Game Lets You Be a Donut Circle Teaching Environmentalism, No Krispy Kreme Needed
KEY POINTS
- •What Surrounds Us is a 2026 PC game reviewed by The Verge offering a unique circular-centric gameplay experience.
- •Players control a sentient donut-shaped circle that cooperates with others to foster connection and environmental awareness.
- •The game's design and gameplay intentionally highlight themes of interconnection and convey them through large circular maps.
What Surrounds Us is a PC game reviewed by The Verge in 2026 that boldly doubles as an art project and environmental love letter, starring YOU as a donut-shaped circle with a hole – finally, representation for mythical confectionery circles everywhere. The gameplay involves teaming up with other sentient happy circles to help them 'joyfully meet,' because nothing says social justice like donut diplomacy. Set against sprawling circular maps, this game brilliantly mirrors social and ecological systems through triangles skipping circles which skip... well, you get the point. It echoes The Legend of Zelda, but with less swords and more existential frosting.
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(1 of 3)Forget toxic masculinity, this game celebrates wholesome donut-shaped togetherness in a huge circle of ecological kumbaya that your therapist will definitely charge extra for.
Playing as a giant donut hole sounds like a metaphor for capitalism's emptiness but hey, it’s at least got Wizened Woke Circles™.
Circle up! This game insists the secret to saving Earth is baked into the doughnut hole nobody asks about.
Source: Theverge | Published: 7/25/2026 | Author: Jay Peters
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