Send in the Clown is a turn-based RPG comedy about fighting one annoying child at a birthday party where there’s only one fight in the whole game
*Send in the Clown* is a short, comedic turn-based RPG in which a clown tries to rescue a birthday party from the birthday girl’s disruptive 12-year-old brother. Its unusual premise is built around comedy as part of the gameplay, with the story’s preparation and character interactions leading to just one battle.
Players control Pockets, who befriends party guests through minigames and recruits them to help confront Tad. These include a rhythm game with a clumsy dad and quick-time events to give an exhausted mum a break; secrets can also help in the final fight. The game is about an hour long, and a demo is available on Steam.
- A clown tries to save a birthday party from Tad.
- Befriending guests involves minigames and unlockable secrets.
- The roughly hour-long RPG has just one battle.
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A turn-based RPG is a game where players and opponents take actions in sequence, rather than all at once. Send in the Clown uses that format for a comedy set at a child’s birthday party, where clown Pockets tries to deal with Tad, the birthday girl’s disruptive 12-year-old brother.
Pockets meets the party guests through small games and tasks, then recruits them to help. The guests include Tad’s family, and what players learn along the way can affect the confrontation. The story centres on preparing for one battle, so the conversations and activities are part of how the game unfolds.