Most deckbuilding games are about biffing your opponents with various card-based attacks. The Amazing American Circus is instead about impressing your audience with incredible card-based feats of strength, acrobatics, and clownery.
Set in a 19th century American circus during the decline of the Wild West, the game aims to tackle various historical intrigues, from the social inequality of the time to the bizarre folklore told through travelling carnivals.
If this is giving you elements of The Greatest Showman and The Prestige (side note: Hugh Jackman loves playing magicians, doesn't he?) then you'd be right: The Amazing American Circus contains both historical and fictional characters from American folklore, from Nikola Tesla and Susan B. Anthony to P. T. Barnum himself, who functions as your main rival.
It seems like the developer, Juggler Games, is interested in portraying the full depth of America's rich and diverse history, with Native American folklore, immigrant stories, and the effects of the 19th Century socio-political atmosphere on the lives of those at the circus all being part of the game's story and setting.
The Amazing American Circus' Kickstarter was launched a couple of days ago, with a goal of 10,000 Euro (~£8,750), but the release date across PC and consoles is already set for May 20th, 2021.
Does this game sound like something you'd enjoy, or are you just too big of a PT Barnum fan to listen to this slander? Give us your thoughts below.
[source klabater.prezly.com]
Comments 7
What could possibly be the audience for this?
[clicks "preorder" button]
This looks to have somehow encorporated many of my favorite gameplay elements into a single game experience. It could have been branded around space alien invasions, robot uprisings, medival castle battles, or anything else. But here it is. My ideal time-waster game all wrapped up in an "impress the crowd as circus performers" motif.
I'm going to drop 300 hours into this no matter what. Its just not the aesthetic I would have gone for. I kinda dig it, though. Maybe I'll come around.
I absolutely love this. Day 1!
Like what Krusty The Clown said once:
"What the hell was that!?"
It's so weird...and yet I am compelled by this. I hardly ever even post anymore. But, smashes the Pre-Order button.
I too will sow countless hours into this.
It's insane, but I like it a lot. It definitely stands out from the crowd of dungeon crawls.
I feel like I would like it more as a physical card game, though. I quite like deckbuilding games, and this would look good on the table.
Oh, how much I really miss Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The world became such a sad place without them...
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