What are you born into this dreadful world to do?
Cheer the big clown up, the talking clown hands explain.
How are you to do this?

There are also many spike pits and deadfalls, which seem downright wholesome in the context.
“Bring a smile to the withered and wretched faces of humanity,” explains the Steam page.
There’s a demo for Clown Meat onItchandSteam.

Here’s how Natalie Clayton (RPS in peace)characterisedSwallow The Sea back in 2020.
“Spindly eels lash at you from behind rocks, despondent urchins drift lazily into your passages.
But hey, they’ve all got cute names like “Ubb” and “Nooty”.
It ain’t all bad under the sea.”
Clown Meat is a similar mixture of macabre and buoyant.
Don’t forget, the premise of this game is to cheer somebody up.
Clown Meat is due to release this year.
“Explore 40+ highly replayable levels!”
continues the Steam blurb.
I’ll take it.