Bleak Sword DX
- June 8, 2023
- more8bit
- 3h median play time
Bleak Sword DX is a simple action game, but its combat is simply sublime and it had a whole lot of enemy and level variety to keep things interesting.
Get on Steam"Bleak Sword DX" is a challenging, retro-style action adventure game with strategic combat. Wield a mighty sword to battle through a dark and ominous realm, facing off against grotesque creatures and bosses. The DX version offers updated visuals, more content, and improved gameplay over the original.
Nintendo Switch
PC
Windows
Reviews
- graphics41 mentions
- 39 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- gameplay37 mentions
- 49 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- music12 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- story8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- atmosphere7 mentions
- 86 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Bleak Sword DX review
Bleak Sword DX is a simple action game, but its combat is simply sublime and it had a whole lot of enemy and level variety to keep things interesting.
90%Bleak Sword DX Review
Bleak Sword DX is an excellent game with its easy-to-learn but hard-to-master gameplay. While things may look bleak, it is never hopeless.
90%Bleak Sword DX Review (PC)
Bleak Sword DX is dedicated to anyone who wants a Dark Souls-like experience in 2D, delivered in small chunks, with good mechanics, hard difficulty, and a grimdark setting and presentation. Fights are very quick, which means it’s easy to play a few in a session just to decompress, without the pressure to make progress or explore some complicated narrative thread. The two new modes added to the game's PC version are good, offering a challenge to anyone who manages to complete the full campaign. But I still believe that any modern video game that emphasizes combat should offer the options to draw in more than just dedicated genre fans. Bleak Sword DX impresses with its minimalist, bite-sized combat but all its other elements could be improved. A review key was provided by the publisher
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