FairPlay Studios Brings Nightmare Circus To TGS2026
The wire enclosure is the pivot of the pitch: FairPlay sells a game about denying enemies their turn rather than out-trading them.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, 4Gamer tried Nightmare Circus, an action adventure from Thailand's FairPlay Studios. The doll Pepin wanders a nightmare world, saving companions while hunting for the missing doll Jill. His cross-shaped control board becomes a wire-throwing enclosure that slows time, pulls enclosed objects together, and stuns enemies. Steam release is set for October 7, 2026, with the game also listed for Xbox Series X|S.
The setting is a circus, and the game leans on it. Early areas are the Nightmare Plains, with electric decorations and tents, and a later stretch is the Ruined Circus, where Pepin turns gears to rotate platforms. Enemies stay tough in a straight fight. The answer is the throw enclosure: aim, time slows, throw the board and wrap the target in wire, then pull enclosed objects toward the heaviest one so collisions stun what is inside. Once movement stops, the beating is one-sided. Bosses include a jack-in-the-box and Mr. Kettlebell, whose own boxes can be caught in the wire.
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