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Nightmare Circus

FairPlay Studios, Red Dunes Games

Nightmare Circus is an action-adventure game where the player takes on the role of a Puppeteer trapped in the Nightmare Realm. Set out on a journey to find his friends and escape the nightmare!

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“This is a pre-release (alpha) build of Nightmare Circus currently in testing. Some features may change or be incomplete.”

In this thrilling, nightmare-infused adventure, you as a puppet will harness the power of string & control bar to create an engaging combat system. With an arsenal of tools and abilities designed to decimate your enemies, manipulate their action, and solve complex puzzles.

Combo system 

Take your puppeteer style combat to the next level with a fluid combo system that lets you mix and match your attacks with style. Choose from three unique control bars, each offering a different combat style to combine light but swift attack, long reaching medium attack, and bashing strike from heavy attacks into devastating combo sequences for the enemies.

Collision Combat

Smash, crash, and slam your way through enemies and obstacles with satisfying, high-impact collisions. Customize your playstyle to take down the twisted nightmare to rescue your friend.

Wrap and Tie

Dominate the enemies with your “puppet string”, wrap around them to pull them all into devastating crashes. Stunning them, and breaking objects as you solve puzzles and clear the path forward.

Leap

Conquer the nightmare realm's irregular terrain with your trusty string and control bar. Leap over vast gaps, hop between moving platforms, and evade deadly attacks as you leap toward the end of your journey.

Slingshot

Charge up your string and launch yourself like a projectile. Carve yourself a new path by crushing a giant boulder in your way, or turn the tide of any fight with precision and speed, send them flying with crushing impacts, interrupt the boss attacks, and gain overwhelming advantage.

Hook

Turn the environment into your ally by hooking. Pull foes into the abyss, or interrupt them to create opportunities for the perfect strike, control the battlefield with your creativity. Use the new hook and pull the ring to open a path forward in your journey.

Link

Link your enemies together and take them out in one fell swoop. Deal devastating chain damage by connecting multiple foes and connect an electrical circuit to solve complex puzzles. Use this newfound power to carve through monstrous hordes and puzzle to claim your victory over every obstacle that stands in your way.

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    Devlog #2 | Explaining The Combat System

    Hey everyone! After the success of our first devlog, the team is back with another video! This time, the developers will go through the combat system and Peppin's arsenal to fend…

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    Demo Update V1.1.5 Out Now!

    Greetings, everyone! As many of you may already know, the Nightmare Circus demo has been available for some time now. If you’d like to experience the game firsthand and get a…

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