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Bleak Sword DX

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC
Genre: Action
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Developer: more8bit
Release Date: June 8, 2023

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'Bleak Sword DX' Gets Nintendo Switch And PC Release Date - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 18, 2023 @ 1:33 p.m. PDT

Bleak Sword DX is a dark fantasy lo-fi action game challenging warriors to fight their way through compact, cursed diorama battlefields.

Newly updated for PC & Nintendo Switch, Bleak Sword DX expands on the Apple Arcade version with elegant controls, three new game modes, and multiple gameplay and graphical improvements.

Through twelve tense and deeply atmospheric chapters, heroes must lift the curse of the legendary Bleak Sword by striking down all manner of horrifying creatures across an oppressive world wielding fierce weaponry and powerful magic.

This striking experience is scored by award-winning composer Jim Guthrie, with sound provided by famed designer Joonas Turner.


Key Features:

  • BRUTAL NEW GAME MODES
    • DX includes all original Bleak Sword chapters plus the three DLC chapters complete with new level and enemy layouts.
    • Randomizer throws players into a remixed version of the original game where levelling up or facing bosses in order is not guaranteed.
    • Boss Rush challenges players to face all 12 bosses back to back, with only one health bar.
  • UNPREDICTABLE ADVENTURE: A brand new Randomizer campaign modifier throws you into a remixed version of the original game where leveling up or facing bosses in order is not guaranteed.
  • UNTOUCHABLE: Jump into the brand new Boss Run gauntlet and face all 12 in-game bosses back to back with only one health bar. Make one wrong step and prepare to pay dearly!
  • ENDLESS BATTLES: The soul-crushing Arena mode throws you into a gladiator-style
  • DYNAMIC GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS: New attacks, parries and counters compliment a streamlined control system designed specifically for PC & console, while enhanced enemy AI makes them more unpredictable.
  • STUNNING GRAPHICAL ENHANCEMENTS: New post processing effects, adaptive depth of field and a series of filters give Bleak Sword DX a fresh lick of paint, while particle effects, foliage and weather enhancements bring a new level of atmosphere and immersion to the world.

Bleak Sword DX is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam) on June 8, 2023.


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