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Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness

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App ID 1702430
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Blowfish Studios
Franchise Blowfish Studios
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies MonoGame Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 30555040
Last Record Update 12 August 2025 – 19:50:51 UTC ()
Release Date 16 October 2023 – 21:29:08 UTC ()
❓ 80.63%
178 reviews
0
In-Game
🕴 Psychological Horror 🌲 Survival 📚 Story Rich 🔎 Point & Click 👾 Pixel Graphics

Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness puts your sanity to the test, challenging you to escape a labyrinth of nightmares and torment. Test your mind against a slow burn of puzzles, light survival mechanics, and methodical action.

Additional Information

Developer Indiesruption
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Blowfish Studios
Store Release Date 16 October 2023 – 21:29:23 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 16 October 2023 – 21:29:08 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 4 December 2024 – 22:24:31 UTC () (1733351071)
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Detected Technologies (?) MonoGame Engine, XNA Engine, SharpDX SDK, SteamworksNET SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 8 November 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12476664
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 21 July 2021 – 01:12:52 UTC (), in changelist #12077082
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes

Tags

🕴 Psychological Horror 🌲 Survival 📚 Story Rich 🔎 Point & Click 👾 Pixel Graphics 🧩 Puzzle 🔪 Thriller 😱 Horror 🫂 Psychological 🗺 Exploration 🫠 Surreal 🤫 Mystery 🎭 Drama 🗺️ Adventure 📺 Side Scroller 🏽 2D 👾 Retro 😨 Dark 🗿 Dark Humor 🎮 Controller

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp4 December 2024 – 22:25:19 UTC

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timestamp 16 October 2023 – 21:29:13 UTC

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timestamp 27 September 2022 – 23:08:22 UTC

Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 31 all-time peak 17 October 2023
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  • 37 24-hour peak
  • 23,152 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 80.63% SteamDB Rating
  • 158 88.8% positive reviews
  • 20 11.2% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
16 October 2023 Steam Release -
23 May 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Premiere Bundle: Showcase Edition -
20 September 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Diamond Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Fall Edition) -
21 November 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Playlist Bundle -

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Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness had an all-time peak of 31 concurrent players on 17 October 2023.

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