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

Blood Omen 2

WIN 2002

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

PS1 1996

Dark Souls

X360 2011-10-04

Alice: Madness Returns

PS3 2011-06-14

Silent Hill: Homecoming

WIN 2008-09-30

Demon's Souls

PS3 2009-02

Veil of Darkness

DOS 1993

American McGee's Alice

WIN 2000-12-05

Silent Hill: Homecoming

PS3 2008-09-30

Daggerfall

DOS 1996-08-31

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

WIN 2008-09-05

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

WIN 2007-03-20

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

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

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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