Circus Electrique

Turn-based tactical RPG with circus management in steampunk London

Zen Studios · Released Sep 6, 2022

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 267
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 4 years ago; Sep 29, 2022
Minimum PC: HD 5770; 4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Circus Electrique?

This side-view RPG follows circus performers through six districts of Victorian London, where residents mysteriously turn violent. You recruit and train performers, assemble parties for turn-based battles, and arrange circus shows between outings. Each performer's Devotion, a morale measure, influences both combat performance and show earnings.

For you if...

+you enjoy tactical RPGs in the vein of Darkest Dungeon
+you like balancing party preparation with business management

Not for you if...

−you prefer real-time action to turn-by-turn party combat
−you dislike juggling money, morale, and a roster of performers

What players say

73% of 267 reviews are positive

Players praise the artwork, voice acting, music, and story. Complaints focus on resource management and restrictive progression, with older reviews repeatedly describing fights that leave them unable to advance or strengthen their party.

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Circus Electrique system requirements

Minimum: HD 5770, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (64bit)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 or AMD equivalent
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5770 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space

Does Circus Electrique have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Circus Electrique run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Hungarian.

Does Circus Electrique use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam