Bedlam Reviews

Bedlam is ranked in the 40th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Sep 16, 2015

Whether you love fretting over turn-based shoot-outs or watching people become mutant food, Skyshine's Bedlam is an apocalypse of considerable intrigue and polish.

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Sep 16, 2015

Skyshine's Bedlam is a tough but rewarding trip through a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

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4 / 5.0
Oct 15, 2015

In all, Bedlam is like a love letter to gaming's history, and a relatively well-written one. By staying true to the idea of the game in which Quinn/Athena is trapped, it keeps itself well-centered. The variety to the levels keeps things interesting, and there's even a deathmatch scenario early on that's almost exactly like playing a game of Unreal Tournament with low gravity.

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4 / 5.0
Sep 16, 2015

Though the game can occasionally feel a bit unfair in combat, it more than makes up for it with its fantastic atmosphere.

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75 / 100
Sep 26, 2015

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.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 18, 2015

I wish it were a little more approachable, but the unpredictability hosted alongside its premise and mechanics are a lot of what make it interesting. I look forward to continuing to play around with it casually and unlocking the many secrets I feel this game holds.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 21, 2015

Skyshine's Bedlam is a pretty good mix of turn-based strategy and rogue-like mechanics. However, the sheer difficulty at the beginning of a campaign and the randomized unit placement does make it very tough for players to survive their journey into the Wasteland. Already some patches are in development to solve some of these things, so the future of the game is looking relatively good.

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72 / 100
Sep 22, 2015

A punishing take on the Rogue-inspired genre, Bedlam is weird and colorful and stressful.

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7 / 10.0
Sep 18, 2015

Skyshine's Bedlam is a worthy addition to my collection.

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7 / 10
Nov 16, 2015

Encompassing many different genres, Skyshine's Bedlam will appeal to fans of a number of different genres. It may not be revolutionary, but the harsh world of Bedlam calls out to almost all types of gamer.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 27, 2015

While deliciously unpredictable most of the time Bedlam is still brutally difficult, thus sadly obliterating your chances of a potentially great turn-based tactical experience.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 12, 2015

If it were for its gameplay alone, Bedlam would probably be regarded as a lacking first-person shooter that would have been better if it were released 30 years ago, but when you throw in its surprisingly good storytelling and amazing sense of atmosphere, it becomes an adventure worth embarking upon

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6.5 / 10.0
Sep 22, 2015

Not for the faint of heart

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Mat Paget
Top Critic
6 / 10
Nov 24, 2015

Shallow strategy and the lack of meaningful progression overshadow moments of amusement in this post-apocalyptic roguelike.

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6 / 10.0
Sep 23, 2015

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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2.7 / 5.0
Oct 3, 2015

Sometimes there are diamonds to be found out in the wastelands. Maybe with a different kind of combat system polish, Skyshine's BEDLAM could be one of those.

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4 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2015

Bedlam unfortunately didn't have very many high points for me, other than having some solid gameplay that was plagued by mediocrity in its world. The sound design was nice, the graphics were lackluster and the overall experience left me wishing for an overall better experience.

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Essential
Sep 15, 2015

I'd struggle to recommend Skyshine's Bedlam. It does have some interesting ideas and it's a fantastic setting to play around in, but fundamentally, there's a mix of ideas here that just doesn't quite work. I like that it's a difficult game, but it needs to be a fair one as well.

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Unscored
Sep 16, 2015

I enjoyed Bedlam, without a doubt: it looks great, it motors along and the fights are thoughtful as well as punishing. I don't necessarily feel like I'm going to go back to it though. While it looks lovelier than FTL, it doesn't have the drama and tension which keeps me committed to that game of endless space danger.

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