Cyclic

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Published 2022-01-12

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Collect Circles and Dodge Spikes in this Circular Rhythm Game!

Cyclic was a game I made way back in high school around 4 years ago (2016-2018) and just recently came back to in order to add some finishing touches. You spin around a circle avoiding triangles and collecting balls, synchronized to the music. Taking inspiration from games such as Super Hexagon, Soundodger+, and Geometry Dash, Cyclic was an exercise to see whether I could make a game that was not only fun to make but also fun to play. Despite the awful user interface, questionable coding practices, and a poorly designed difficulty curve, I enjoyed my time with Cyclic and I hope other people can enjoy it as well.

Controls

Left Click/Left Arrow/Tap Left Side of Screen (mobile) - Rotate Clockwise

Right Click/Right Arrow/Tap Right Side of Screen (mobile) - Rotate Counterclockwise

Spacebar/Middle Click/Up Arrow/Tap Both Sides of Screen (mobile) - Swap

R - Restart Level

Escape - Pause

Music Credits

meganeko - Boot Sequence

Xorberax - little droplets of water

Xorberax - drag me with you

Xorberax - nu-stalgia

Xorberax - why do birds suddenly appear

Schtiffles - NG+

Schtiffles - Hide and Seek

Scthiffles - Liftoff

Schtiffles - Marbl

Schtiffles - Taut Strings

meganeko - Discovery

meganeko - Gravitation

meganeko - Milkshake

meganeko - Computer Blues

TOMBOY - Gems

TOMBOY - Sanctuary

TOMBOY - Purgatori

Cysmix - Aumetra the Witch

Links

Downloadable Version

Video



Notes


To decrease lag, you can check the options "Limit Gameplay Effects" and "Limit Level Effects" in the options menu. The downloadable version also has significantly better performance. You can also enable fullscreen in the options menu, just check the box and click somewhere on the screen. If you don't want to play with Newgrounds integration (removing those pesky popups at the beginning of every level), you can turn Newgrounds integration off in the options menu. Mobile controls don't work in Safari, use Chrome or Firefox!