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

Silent Hill: Homecoming

X360 2008-09-30

Alice: Madness Returns

WIN 2011-06-14

Hellgate

WIN 2009-12-08

Vigil: Blood Bitterness

WIN 2006-12

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

DOS 1993

WIN 2010-03-30

WIN 2002

PS2 2004-03-08

OSX 2013-08-08

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

WIN 1999-08

Papers, Please

WIN 2013-08-08

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
X360		4
PS		4
MS-DOS		4
Xbox		4
PS2		3
Mac OS Classic		3
Wii		1
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

Bleak

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