---
title: "Mindcircus"
description: "A struggling med student named Inpu is barely scraping by, drinking way too much and feeling pretty down about life. Then, out of nowhere, he wins a trip abroad"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/24/43024.jpg"
---

# Mindcircus

![Mindcircus](https://t.vndb.org/cv/24/43024.jpg)

**Developer:** Summertime

**Release date:** May 7, 2018

**Platform:** Windows, macOS

**Language:** Japanese

**Rating:** 6.4/10 (10 votes)

## Description
A struggling med student named Inpu is barely scraping by, drinking way too much and feeling pretty down about life. Then, out of nowhere, he wins a trip abroad.

Just as he's starting to enjoy his vacation, he finds himself caught up in a mysterious string of murders. Can he solve the case and escape the island alive?

This visual novel is loosely inspired by a certain sci-fi novel and a certain adult visual novel. It includes some exploration and puzzle-solving elements.

Warning: Contains spoilers for a certain mystery novel (its title is mentioned in-game).

[Translated from [freem](https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/17657)]

## Characters
### Infu Erio (院府 畫利生)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Birthday:** 28 August
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Alcohol Abuse, Torture, Investigation, Necrophilia, Suicide Attempt, Avoidable Suicide
- **Subject of:** Inferiority Complex, Confinement in a Simulated Reality
- **Items:** Scalpel
- **Role:** Medical Student

### Adeku Shion (亜出狗 紫苑)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Bob Cut, Short, Claret
- **Eyes:** Amber
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Subject of:** Torture, Debt, Confinement in a Simulated Reality
- **Role:** University Student
- **Personality:** Confident, Atashi
- **Engages in:** Gambling, Suicide Attempt
- **Clothes:** Decorative Belt, Sundress, Sun Hat, Leather Jacket

### Beito Rearu (塀徒 れある)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Waist Length+, Parted to Side
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Shirt, Skirt, Ribbon Hair Tie, Sun Hat
- **Role:** University Student, Tutor
- **Engages in:** Suicide Attempt, Self-harm
- **Subject of:** Confinement in a Simulated Reality

### A Ruuku (亜 瑠雨駒)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** ルーク
- **Hair:** Ponytail, Shoulder-length, Green
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Body:** Adult, Olive
- **Personality:** Stoic, Relaxed, Serious
- **Clothes:** Lab Coat
- **Role:** Researcher, Psychiatrist

### Antonie Buddenbrook (アントーニエ・ブッデンブローク)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Tony, トーニ
- **Hair:** Blond, Long
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Dress
- **Role:** Based on a Fictional Character, Wealthy, Ojousama
- **Items:** Umbrella
- **Subject of:** Arranged Marriage, Confinement in a Simulated Reality
- **Eyes:** Teal
- **Engages in:** Suicide Attempt

### Banjou Mitra (盤上 ミトラ)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Violet, Long
- **Engages in:** Cooking
- **Body:** Adult
- **Role:** Friend, Maid, Psychiatrist
- **Eyes:** Pink
- **Personality:** Serious, Religious
- **Clothes:** Maid's Headdress
- **Subject of:** Memory Alteration

### Biku Teimu (比丘 貞牟)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Body:** Adult
- **Clothes:** Suit, Glasses
- **Role:** Widower
- **Personality:** Sweets Lover
- **Engages in:** Suicide Attempt
- **Subject of:** Confinement in a Simulated Reality

### Esu Keifu (江州 契歩)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Violet, Short, Multicolored
- **Body:** Adult, Scar
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Role:** Yakuza, Spy
- **Personality:** Cautious
- **Clothes:** Sunglasses, Aloha Shirt
- **Engages in:** Suicide Attempt
- **Subject of:** Confinement in a Simulated Reality

### Komagome Knight (駒込 騎士)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Long
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Body:** Adult
- **Role:** Foreigner, Psychiatrist
- **Personality:** Relaxed, Womanizer
- **Clothes:** Lab Coat
- **Subject of:** Memory Alteration

### Souri Chiudo (僧裏 チウド)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** White
- **Body:** Old
- **Clothes:** Hood
- **Personality:** Pretending, Misanthrope
- **Role:** Writer
- **Subject of:** Muteness, Confinement in a Simulated Reality
- **Engages in:** Suicide Attempt

### Wakaho Riku (若穂 陸)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Timid, Workaholic
- **Eyes:** Violet
- **Body:** Adult
- **Clothes:** Gloves, Police Officer Uniform
- **Items:** Handgun
- **Role:** Police
- **Engages in:** Suicide Attempt
- **Subject of:** Confinement in a Simulated Reality

## Shops
- [Official Website](http://summertimeinblue.net/mindcircus/index.html)

## Releases
### Japanese
- **2018-05-07**: Mindcircus - [Official website](http://summertimeinblue.net/mindcircus/index.html), [ErogameScape](https://erogamescape.dyndns.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=26897), [Freem!](https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/17657), [Freegame Mugen](https://freegame-mugen.jp/adventure/game_7150.html)

## Tags
ADV, Male Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Murder Mystery, Graphic Violence, Bloody Scenes, No Sexual Content, Suspense, Interactive Adventure Game, Island, Protagonist with Psychological Problems, Summer, Denpa, Mind Screw, Colored Name-tags, Attempted Suicide, Confinement in a Simulated Reality, Pixel Art

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