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Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness cover art

Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness

Indiesruption · Blowfish Studios · 2023-10-16

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 17, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Oct 17, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 17, 2023 (Xbox One), Oct 17, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 17, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

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.

89%
positive of 203 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

Experience the chilling story of a 1920s freak circus that burned to the ground, and the grotesque quest to found the circus anew. Follow the tormented Oliver Mills as he struggles to survive and escape.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (48 reviews).
  • · Top 44% of 16,250 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.1k–9.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 203 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.92-75%
GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at IndieGala Store (2025-04-08) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 90 of 129 observed days · $2.93 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
444420232026Week of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$1.992023-10-162026-09-142023-10-16 — best price $15.992023-11-01 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $13.392024-01-27 — best price $15.742024-02-26 — best price $19.992024-03-20 — best price $14.992024-05-13 — best price $9.352024-06-24 — best price $19.992024-07-22 — best price $15.292024-08-19 — best price $10.392024-09-24 — best price $19.992024-11-04 — best price $8.992024-12-03 — best price $19.992025-01-20 — best price $8.592025-02-24 — best price $15.892025-04-09 — best price $19.992025-05-19 — best price $2.992025-07-07 — best price $1.992025-07-31 — best price $19.992025-09-15 — best price $3.392025-10-20 — best price $3.992025-11-14 — best price $19.992025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-01-07 — best price $15.892026-02-13 — best price $3.802026-03-16 — best price $4.002026-04-08 — best price $3.992026-04-24 — best price $19.992026-05-18 — best price $2.942026-06-17 — best price $15.892026-07-27 — best price $15.292026-08-20 — best price $16.042026-09-14 — best price $4.92
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
92.4%
earned "Sloth"
53.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)17358%12
Xbox One (Xbox)9539%12
PS4 (PlayStation)8359%13
PS4 (PlayStation)5763%13
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DramaHorrorPuzzleMysterySurrealSurvivalThrillerAdventureStory RichExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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