Bernadette and the Demon Circus

About

Bernadette wakes up alone in a hospital after a tragedy, only to find herself trapped inside a nightmare circus. This top-down RPG puts you in control of Bernadette and Lucce, a glowing rabbit who is the only one who can keep her safe. The monsters here look like tortured performers, and their light hurts them while darkness kills Bernadette. You explore these twisted hospital and circus settings to uncover what happened to her and the cruel things she faced. The game draws heavy inspiration from classic survival horror titles but focuses on a specific story about transphobia. It does not rely on jump scares alone but uses its setting to build a deep sense of dread. Players often find the dynamic between Bernadette and Lucce to be the most memorable part of the experience. The atmosphere feels heavy and unsettling without needing constant action, letting the story drive the fear forward.

Storyline

Bernadette awoke in a hospital after a tragedy, strangely completely alone. Walking it she begins to find herself inside a circus of horrors. Only Lucce, a magical luminous rabbit can save her from this nightmare. A TERRIBLE PLACE What is this horrible world she got into? A confused nightmarish place that combines hospital environments with a circus of horrors and gigantic human bodies... what are these monsters that resembles tortured performatic artists? A MYSTERY TO UNVEIL What terrible thing Bernadette did that put her in that hospital? What terrible things people did to her before that? So many questions to answer in this history of the terrors of transphobia. INSPIRED BY CLASSIC Bernadette and the Demon Circus is a top-down survival horror RPG inspired by the classics of the genre like Silent Hill. You control the title character and Lucce, a luminous rabbit that is both Bernadette unique way to protect herself against the enemies (his light hurt the circus monsters) as well as what keeps her alive (stay away from him and you are dead).