The Freak Circus

Harlequin route

Harlequin gets less screen time than Pierrot in the current build, but his scenes carry more of the game's actual information. He is the one who tells you what the circus did to Columbina, and the one who names the Fools for you.

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Harlequin route

What this actually is right now

Scenes exist. The route and its ending do not, yet.

There is no way to "pick Harlequin" as a route today. You cannot skip Pierrot: helping Pierrot in the street is the only way past Day 1. What you can do is maximise Harlequin scenes inside that constraint.

The scenes that exist

  • His introduction and the rivalryDay 1In game
  • His account of Columbina's deathDay 1, green tentIn game
  • He arrives in the roomDay 2 openingIn game
  • He takes you to his tent; Pierrot stabs himDay 2, green tentIn game
  • Asking him about the FoolsDay 2, optionalIn game

Choices that matter

Pick the purple tent on Day 1

In game

The show is over, so the game routes you to Harlequin's green tent. A reliable way to reach him.

Follow him on Day 2

In game

Save before this. It leads to the stabbing scene.

Ask about the Fools

In game

Optional dialogue and one of the clearest lore drops in the build.

What is planned

Planned

"Harlequin ending" is item two on the developer's planned list, and item four is a route with both him and Pierrot.

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