Bleed

Release Date: December 12, 2012

Action, platformers, 2D, indie games, splitscreen, multiplayer, singleplayer

7.4

OpenCritic

92%

Steam

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Bleed is a platform shooter developed by the Bootdisk Revolution team played in two dimensions. We direct an armed heroine to the teeth, whose task is to cut out all the enemies in each level into the trunk.

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7.4

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 60% of Critics. There are 18 Critic Reviews.

OpenCritic

Pixelophobia: 6.7 / 10 by Łukasz Ankudo

Bleed seems to be a good game when we want to share couch with a friend and at the end of the day feel we accomplished something. It's a nice shooter with fast action and difficult, but pattern-bound bosses.

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GameSpot: 7.5 / 10 by Tom Mc Shea

There's little in Bleed that hasn't been seen before. But even though it hasn't reinvented how we kill baddies in two dimensions, it's still a fun and satisfying adventure.

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Worth Playing: 7 / 10 by Thomas Wilde

Beyond that, however, I see Bleed's appeal, but it's a game that just isn't for me, at least not right now. It's a distinct experience in that it's a modern game dressed in a retro game's skin, with a substantial learning curve built into it before you're even competent. I don't think it's bad at all, but playing it feels like I've found myself in the cockpit of some vehicle that I don't know how to drive, five seconds before a crash. I figure there's a decent audience for this sort of game out there, but I'm not in it.

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92%

STEAM Score

All Reviews: Very Positive (1,454)

STEAM

Bleed, released on PC, Switch, etc., is a 2D platformer focused on dynamic battles with enemies. The game was created by Bootdisk Revolution.

Plot

We play as a girl named Wryn, whose biggest dream is to become the most popular video game heroine. The problem is that the fight for this title ended a long time ago with the selection of a group of favorites - Wryn wasn't among them. Therefore, in order to achieve her ambitions, the girl will have to eliminate the remaining contenders. We will do this over seven vast levels. At the end of each of them, we must face a powerful boss.

Mechanics

The game offers an extensive combat system based mainly on firearms. The available weapons are, e.g. flame throwers, remotely detonated explosive charges and a sword that can deflect bullets. Players can activate slow-motion, allowing them to deal effectively with rooms densely filled with enemies. In later parts of the campaign, there is also an option to unlock three additional characters with their own fighting styles.

Game modes

In addition to the single-player mode, Bleed also offers online mode, in which two players can play on the same screen and go through the more difficult versions of the standard levels. There is also an arcade mode, where our task is to complete the game in one approach. Players with better skills can also test themselves in Challenges, in which they will face several bosses at the same time.

Last updated on August 8, 2019