Bleak Sword DX is basically lo-fi Elden Ring, and that's dope.
Originally released as an Apple Arcade exclusive back in 2019, Bleak Sword DX is now shifting onto PC and Nintendo Switch early next month. You can check out a gameplay trailer for the action-packed minimalistic game just below, which looks like you took the ducking, dodging, and parrying of FromSoftware's modern classics and removed or at least sand-blasted almost everything else about them.
">May 19, 2023Soulslike minimalism at its finest - Bleak Sword DX dodges and parries onto Nintendo Switch and PC on June 8! pic.twitter.com/40w1XwHoAY
Soulslike minimalism at its finest - Bleak Sword DX dodges and parries onto Nintendo Switch and PC on June 8! pic.twitter.com/40w1XwHoAY
— Devolver Digital (@devolverdigital) May 19, 2023
"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," a press release from Devolver Digital heralds.
On the other hand, Bleak Sword DX's Steam page claims it boasts "increasingly horrifying" creatures. It's even got a swamp! Hidetaka Miyazaki would be proud.