The Moonlight Circus
In this first-person VR-Horror game, you wake up in the middle of an empty circus arena, with a syringe in your arm and the feeling of being watched. Solve puzzles and discover clues to unveil the tragic backstory and find your way out.
Estimated lifetime revenue
Free-to-play
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Est. players
873
people who own it
Reviews
43
Review score
63%
6.3/10
Concurrent players
0
read Sep 18, 2026, 15:00 UTC
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About
About the game
In the Moonlight Circus , you wake up in the middle of an empty circus arena, with a syringe in your arm and the feeling of being watched.
Who are you? What happened? And how do you get out of here?
Take on the role of the protagonist and escape the Moonlight Circus. Unravel the mystery of the circus and its artists and get out alive.
Ben Wührer - Programmer, Game Designer, Sound Manager
Lara Meyer - Vision Keeper, Character Artist, 2D/3D Artist
Lea Wagner - Production Manager, 3D Artist, Animator
Max Rupp - Tech / 3D Artist, Lighting Artist, Shading Artist
Awesome Sound & Music from:
Fabjén Rauch
And the voices behind our characters:
Andrew Latheron
Will Edmisten
The Moonlight Circus was made using Unity and FMOD.
HTC Vive Users:
If you use a vive you have to change the controller mappings, for example switch the menu button on both sides to left primary and right primary in the SteamVR settings. Example image is in the folder with the game files.
Who are you? What happened? And how do you get out of here?
Take on the role of the protagonist and escape the Moonlight Circus. Unravel the mystery of the circus and its artists and get out alive.
Features
- Explore three circus areas
- Movement through Arm Swinging
- Physics based gameplay
Team
The Crooked Creep Creators, a team of four students realized The Moonlight Circus with the help of one Sound student and two voice actors in three months as part of their studies at the h_da.Ben Wührer - Programmer, Game Designer, Sound Manager
Lara Meyer - Vision Keeper, Character Artist, 2D/3D Artist
Lea Wagner - Production Manager, 3D Artist, Animator
Max Rupp - Tech / 3D Artist, Lighting Artist, Shading Artist
Awesome Sound & Music from:
Fabjén Rauch
And the voices behind our characters:
Andrew Latheron
Will Edmisten
The Moonlight Circus was made using Unity and FMOD.
HTC Vive Users:
If you use a vive you have to change the controller mappings, for example switch the menu button on both sides to left primary and right primary in the SteamVR settings. Example image is in the folder with the game files.
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