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

Papers, Please

OSX 2013-08-08

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

WIN 2009-11-05

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

PS1 1999-07-31

Disciples II: Rise of the Elves

WIN 2003-11

Demon's Souls

PS3 2009-02

Vigil: Blood Bitterness

WIN 2006-12

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

PS1 1996

Kingpin: Life of Crime

WIN 1999-06-01

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

WIN 2006-03-27

Blood Omen 2

XBOX 2002-03-15

Postal

WIN 1997-09-30

The Suffering: Ties That Bind

XBOX 2005-09

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
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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