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Skyshine's BEDLAM

Skyshine Games · Sep 16, 2015

PC

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BEDLAM is a strategic rogue-like game with tactical combat. You are the Mechanic, the last known member of a once-thriving guild of brilliant operators of the rolling fortresses called Dozers. You are in charge of commanding your crew in battles, managing your resources, improving your Dozer, interacting with various characters, and protecting your passengers while navigating through the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Your goal is to travel from the futuristic metropolis of Bysantine through the chaotic realm of Bedlam to reach the rumored utopia of Aztec City with as many of your passengers and crew intact as possible.

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PC

Critic 6.8 (12 critics) · Gamer 5.8

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Critic reviews

  • GameSpot

    Mat Paget · Nov 24, 2015

    6.0
    Combat feels good enough, but there's not much to it, and little to strive for. Not being able to make meaningful, permanent progress is ultimately Skyshine's Bedlam's biggest flaw, and when something so crucial is missing, it’s hard to recommend. There is some fun to be had, but Skyshine's Bedlam ultimately mirrors the reality it depicts. You can survive hardships, but only if you struggle through them.
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  • COGconnected

    Doug Mercer · Sep 26, 2015

    7.5
    Overall, if you’re in to punishing yourself with some turn based violence, than Skyshine’s Bedlam is for you. It’s not exactly polished and it still needs a little work, but it’s definitely a worthwhile game. I’m not one for brutally difficult games as I like to rip through them and feel pride about my gaming prowess, so extreme difficulty is not my cup of tea. However, there’s something that keeps drawing me back to Bedlam.
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  • TechRaptor

    Stuart Burns · Sep 23, 2015

    6.0
    Skyshine's Bedlam is a competent game with a lot of surface polish, but somewhat unsatisfying gameplay. While it hits all the right notes for sci-lovers in terms of aesthetic and tone, it fails to satisfy for long with inexplicable mechanics that seem difficult for the sake of difficulty and a lack of opportunities to form an emotional investment.
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  • PC Gamer

    Ian Birnbaum · Sep 22, 2015

    7.2
    Bedlam is made of moments of relief and victory and tension and stress. Some people might stir that cocktail together and love the result. That kind of brutality can be appealing—the way Dark Souls is beloved for its challenge—and there’s no doubt Bedlam is a finely-crafted game with delicately balanced combat. But it's too menacing for me, and I am glad to be done sweating through it.
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  • The Escapist

    Angelo M. D'Argenio · Sep 16, 2015

    8.0
    It feels like a world gone mad, where anything can happen, and chaos reigns. Only your ability to adapt to the chaos will allow you to survive this wasteland. That's exactly how I want driving a war-rig across the desert to feel. Bedlam knows its theme, perhaps better than its audience does. The difficulty may be discouraging, but it honestly makes beating the game feel like you have finally found your paradise.
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