58 Macworld • April 2020GAMING SPECIAL
- Bleak Sword
It may look like the love spawn of early 1980s
Nintendo and Atari, but Bleak Sword has become
my most-played Apple Arcade game. You’re a
stick-figure swordsman, and each round you fight
off zombies, bats, spiders and other beasts for as
many levels as you can. Using a stamina bar, you
attack, dodge, parry and counterattack, and you’ll
win items as you level that help you survive the
most difficult levels. You’ll have to be careful, too. In
a Dark Souls-inspired twist, you’ll have one chance
to beat a level you died in before you lose the
experience and gear you picked up. Be sure to soak
in that awesome soundtrack, too.