Young journalist Amelia has the circus in her blood; her uncle runs the titular Circus Electrique and her mom was a former circus performer who died in an accident ten years prior. Amelia has been given an project to report on the reopening of the circus, however catastrophe strikes as London is plagued with a mysterious incident known as ‘The Maddening’ which causes residents to show violent.

Circus Electrique packs an enormous punch with its steampunk aesthetic and this preliminary impression is constructed on with the introduction of assorted distinctive methods. However, the sport rapidly overwhelms because the floodgates open and the tutorial throws one factor after one other at you. The consumer interface is busy and it may be exhausting to navigate the place to go for every job that you must full per flip.

Each flip is one in-game day, and there are numerous duties which must be accomplished. The foremost components of every flip are the circus performances that you must orchestrate. The Big Top may have sure exhibits you’ll be able to placed on and you must fill the areas together with your performers, being attentive to every performer’s relationship to be able to get the next ranking, and subsequently reaping higher rewards. There may also be the possibility to heal up celebration members, recruit extra allies, and craft objects.

Once all of the admin work is finished, the ultimate factor to do is to go to the streets of London to combat enemies who’ve been taken over by ‘The Maddening’. You can solely replenish your celebration with members who aren’t resting, or in a circus efficiency.

Combat is sort of pleasant, with several types of performers having totally different advantages and kind effectivity. There is a component of techniques, as you’ll be able to dispatch enemies within the conventional approach of lowering HP to zero, or you need to use your strikes to scale back your opponent’s devotion to zero and have them run from battle — which can, relying on the state of affairs, be a simpler technique.

There’s quite a bit happening, however it doesn’t cease the sport from feeling stale. Only attending to do one battle per in-game day makes the title’s pacing really feel very gradual, and the story feels disappointingly damaged up in consequence.