BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer

This game is quirky and REALLY HARD!!!! If that's what you're looking for, than that's what you've found! :P Story: 7/10 Music: 10/10 (I can see why they have that as DLC) Gameplay: 8/10 (This is assuming you're into difficult games) Art: 5/10 (It's nothing to write home about, but it definitely feels quirky and the cool comic cutscenes are worth the struggle) For $8 you're getting your money's worth, there's nothing like the feeling of beating one of these levels haha and I think that's the point. I'm planning on beating the whole thing, wish me luck :P

EDIT: After a little more than 10 hours I have finally beaten the game... After you switch characters, it's almost a whole new game. You jump higher, move faster, and just overall have to be more on your toes. The second half of this game definitely puts you to the test, proud to say I have completed it though. EDIT2: Still fun. BLEAK is one of the hardest games that I have ever played... and I love it. I have been following this game for about a year and am thrilled with how it turned out. While the art may come across as simple, that's exactly what's needed for a game of this difficulty. The simple art and mechanics allow you to have complete control over your character and know what is happening at all times. The actual gameplay feels fantastic, and any time you die, you know exactly what killed you. Every jump is a puzzle of its own, requiring you to actually pay attention to the patterns and timing of the enemies. Blindly charging forward is a no-go as well because ever...

First of all this game easily takes the cake for being the hardest game that I have ever played. It beats out games like CSGO and Planetside 2 which are very well known for their extremely high learning curves which kick new players asses. Bleak knocks all of them out of the water. Its difficulty paired with the games awesome soundtrack and easy to learn mechanics put it among other high difficulty side scrollers such as Super Meat Boy and I Wanna Be The Guy. The comic book cutscenes between the many levels also put the game over the top for me as an avid reader of them while also being a deviation from the normal cutscenes in most games. Graphics are basic but also help make the game unique. There is also a great timer built in speedrunning mechanic which is really good for that community. Overall, Bleak: Welcome to Glimmer is a great indie game and is definetly worth picking up for its reasonable price of 7.99.

I've never written a review before so bare with me :D I picked this game up on release day and have been playing it here and there ever since. I felt like going back to my 2D roots so I wanted to give this game a try. The art is pretty great and the music is pretty excellent. The controls are easy which is a plus. So far it's very enjoyable and has been entertaining for hours. The gameplay is relaxing and haven't felt frustrated just yet but then again I'm only on the first few levels. I know it's only going to get harder as I progress and then I'm sure I'll be making holes in the wall lol If you enjoy a challenge and using your brain this is definitely worth the buy! Definitely recommend the soundtrack as well. Some pretty kick ass music!

EXTREMELY CHALLENGING!!!!!! I've played through the majority of the first world, and turned to competing with a friend on Time Trial Mode on Level 1-1. We got the whole level down to just about 20 seconds! We wound up meeting the team at PAX East and going back and forth beating each others scores. It was an amazing time, and people would gather just to watch us battle it out! This game is very fun, and quite easy to get lost to. It's a killer bang for your buck, so give it a whirl and see if you can beat Undisabled and I's scores on Level 1-1's Time Trial :)

I thought I was generally good at video games until I started playing Bleak. It's rage inducing, frustrating, and almost impossible. With that being said I cannot get enough of it. The difficulty of the game makes me want to keep trying... Over and over. Overall it's a simple design, but don't let that scare you away from this game. It's amazing and I recommend it to anyone who wants a real challenge.

I really like the game, great proposal, acceptable difficulty that a good game demands, fun guaranteed, can hold my attention, incredible design and I like the fact that I can play with two characters with different abilities. I hope to be able to finish it lol and it is obvious that I recommend it!!!

Bleak was such an amazing game. It's not to often you find a true challenge within a game these days. Bleak made me want to tear my hair out in the funnest way possible. The satisfaction of completing a level is truly rewarding. Hats off to whoever developed this masterpiece.