty of patching alchemy and esoteric arcana into a modern setting so I can't hate on it. A…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good exploratory horror game, but the full price would only be worth it if it contained all the DLC. There are no achievements or even cards. The graphics are good although in some moments there is a drastic drop in fps. 7/10 my rating, to be taken at a strong discount.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game but it is spoiled by not allowing sufficient time to complete tasks when character is failing in health. Just becomes tedious trying to get past this and doesn't achieve anything.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is less a game and more a walking simulator with a couple of game-like features that are executed poorly. Do you like random deaths you have to do over and over because the direction the game wants you to move in is unclear? Do you like platforming sections that have massively delayed jump reactions and ill defined hit boxes? Do you like annoyingly loud audio with painful highpitch noise for no reason? Do you like a story line with massive plot holes? Do you like ultra…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kind of a boring walking simulator, lots of quick instant death things in the beginning, and ofc a save point right before them, so what's the point really? It's just arbitrary punishment, and at one of the explosions very much in the beginning there was no way of dodging it if i didn't know it was happening, and even after reloading a few times it was hard to survive, and this is no way of making a game enjoyable or challenging.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will say the graphics in this are nice, but that's about it. The movement is a bit sluggish. With the jump activating AFTER you release the button makes it feel like it has incredibly bad input latency. Graphical options are very sorely lacking on top of it being VERY poorly optimized makes for an overall laggy experience. (I have a beefy PC and had to set it to 1080p low and it STILL had lag). Overall level flow was a confusing walk-a-thon at best with not much going on and the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Respectfully, I went back and forth with this one. It was cool, very impressive for a single developer and I love alien ♥♥♥♥. The game just was missing something. I was never really scared, and the story seemed kind of drawn out while collecting little notes that informed you of what was going on with back story. I dont know it just didnt do much for me. I think that the developer is very talented but I really wanted to be scared and it just didnt deliver. I know hes releasing a new game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very straightforward game, nothing really special about it. Its a walking simulator with some occasional chase scenes. Compared to similar games in the same genre I felt the story was weak, also the ending was really bad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, it's such a great game *.* Beautiful graphics, good story, eerie atmosphere, some puzzles and NO frustation. It's really fun to play :3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not sure why this game has so many positive reviews. There are a number of issues that hurt the enjoyment, and this is most definitely not worth the $19.99 that I paid for it. If you're going to purchase this game, wait for a steep sale. It's very long winded and most of the 4 hours it took me to finish it felt very unnecessary. The story is mostly told through notes. These notes and certain aspects of the game should've been condensed, but it just felt stuffed with a whole lot of nothing,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This had to be the slowest paced game I have ever played. Boring AF. I like a good walking simulator/puzzle game, but this was the pits. After an hour of walking around, I finally gave up out of boredom. Very few things to actually interact with, most of them locked or inactive. There's tension and suspense, this was frustrating and very linear.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Takes about every cosmic horror trope and puts it in one game Some good parts, a lot of bad parts. Play for yourself if it's on sale
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, there are a couple bugs with missing objects, which have been reported over a year ago and not even acknowledged by the dev so far. Seeing as there's the third game in the series being actively promoted at the moment, the dev doesn't give a rat's tail end about fixing the prior ones.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Alien Cube is a Lovecraftian Horror walking simulator developed by Alessandro Guzzo, an indie developer whose only game I know other than that is the spiritual predecessor to this game: The Land of Pain. My personal history with this game is even shorter than it was with that title as well, considering a buddy of mine named Demenza’s Gate bought me the title originally before I gave it a spin while streaming it for a friend of mine early last year. I had later decided to buy this game along…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, it's not great, nor good. The story is the only reason to play this game and even that is bland and stuffed to the brim with recycled tropes. And even though the story is really the only reason to play this game, the gameplay feels like it's there to get in the way of the story, not serve it. Often, you'll have precision jumping to traverse parts