Heart of the Circus

About the game

Heart of the Circus is a bullet-hell tower defense inspired by Knights in the Nightmare (NDS, 2008). The Caravan has been cursed and the Heart at the center of it is fading. Your job is to keep it beating through 17 escalating rounds of curses and puppets.

Place towers across the field while dodging incoming patterns of screen attacks. Drag red and blue orbs onto your towers to charge their attacks — red for damage, blue for support. A rotating shop refreshes your inventory between waves so you're never quite settled into a build.

Built solo as art and programming for the VGDA Spring '25 Game Jam. No generative AI used.