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

Postal

WIN 1997-09-30

Dark Souls

X360 2011-10-04

Disciples II: Guardians of the Light

WIN 2003-06

Dark Souls Remastered

SWTC 2018-05-25

Lone Survivor

LIN 2012-05-05

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of The Moon

WII 2009-01-22

Blood II: The Chosen

WIN 1998-10-31

Kingpin: Life of Crime

WIN 1999-06-01

The Suffering: Ties That Bind

XBOX 2005-09

Disciples II: Rise of the Elves

WIN 2003-11

Hellgate

WIN 2009-12-08

Hexen

DOS 1995-10-30

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
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

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Bleak

Other (objects, etc.) theme

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