of chapters, and first person jumping is never as good as you want it to be and it's worse than that in this game. One place for example, had…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So Alien Cube is Lovercraftian walking simulator. Game has pretty nice graphics, but with that list of positive things I can say about it ends. I found the game rather boring ... It took me 4,5 hours to finish it but still felt like 2 hours too long. Story is told by notes left for you to read, but locations of notes doesn't make sense, why would someone tear pages out of their journal and left them scattered thru forest ?!?! Story also often doesn't make sense. Game was so unremarkable that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very nice game. Just like "The Land of Pain" and also playing in the same timeline. A bit short though and there is little to no explanation on what is going on. But since the game is connected to "The Land of Pain" I have some hope that the upcoming "Cosmic Fear" might shed some light into the dark. Played the game entirely on Steam Deck and the experience was okayish. There where areas the game had a hard time to maintain at least 30fps. But it manageable imho. What bothered me a bit was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can say i is something from Lovecraft's world. And I would say it is some kind of parody on his ideas. I felt some kind of vibe, I saw something similar to games like Chtulhu, I was intrigued from the start.. and disappointed at the ending. Mostly, the outcome was very predictable. No scary moments. Nothing truly impressive. Sometimes you cannot even understand what is going on, what are these creatures, what should you expect, what should you find. Maybe.. if the graphic was a liiiitle…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gonna go ahead and recommend this game... BUT! that comes with a but. Maybe even a few butts. First, the positives: - Great atmosphere - Great visual fidelity - Just the right amount of creepy (at first) - Lovecraftian influence is obvious - Lots of caves and underground sections Now... for the BUTTS! -Stuttering.. my god does it stutter. The optimization is bad. It's just BAD. -Per the positive point; it's creepy enough to be good... AT FIRST, but then it starts to overdo it a bit. How…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Paint.exe ---{Gameplay}--- ☐Very good ☑ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☐ Just don‘t ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☐ Adults ☑ Human ☐ Lizards ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boiiiiii ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, its a walking simulator with lovecraftian themes, and there isnt that much to say about it other than; if that interests you, get it on sale. It's short (sub 3 hours) but entertains you for an evening around halloween-times. My enjoyment score for this one is 60% There just isn't much to do other than walking and looking, theres like 1 puzzle. I most probably wont play it again ever.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hopping on Twitch to play another horror game. This time it's The Alien Cube, sequel to The Land of Pain. I'm expecting a lot of Eldritch spoops! www.twitch.tv/possiblyrhodri
unlabelledView post →I really want to like this game. It is a single person passion project and it does look very good. I really liked the developer's last game, The Land of Pain. This one though suffers from one thing in particular - the story is nonsensical. The main character has no motivation to do the series of stupid decisions he makes. He is newly single, has moved to a new place and is a little depressed. Then he inherits his long lost uncle's estate. He has no ties to this uncle, has not seen him since…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well this was an interesting game! Great atmosphere, a few jumpscares, some gross goo and a bunch of dead people which kept it creepy. However, it has a few kinks in the game that make it awfully hard to play. Anytime I was near water (which is often) my frame rate would drop significantly to around 3-5 fps. It made the game slightly tedious to get through and I have excellent internet and a brand new 4070 nvidia chip so its not that. It literally only dropped in scenes near water (in caves,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it took me 38 minutes to regret this purchase.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is well made, and for Newbies to the horror genre, it will probably give you some GOOD scares. HOWEVER, The jump button is the worst. It has so much lag, you'll think it's a computer issue, but no. Luckily this only becomes a problem really one time. But oof, it's bad. Two, the story doesn't really carry through. It starts with a good premise and then just becomes running and item hunting. With bits of information that doesn't move the plot forward. If you are a horror…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun cosmic horror experience. Sometimes it felt like being in a Thomas Ligotti story, other times it felt like being in The Whisperer in the Darkness. Fun if you like that sort of thing!