Bear with Me
Developer(s)	Exordium Games
Publisher(s)	Exordium Games
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Windows, Linux, macOS
Release	Episode One Windows low-resolution NA: August 8, 2016 Episode Two Windows WW: February 15, 2017 Episode Three Windows WW: October 5, 2017 The Complete Collection PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, MacOS, Microsoft Windows WW: July 9, 2019 The Lost Robots Microsoft Windows WW: July 31, 2019
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Bear with Me is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Exordium Games. It is described as an "episodic noir adventure game", and was released in three episodes, first in August 2016, final in October 2017.^[1][2][3] A prequel, The Lost Robots, was released in July 2019. The game draws inspiration from film noir and features Amber and her friend - detective Ted E. Bear, who are set on an adventure to find Amber's missing brother Flint.^[4][5] Bear with Me: The Complete Collection, a compilation of the first three episodes, was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows on July 9, 2019.^[6]

Reception

Bear with Me received generally positive reviews. Adventure Gamers, in a review for all three episodes, praised its story, art style and the well integration of puzzles, but criticized the slow movement speed, and the occasional frustration, giving it 3½ out of 5.^[10] Italian magazine The Games Machine gave it 7.9 out of 10, stating "Bear With Me is a nice, old-style point and click adventure, with logical and well designed puzzles, although not too challenging, and a story that blends humour and drama. Not a milestone in the genre, but adventure fans should give it a chance.".^[11]

Episode 1

Hardcore Gamer was less positive in its review for the first episode of the series, arguing "The first episode of Bear With Me still hints at a greater game to come, nicely setting a proper noir tone with some occasional creepy bits and a gleeful dose of snark throughout.", but "it sadly says a lot that the initial outing feels more like a demo for the game than an actual full-fledged chapter of the story."^[12] LeveL magazine, on the other hand, gave it 8/10 and praised it as "The first episode of a dark adventure, where childlike elements are mixed with an adult story in a perfect harmony of a noir story".^[13][7]

Bear with Me: The Complete Collection

Bear with Me: The Complete Collection was published on July 31, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows.