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Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus

The Circus is in town, and the Butcher demands a show! Assemble teams of 4 heroes and compete in the ring in brutal, unforgiving PvP combat against friend and foe. Climb the ranks and show off your prestige…

28 May 2020

Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus is an adventure developed by Red Hook Studios, released 28 May 2020 on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus is

Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus is an adventure game developed by Red Hook Studios and released in 2020. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Circus is in town, and the Butcher demands a show! Assemble teams of 4 heroes and compete in the ring in brutal, unforgiving PvP combat against friend and foe. Climb the ranks and show off your prestige while blowing off steam while taking a break from assaulting the Darkest Dungeon below.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus launched on 28 May 2020, within three weeks of Valorant, Desperados III, Deep Rock Galactic and Tetris Effect: Connected. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Valorant, Desperados III, Deep Rock Galactic, Tetris Effect: Connected.

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When did Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus come out?
Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus was released on 28 May 2020 for PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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