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Warning : The main character is so dumb and / or suicidal that you might end up humming "Dare to be Stupid" through the first 5 chapters. With this said though... you'll probably be humming it to steel yourself as you enter one of the most effective short horror piece I ever played. Even on low the cry engine photogrametric and real time lighting are amazing!!! If your GPU is under the specs, still give it a try, you might be surprised how well it run up to "High". The downsides? The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good lovecraftian walking simulator with some survival elements. The gameplay is nothing special (take item x, go to place y to use it and the occasional running away from undescribable horrors etc.) but the graphics and atmosphere are pretty good. The puzzles are fairly simple throughout. The only thing that slightly bothered me is the fact that the player character ist a complete moron who seeks out the most dangerous situations, including immediately activating every sinister looking…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game makes no sense. The Trailer makes it feel Sci-Fi, when it is just some cult BS lol I think. The flashing red and blue lights when the enemy is near really hurt my eyes. Got to chapter 5 and well quit, just not fun or scary enough to go any further. And well my eyes and my head hurt at this point. Play at own risk.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is definitely not a horror game so don't bother with it if that is your motivation to play it. It is mostly exploration with few adventure elements. The environments are beautifully crafted but I do not think, were successful at capturing a Lovecraftian or horror atmosphere very well. This is mostly because there is little sense of dread, threat or mystery. The chase sequences are very simple, for instance. You just run straight ahead. Neither did I find the story very intriguing.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alessandro guzzo l' nog ya. Mgr'luh mgleth. Fahf game ah lovecraftian throdogoth.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →story was good enough to keep playing right through. but that ending though??? if i knew how it ended like that i would off never played at all
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome horror game 100% recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is old school. Reminds me very much of games such as Myst, Riven etc. but with a dark Lovecraftian theme. Mostly linear, story driven, walking from place to place, pull this lever to open that gate, many set pieces, mostly simple puzzles but they're engaging enough, with lots of jump scares and moments of prolonged terror as you're being chased. Some odd story choices and seemingly random jumps from place to place but can be forgiven as the overall sinister atmosphere is done really well…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great 1st person indie horror adventure. Very atmospheric, nice graphics and sound design and some well crafted environments. Around 4 hours of playtime and it captures the spirit of H. P. Lovecrafts stories quite well. It's not a challenging game (no combat, no real puzzles), but that's okay for me. This game is mainly about exploration and solving a few simple puzzles (find a key to open a door, find symbols to solve a combination puzzle etc.). There are a few jumpscares and a few moments…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alessandro, you mad man. This was a nice, almost pleasant, walk into madness. lol thanks I guess. I recommend playing The Land of Pain before taking this "journey". I liked it. The jump mechanics are AWFUL though. You jump by releasing the space bar, not by pressing it. I've died way more times to jumps than to, let's call them enemies. Thanks for am otherwise fantastic game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sometime the steam ratings system doesn't really work out. Do I like this game? Absolutely! Is there any jankiness? Yeah, here and there. A few rough edges, especially when it comes to menu navigation with a controller, and a little with the occational platform elements. But it saves, it has checkpoints, and a solid idea that drives the story and good ways of portraying things even if they sometimes fall flat in the telling. The problem is, not matter how much I like this game and rate it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is okay, more like a walking simulator with automated turn back if you run the wrong way or death, one time playable for the story but nothing more. Wouldnt recommend it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lovecraftian aah game. Good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game, if you are a Lovecraft fan you are definitely going to love this one and the prequel Land Of Pain. Playing this made me feel like I could envision Lovecrafts writing as an experience through this game, blew my mind. Beautiful, tragic, horrifying
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the audio and visuals are fantastic, on par with AAA most of the time, greatly impressive coming from a solo dev. the gameplay consists of moving slowly and finding some type of key to unlock some type of door, tons of backtracking, the occasional jumpscare in the form of a vision or brief chase sequence. the ending was pretty cool, but i ran through it frantically because i was tired of the chore being the previous 2.5 hours of gameplay. I don't recommend the game personally, it was not a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game had me hooked from the get-go. I loved how is progressed, figuring out the story, and the just plan weirdness of it. This game is such a good Lovecraft game. I had no idea what was coming next. The puzzles are intuitive and not over complicated, the progression is paced well. I like the spacing in the jump scares, and the atmosphere kept me hooked all the way thru. 10/10 recommend. Also the environment is gorgeous. Can't wait to check out your next game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I picked up all statues, as far as the game says, that's a secret. I got all 8, but this buggy game chose to only unlock... 