Bleak

Other (objects, etc.) theme

Presents a bleak world for the player to explore, one that seems sad, hopeless, depressing, or otherwise where things are or go wrong all the time and getting them right is nigh impossible or come with heavy price.

108

games

platforms

Alternate names: Grim
Name variations: cheerless, hopeless, grimdark

LIN 2007-10-31

WIN 2014-11-14

WIN 2007-10-30

PS1 1999-01-31

N64 1997-12-18

The Suffering: Ties That Bind

WIN 2005-10-02

WIN 1998-10-31

X360 2011-10-04

PS3 2011-10-04

WIN 2006-09

Silent Hill: Homecoming

WIN 2008-09-30

Hellgate

WIN 2009-12-08

The first video game about Bleak was released on August 12, 1992.

Electronic Arts, Midway Games and Konami has published most of these games

Related:
* Serious
* Dark
* Autumnal
* Dystopian
* Cyberpunk
* Desolate
* Overcast

Generally the purpose is to create a sad, hopeless setting that hopefully gives the player some level of helplessness.

Commonly an autumnal setting is also used.

Parent group

Literary mood

Platforms

Windows		42
Linux		17
Mac OS X		7
PS3		5
PS		4
MS-DOS		4
Xbox		4
X360		4
PS2		3
Mac OS Classic		3
Mega Drive		1
Nintendo DS		1
Saturn		1
BeOS		1
N64		1
Amiga AGA		1
Amiga		1
PS Vita		1
PS4		1
Pandora		1
Switch		1
Dreamcast		1
Atari ST		1
GP2X		1
Wii		1

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Bleak

Other (objects, etc.) theme

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