Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness

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App ID	1702430
App Type	Game
Developer	Indiesruption
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 ()

❓ 79.89%

167 reviews

In-Game

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 ()

osarch

empty string

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)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	100
height_pct	77.08333333333331

osextended

empty string

review_score

review_percentage

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

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

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	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

c082d2dfa350d069e5497989f34e8f1da3d88b32

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	77.08333333333331

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	c082d2dfa350d069e5497989f34e8f1da3d88b32.jpg
page_background_path	app/1702430
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	4 December 2024 – 22:25:19 UTC

Trailers

256976123 ↴
trailer_name	Vlad Circus Launch Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256976123/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256976123/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1702430/618993/1e09704076ba27a685a3b5f27ff9b736e8bf381a/1751021531/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1702430/618993/1e09704076ba27a685a3b5f27ff9b736e8bf381a/1751021531/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256976123/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	618993
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1697491753
256907682 ↴
trailer_name	Vlad Circus Reveal Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256907682/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256907682/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256907682/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1702430/499398/a3c107d620dd24666917b7896a2b3c90e1071e68/1751021531/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1702430/499398/a3c107d620dd24666917b7896a2b3c90e1071e68/1751021531/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256907682/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	499398
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1664320102

User File System

Key

Value

quota

9.77 MiB (10240000)

maxnumfiles

savefiles

1 ↴
root	WinSavedGames
path	Vlad Circus
pattern	*.sav
platforms/1	Windows
2 ↴
root	WinSavedGames
path	Vlad Circus
pattern	*.cfg
platforms/1	Windows

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Platform	Path	Pattern
Windows	%USERPROFILE%/Saved Games/Vlad Circus	*.sav
Windows	%USERPROFILE%/Saved Games/Vlad Circus	*.cfg

Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness

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