2. As if the 6 others were not unlocked. Jumping ONLY happens on release. WHY?!? It broke my immersion and even more so when it mattered. Last points of negativity: No way to change controls or actual FOV beyond 65 - I felt like i was making love with my screen... Aside from a few chase moments in the game, it's very much a slow walking sim. I had 5 deaths, 3 of which…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah, I think I enjoyed the experience... got me with a few jump scares and the story started well... and the "Lovecraftian" elements were decent enough, but mostly visual... for me it just missed the mark on the macabre, the unease feeling, thought provoking, reality questioning... the narrative told you that's how you should be feeling and the game was sooo close to getting it right. However, overall it was well designed, the environments were beautiful... a well made game, although you'll…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game on the importance of level design and quality assurance. Now, I haven't read up on it, and it might just be a passion project of a couple of friends who are trying their hand at games, however, I do not believe that this is an excuse for being lazy. On its own, the game has some decent artistic ideas that would work amazing in film or during cinematics, however, it cannot drag the rest on artistic choice alone. In this case, I truly believe it better be a walking sim with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE ALIEN CUBE Sequel to the interesting "THE LAND OF PAIN" and again, developed by Alessandro Guzzo, this game is more to my liking and the mysterious adventure was better made as well. The Lovecraftian story was quite good and it do follows the first game loosely but has many connections to it. The mystery of exploration as the story unfolds is what this game is all about. What the hell is going on? Who are you? Who are you, here? Where are you? There are a few short chase sequence that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the second horrorgame i've ever played (after the land of pain). And it was amazing. I would recommend it definitly to every horrorfan out there
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game for what it is. I got what I expected, but the lack of customizable controls is unforgettable in any game released after year 2000. On top of that the JUMP get activated as you release the key, not as you push it. Despite of this, the game looks and and sounds great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played while high, didnt undertnast anything. still hight and it was a gooooooood game 5.9 out of 7.2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is quite atmospheric but apart from that it doesn't have that much of an interesting story. It was fun though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Real good atmosphere. Mostly walking simulator without puzzles (only one easy simple one). Love the atmosphere:)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Live! Trying out a game called The Alien Cube today! twitch.tv/teriifying
unlabelledView post →unfortunately, the story of this game failed to keep me interested. you can get free horror game on itch.io with MUCH better story telling. The pros: 1. really good visual, music, sound and atmosphere. the aesthetic aspect of the game is very polished 2. easily consumable, i would consider this game an intuitive walking simulator with some "puzzle" you're unlikely to be stuck on. the cons: 1. the story, although captivating in the beginning, end up been tedious to even figure out. If you're…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like unsettling games with a descent story, this is a good choice. The story is generally told through notes and it is a walking simulator for the most part. There are some puzzles that are not too challenging. A good experience if you can get it on a sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels like a virtual creepypasta. Only a little danger but a lot of story. Expands on the lore of the first game but just as mysterious.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →im recommending if you can get it on sale and because its made by one person from my understanding. Other than the environment looking good, theres really nothing here though. Not much of a story, no horror, and only one creature you get to see but in order for you to see it you have to turn to look at it and then you will die. Its a visually appealing walking simulator, thats it. no reason to explore either, just run through from point A to point B, dont waste your time unless you just have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall this game is an 8/10, considering it was only made by one person. It's got a lot of improvements from the first game, but also some recurring issues. The graphics are better, and the narrative is better put together as well. There's some more narration and less back and forth fetch quests, although they're still in this game too. I think the worst part of the game though is the monster, I don't even know what it looks like. All I know is that it chases me in scripted moments and does…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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