Link Steam
indiegame.fan
BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer header art

BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer

A super high difficulty, fantastical 2D action platformer complete with an expansive original soundtrack. 20+ Levels. Multiple playable characters. Rich lore. BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer is Act One in a timeless tale of loss and redemption.

Steam Page
Developer
Novelline, Inc.
Publisher
Novelline, Inc.
Release
April 8, 2016
10 years and 118 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive78 reviews89.7%

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer and Novelline, Inc. funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.

Media

7 items

About the Game


Having spent his life locked inside, protected by his sister, and hidden from an extremely hostile world, a young Sourcer named “Bleak” passed the time using his creativity and ingenuity to rebuild a destroyed C.O.G. surveyor robot name "Glitch". When his sister, Asha is discovered and arrested, Bleak emerges with Glitch by his side into this unfamiliar and overwhelming terrain. Can you traverse it?

Welcome to Glimmer

  • 20+ Platforming levels (Multiple ways of beating levels that change the path you take)
  • Competitive Time Trial Online Leaderboards
  • Two playable characters with unique mechanics
  • A massive lore that spans thousands of years across seven original races
  • Strong focus on single-player narrative story telling
  • 20+ original songs

Escape from Wither (est. Late 2024 w/ Remaster):

  • Additional 20+ Platforming levels (Multiple ways of beating levels that change the path you take)
  • Another playable character
  • Lore expansion with greater details on the origin of Pinnacle
  • Strong focus on single-player narrative storytelling.
  • Additional 15+ original songs
Indie Game Fan