South of the Circle

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South of the Circle is a cinematic narrative-driven adventure game with a focus on the player's choice at dialogue. It is set in the Cold War era and in part takes place in Antarctica in the 1960s. The game was originally released in 2020 for Apple devices before making its way to Windows PCs. It is available on Steam, GOG, and the Mac App Store.

Support Summary

Widescreen
Ultra/Super‑Wide
Multi-Monitor
4K Ultra HD
Support
Method
HUD
Cutscenes
FMVs

Game Information

Game Status:Released
Release Date:
Tested Version:GOG
Play Styles:Single-Player
Developer:State of Play

Screenshots Comparison

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
Solutions & Issues
Widescreen Solution & Issues:

The game treats 16:10 resolutions inconsistently. 1024x640, 1280x800, 1440x900 and 1680x1050 are hor- compared to 16:9, while 1920x1200 and 2560x1600 are letterboxed.

Ultra/Super-Wide Specific Solution & Issues:

The game is pillarboxed by default. Rose's mod removes the black bars but also introduces a softlock-like issue affecting three scenes. The mod description includes the available workarounds.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues:

Same issues and solution as for ultra-wide. The HUD is minimal to nonexistent, however, there are instances where the non-crucial elements appear on the side screens, as well as instances of closely inspecting objects resulting in them being partially on the side screens. The loading and auto-save icons appear on the sides as well.

4K UHD Specific Solution & Issues:

The game supports 3840x2160 but introduces pillarboxing at 4096x2160.

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
4:3 Cutscene
16:10 Cutscene
16:9 Cutscene
21:9 Cutscene
32:9 Cutscene
Eyefinity / Surround Cutscene
4:3 Menu
16:10 Menu
16:9 Menu
21:9 Menu
32:9 Menu
Eyefinity / Surround Menu
4K Gameplay Screenshot
4K In-Game Cutscene
4K Menu Screenshot
Uploaded by: Rose
The occasional HUD element placement at 48:9
Uploaded by: Rose
An example of the letterboxing at 1920x1200
16:9 Resolutions:1920x1080
Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions:
Eyefinity / Surround Resolutions:5760x1080
4K UHD Resolutions:3840x2160