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Bedlam

A fast paced FPS with an engrossing storyline written by cult Scottish author Christopher Brookmyre. You play Heather Quinn aka “Athena” trapped in a world of video games, desperate to find a way back home. Will you make it? Or will you be trapped here forever? Here's where you find out..

All Reviews:

Mostly Positive (875) - 75% of the 875 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Oct 13, 2015

Developer:

RedBedlam

Publisher:

KISS ltd

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔	✔	✔
German			✔

About This Game

BEDLAM - THE GENRE JUMPING SHOOTER

Bedlam is a unique FPS game based on a novel of the same name by cult Scottish author Christopher Brookmyre.

Pitched as a shooter for those who survived online gaming in the 80s and 90s, Bedlam takes a look through an iconic time in online gaming and serves up some authentic gaming nostalgia with up-to-date graphics and gaming features. Bedlam is set entirely in the first-person but will explore other game genres from a first-person perspective.

In the game you play Heather Quinn (aka Athena) a colleague of Ross Baker (aka Bedlam). Heather is an overworked and underpaid scientist developing medical technology for corporate giant Neurosphere. One rainy Monday morning Heather volunteers as a test candidate for the new Neurosphere brain scanning tech - anything to get out of the office for a few hours.

But when she gets out of the scanner she discovers she's not only escaped the office, but possibly escaped real life for good! Heather finds herself trapped in Starfire - the violent sci-fi game she spent her teenage years playing - with no explanation, no backup and, most terrifyingly, no way out!

Join us in Early Access and get ready to unleash BEDLAM.

The description below was written by Christopher Brookmyre for the release of the novel in 2013

Heaven is a prison. Hell is a playground.

Would it be your ultimate fantasy to enter the world of a video game?

A realm where you don’t have to go to work or worry about your health; where you can look like a hero or a goddess; where you can fly space-ships, slay dragons, visit any period in history, any realm in fiction, yet all of it feels completely real. A realm where there are no consequences and no responsibilities, to the extent that even if you die, you can just respawn and start again.

Or would it be your worst nightmare?

Trapped in a place where every demon ever conjured by the human mind can be made flesh. Cut off from the real world, unable to see your family or friends ever again. Stuck in an endless state of war and chaos where the pain and fear feels real and from which not even death can offer an escape.

Prison or playground. Heaven or hell.

This is where you find out

Check out the first hands on preview of Bedlam by Rock, Paper, Shotgun:

One of the first Bedlam play thru's by Jim Sterling of The Escapist:
And coverage about our female lead character Heather Quinn by BBC News:

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP or later
Processor: Dual Core 2Ghz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Any DirectX 9 level (shader model 2.0) capable card
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: Any DirectX Compatible

Recommended:

OS *: Windows 7 or later
Processor: Quad Core 3.5Ghz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Any DirectX10 capable card.
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: Any DirectX Compatible

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Processor: Dual Core 2Ghz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Any DirectX 9 level (shader model 2.0) capable card
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: Any

Recommended:

OS: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Processor: Quad Core 3.5Ghz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Any DirectX10 capable card.
Storage: 4 GB available space
Sound Card: Any

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

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