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

Fiend

WIN 2001

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

WIN 2009-11-05

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

PS1 1996

Kingpin: Life of Crime

WIN 1999-06-01

Dawn of War II - Retribution

WIN 2011-03-04

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

XBOX 2005-11-04

The Chosen

WIN 2006

Grim Dawn

WIN 2016-02-25

Vigil: Blood Bitterness

WIN 2006-12

METRO 2033

WIN 2010-03-16

Dark Souls

X360 2011-10-04

Disciples III: Renaissance

WIN 2009-12-11

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

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
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
Mega Drive		1

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Bleak

Other (objects, etc.) theme

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