Brutal Legend
Open-world action adventure mixing heavy metal and troop battles
Double Fine Productions · Released Feb 26, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 20K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 79 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 19
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Brutal Legend?
Roadie Eddie Riggs fights demons intent on enslaving humanity in this third-person, open-world action adventure. You travel on foot or by vehicle, fight with an axe and guitar, play solos to help allies or hinder enemies, and command metalhead troops in real-time strategy battles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy heavy metal music and comic fantasy worlds
- +you like mixing direct combat with troop commands
Not for you if...
- −you want straightforward hack-and-slash combat without troop management
- −you dislike repetitive side missions and driving tasks
What players say
93% of 20,470 reviews are positive · 88% of 79 in the last 30 days
Players praise the metal soundtrack, voice cast, humor, and world design. The most common complaint is that the strategy battles feel tedious or awkward; some players also report repetitive missions and crashes.
Screenshots and trailer
Brutal Legend system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP3
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz
- Graphics
- 512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel i5 Duo at 2.5 GHz, or AMD FX 3.5 GHz
- Graphics
- 512 MB GeForce 650, Radeon 7000
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 59
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Action
- Comedy
- Adventure
- Great Soundtrack
- Open World
- Music
- Hack and Slash
- Strategy
- Third Person
- Funny
- RTS
- Fantasy
- Singleplayer
- Gothic
- Action-Adventure
- Multiplayer
1 DLC available.
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