The Amazing American Circus

The Amazing American Circus

Released Sep 2021

Roll up and play a deck building game like no other! Gather weird and wonderful performers, amaze audiences, explore Gilded Age America, and transform your run down circus into an entertainment empire. Play your cards right and you could claim the crown of greatest showman from P.T .Barnum!

52% positive · 428 reviews
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Evaluation

The Amazing American Circus launched on September 16, 2021. Following release, Klabater issued a series of patches and feature updates through early 2022: controller support was added in October 2021, a Christmas patch with bug fixes and Steam trading cards arrived in December 2021, and a January 2022 patch introduced new gameplay features including randomized starting troupes and an artist stress system. These features were tested via an Open Beta in January 2022 and fully rolled out to PC in February 2022, then extended to console platforms in March 2022. The March 17, 2022 console update represents the last recorded developer communication for this game. There are no unreleased DLC items — both listed DLC (the soundtrack and the Ringmaster's Essentials pack) were released on launch day. The developer has made no announcements of future content, expansions, or ongoing development after March 2022, and no post-launch content roadmap was ever published. The news feed includes one post (May 2022) that is actually a launch announcement for a different Klabater game entirely (Best Month Ever), not content for this game. With over four years of silence since the last update, no outstanding commitments, and no update pattern beyond the post-launch polish phase, the game appears to have shipped as a complete product with its post-launch support now concluded.
Evidence
Console update delivering new features (randomized starting troupe, artist stress effect, ability to replay 3-star cities) — the last official developer communication for this game on record.
news post · Mar 17, 2022 source content shipped
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New gameplay features from the Open Beta were pushed to the main PC version of the game.
news post · Feb 3, 2022 source content shipped
medium

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Klabater
Achievements
61
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Your worst fear is the audience’s indifference. Your best weapon is a dazzling amusement. Your artists are your army. Behold, the circus came to town!

About the Game

Roll up! Roll up! Come and take charge of your very own run-down circus and navigate a uniquely American form of entertainment, full of bizarre folklore, brutal crime, and social inequality as you battle to establish yourself amongst industry giants Ringling Bros., P.T. Barnum and Buffalo Bill:

Build your troupe, manage your circus camp, explore Gilded Age America, and amaze your audience to become the tycoon of an entertainment empire the likes of which the world has never seen!

Explore Gilded Age America

Dive into a story set during the dying days of the Wild West where history mingles with magical realism and ethnic folklore. Listen to an atmospheric soundtrack inspired by classic circus music and American country & folk as you travel to 90 cities and towns across 4 vast regions of the continental US. Encounter mythical creatures from such as the Wendigo and Bigfoot alongside historical figures including Susan B. Anthony, Nikola Tesla, and Queen Victoria. Play your cards right and you might be able seize the crown of greatest showman from P.T. Barnum himself!

Amaze the Audience

Deliver a perfect show in a special card duel between you and the audience. Beat their boredom with an arsenal of performances and tricks presented on over 200 beautifully hand-illustrated cards. Strategize carefully and gauge the mood of the crowd before playing your hand; what provokes cheers in the deep South might provoke jeers in the industrialised North!

Build Your Troupe

As the budding tycoon of a travelling circus your success depends on the variety of weird and wonderful acts you can get into the ring and the range of spectacular feats they can perform! With over 15 unique performers to recruit, and 32 audience types from across gilded age America to amaze, you’ve got your work cut out as you try to create the greatest show on earth!

Manage Your Circus Camp

As a showman you will have to travel light and fast, managing your resources and building the camp that supports your show as it grows, enabling you to drop jaws from coast to coast. With 8 different circus wagons, 18 unique upgrades available between them and over 100 modifications for the circus caravan as a whole, there’s a range of options to keep the show on the rails as diverse and varied as the performers in it!

What The Amazing American Circus has to offer?:

  • Become a legend! Save a run-down circus, gather a troupe of performers, and dare to defy the greatest showmen on earth - P.T Barnum, Buffalo Bill, and more!

  • Recruit and train over 15 different types of circus artists

  • Take part in exciting battles on the circus arena using the beautifully illustrated collectible cards

  • Upgrade your circus caravan thanks to different types of wagons offering over 100 possible modifications

  • Meet both historical and fictional characters deeply embedded in American folklore, such as John D. Rockefeller, Susan B. Anthony, or Nikola Tesla

  • Immerse yourself in a story taking place during the turbulent era of the fading Wild West and enter the beautiful and dark world of Native American folklore and the immigrant populace

  • Listen to a unique soundtrack inspired by classic circus music and American country & folk

The Amazing American Circus in numbers:

  • 200+ hand-illustrated cards

  • Recruit and train over 15 different types of circus artists, among them mimes, strongmen, and acrobats

  • 8 different circus wagons to upgrade (18 unique upgrades altogether)

  • 32 different types of audience, whom you have to attract and entertain

  • Over 100 modifications and upgrade options for your circus caravan

  • 90 cities and towns to visit

  • 21 story-related side quests

  • 10 Grand Finale finisher actions

  • 16 Misfits to collect in Bizarre Baazaar wagon

  • 4 distinct geographical regions - travel across the American continent

  • 4 powerful opponents to defeat (one per region) - the legendary P.T. Barnum, Buffalo Bill, Queen Victoria, and more...

  • 1 but epic adventure akin to Baz Luhrman’s musicals, Ennio Morricone’s westerns, and the classic road movies

  • 60 minutes of a soundtrack inspired by country and folk music from different parts of the USA

Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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