Bear with Me#Bear with Me: The Complete Collection

{{Infobox video game

| title=Bear with Me

| image=BearWithMeGameLogo.jpg

| developer=Exordium Games

| publisher=Exordium Games

| engine=Unity

| director=

| producer=

| designer=

| composer=

| platforms=Windows, Linux, macOS

| released= {{collapsible list|title=Episode One|Windows low-resolution{{vgrelease|NA|August 8, 2016}}}}

{{collapsible list|title=Episode Two|Windows{{vgrelease|WW|February 15, 2017}}}}

{{collapsible list|title=Episode Three|Windows{{vgrelease|WW|October 5, 2017}}}}

{{collapsible list|title=The Complete Collection|PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, MacOS, Microsoft Windows{{vgrelease|WW|July 9, 2019}}}}

{{collapsible list|title=The Lost Robots|Microsoft Windows{{vgrelease|WW|July 31, 2019}}}}

| genre= Adventure

| modes=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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/bear-with-me-a-noir-teddy-bear-adventure-concludes-in-october/|title=Bear With Me, a noir teddy bear adventure, concludes in October|first=Andy|last=Chalk|website=PC Gamer|date=September 6, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/07/21/bear-with-me/#more-384347|title=Bear With Me Investigates Plush Noir In August|website=Rock Paper Shotgun|date=July 21, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goodgame.hr/ovog-listopada-zavrsavamo-slucaj-stize-treca-i-finalna-epizoda-bear-with-me/|title=Ovog listopada završavamo slučaj – stiže treća i finalna epizoda Bear with Me - GoodGame.hr|website=www.goodgame.hr}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.netokracija.com/druga-epizoda-bear-with-me-130781|title=2. epizoda igre Bear With Me zagrebačkog Exordium Gamesa stiže u veljači|date=January 20, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/07/16/episodic-noir-adventure-game-bear-with-me-comes-out-on-august-8/217135/|title=Episodic Noir Adventure Game Bear With Me Comes Out on August 8 - Hardcore Gamer|website=www.hardcoregamer.com|date=July 16, 2016 }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://gematsu.com/2019/04/bear-with-me-the-complete-collection-launches-july-9-for-ps4-xbox-one-switch-pc-and-smartphones|title=Bear With Me: The Complete Collection launches July 9 for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, and smartphones|date=April 2, 2019 |publisher=Gematsu|access-date=May 24, 2019}}

Reception

{{VG Series Reviews

| gr = no

| game1 = Episode One

| mc1 = (Windows) 68%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-episode-1/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Bear With Me: Episode 1 PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=December 17, 2017}}

| game2 = Episode Two

| mc2 = (Windows) 76%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-episode-two/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Bear With Me: Episode Two PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=May 20, 2017}}

| game3 = Episode Three

| mc3 = (Windows) 79%{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-episode-three/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Bear With Me: Episode Three PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=February 24, 2018}}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/31568|title=Bear With Me Review|website=Adventure Gamers|date=October 23, 2017 }} 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.".{{Cite web |title=Bear With Me Recensione PC |website=The Games Machine |date=May 14, 2021 |url=https://www.thegamesmachine.it/bear-with-me/bear-with-me-recensione-pc/ }}

=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."{{cite web |url=https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/08/08/review-bear-with-me-episode-1/220075/ |title=Review: Bear With Me: Episode 1 |website=www.hardcoregamer.com |date=August 8, 2016 }} 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".{{Cite web |url=http://www.level.cz/starsi-cisla/level-267/ |title=LEVEL 267|date=September 22, 2016 }}

''Bear with Me: The Complete Collection''

{{Video game reviews

| MC = (PS4) 73/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-the-complete-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Bear With Me: The Complete Collection |website=Metacritic }}
(XONE) 81/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bear-with-me-the-complete-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Bear With Me: The Complete Collection |website=Metacritic }}

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