Circle of Blood

Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the…

75 14 October 1996

Adventure Point-and-click Puzzle Fantasy Historical Mystery Thriller

Circle of Blood is an adventure developed by Revolution Software, released 14 October 1996 on PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 8 hrs to finish.

Verified 10 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Circle of Blood is

Circle of Blood is an adventure game developed by Revolution Software and released in 1996. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Virtual Theatre.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As George Stobbart, an American in Paris, you find it odd when an accordion-playing clown darts out of a cafe clutching a briefcase. Moments later, you're sent flying, violently thrown through the air by the force of a massive explosion, right into a sinister, global intrigue. The coveted contents of that briefcase? A fiercely guarded manuscript penned by a clandestine medieval order - the Knights Templar. Reveal the truth behind a secret conspiracy and save the world from the Templars' evil plan.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy, historical, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Circle of Blood holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 193 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 8 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium, 64 Mb of RAM and Any video card with 64 Mb video RAM. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Circle of Blood launched on 14 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Wipeout XL and Twisted Metal 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Wipeout XL, Twisted Metal 2.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Characters

All 3

George Stobbart

Nico Collard

Unknown

Dlc

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

17 March 2002

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut

19 March 2009

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged

19 September 2024

Remakes

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut

19 March 2009

Remasters

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged

19 September 2024

Quick answers

Circle of Blood — frequently asked questions

When did Circle of Blood come out?

Circle of Blood was released on 14 October 1996 for PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Circle of Blood?

At minimum, Circle of Blood needs Pentium, 64 Mb of RAM, Any video card with 64 Mb video RAM graphics, 1.5 GB of storage.

How long does it take to beat Circle of Blood?

The main story of Circle of Blood takes around 8 hrs.

How many GB is Circle of Blood?

The PC version needs about 1.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1.5 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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