What Surrounds Us is a short PC game built entirely around circles, using its unusual visual design to explore themes of connection, cooperation and the environment. The review finds that its light puzzle-solving and exploratory structure recalls The Legend of Zelda, while its minimal guidance encourages players to learn through experimentation rather than explicit instructions.

Players travel through three regions, gain abilities such as a charged leap, and encounter a glitch-like substance and hostile circles that obstruct progress. The game contains almost no text, relying instead on visual cues, sound and discovery; its ambient music supports the reflective tone. It is available on Steam and can be completed in around three hours.