The Butcher's Circus

"“Buy the ticket, take the ride.”"

- Hunter S. Thompson

The Butcher's Circus is the fourth DLC for Darkest Dungeon. It was released for PC on May 28 2020. Among other features, it will add a Player vs Player (PvP) mode to Darkest Dungeon.

The Hamlet may have fallen on hard times, but the creak of wagons and blare of abused trumpets signals a change in fortune for the bold and meek alike: the Circus is in town!

A weathered and bloodstained pavilion tent beckons, the Twins flank the flap, and a rheumy-eyed Barker announces:

"The Butcher demands a show!"

Features
The list of features that were announced include:
 * New Hamlet Location: Butcher's Circus
 * Engage in no-holds-barred PvP combat with teams of 4 heroes (without risking your Campaign heroes)
 * Climb the ranks to show off your command of heroes and ability to weather misfortune and violence
 * Unlock banner components and use your creativity to assemble your own duelist heraldry
 * Strategize with new gladiatorial trinkets that can mean all the difference in pitched battles against other heroes
 * A gleefully warped musical theme by Stuart Chatwood, Narrator quips by the esteemed Wayne June, and all new gripping sound FX by Power Up Audio
 * This DLC will be free, as sourced by the creative director of Red Hook Studios

Introducing The Butcher's Circus!
The following is a summary of an official blog post regarding the DLC


 * The Butcher's Circus will have separate skills, class balances and mechanical changes that are separate from the main campaign


 * There will be no in-game purchases
 * The DLC will be made available on Steam and Windows, with Mac and Linux support after. Other platforms TBD. The reception of the DLC will also determine platform support
 * No modded characters can be used
 * The DLC will require the base game, and the Flagellant and Shieldbreaker can only be used by players with their respective DLC
 * Anti-cheat will be implemented, and the EULA agreement for the game will be updated
 * An internet connection will be required
 * Bots will be available to be played against, but will still require an internet connection
 * Hero corpses will not be implemented into the main campaign
 * The Butcher's Circus DLC did not delay the development of the sequel, as a separate team was hired for development

Trivia

 * On April 1 2020 Red Hook shared a post hinting this DLC, but was instead framed as an April fool's day gag . It was officially announced the next day.