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Brutal Legend
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving human
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
58 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1] A Great Game, especially for Heavy Metal fans [/h1] Pros: - 🎵: Magnificent selection of Heavy Metal soundtracks, phenomenal voice-acting bring out the unique personality of each character - 📖: Interesting Story,…”
“Played for Tim Schafer, stayed for Tim Curry. If you are at all a metal head fan, this is your game because this is YOUR WORLD! Seriously, even if you're not a big metal fan you will be by the end because it oozes with…”
“Absolutely phenomenal game. Double Fine did it again! Awesomely inventive storyline, memorable characters, flawless VO and some of the best music I've heard in a game since GTA: Vice City. And what amazing talent to…”
39 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Brütal Legend is a game that is consistently screwed by reviewers. This is not an action adventure game with a couple of rts segments. It is an rts game with an action adventure story. If you are coming only for the…”
“Just beat the game on Brutal mode! Lot of awesome cameos RIP OZZY! Great soundtrack lot of well placed songs here and there. Gameplay is fun for a game made in 2008-2009! Loved the game since it came out! They always…”
“Hi, I never played this game when I had my PS2, but I gave it a try because I like Jack Black and the atmosphere that the game has. I was positively impressed in my first hours because of the characters, the enemies,…”
38 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1] A Great Game, especially for Heavy Metal fans [/h1] Pros: - 🎵: Magnificent selection of Heavy Metal soundtracks, phenomenal voice-acting bring out the unique personality of each character - 📖: Interesting Story,…”
“Absolutely phenomenal game. Double Fine did it again! Awesomely inventive storyline, memorable characters, flawless VO and some of the best music I've heard in a game since GTA: Vice City. And what amazing talent to…”
“Just beat the game on Brutal mode! Lot of awesome cameos RIP OZZY! Great soundtrack lot of well placed songs here and there. Gameplay is fun for a game made in 2008-2009! Loved the game since it came out! They always…”
31 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1] A Great Game, especially for Heavy Metal fans [/h1] Pros: - 🎵: Magnificent selection of Heavy Metal soundtracks, phenomenal voice-acting bring out the unique personality of each character - 📖: Interesting Story,…”
“Played for Tim Schafer, stayed for Tim Curry. If you are at all a metal head fan, this is your game because this is YOUR WORLD! Seriously, even if you're not a big metal fan you will be by the end because it oozes with…”
“Absolutely phenomenal game. Double Fine did it again! Awesomely inventive storyline, memorable characters, flawless VO and some of the best music I've heard in a game since GTA: Vice City. And what amazing talent to…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Just the soundtrack alone will make you rock out when you ride in your [b]custom made deuce![/b] Indeed, the game is old, but it still holds up. I used to kinda hate the RTS missions, but they are actually great if you…”
“Damn, this soundtrack still hits like crack. Brutal Legend has aged kinda well into 2026. The story and world itself is very interesting and the gameplay is a little rough around the edges with some frustrating…”
“Definitely a fun game. Nothing too complicated, just control your hero saving the world and doing the occasional army battles, while enjoying the view, the music, the story, and searching for collectibles (there is an…”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1] A Great Game, especially for Heavy Metal fans [/h1] Pros: - 🎵: Magnificent selection of Heavy Metal soundtracks, phenomenal voice-acting bring out the unique personality of each character - 📖: Interesting Story,…”
“Hi, I never played this game when I had my PS2, but I gave it a try because I like Jack Black and the atmosphere that the game has. I was positively impressed in my first hours because of the characters, the enemies,…”
“This is neither an action nor an adventure title, it is an [b]RTS[/b]-lite. Do you want a heavy metal [b][u]strategy game[/u][/b] with the cringiest lead actor on earth? Here it is.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1] A Great Game, especially for Heavy Metal fans [/h1] Pros: - 🎵: Magnificent selection of Heavy Metal soundtracks, phenomenal voice-acting bring out the unique personality of each character - 📖: Interesting Story,…”
“Very entertaining and unique. Brütal Legend hits the aesthetic of "You can make an album cover out of this" in all scenarios and almost all frames of the game. The RTS part was definitively a surprise, but I wouldn't…”
“Repetitive af gameplay, and should have chosen to be a hack n slash, RTS or kart racer instead of being mediocre at all 3. But it has soooo much style, story is enjoyable, it can be genuinely funny, the soundtrack is…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, i needed to play it 3 times to realize its a metal ISEKAI. And with Jack Black as a main character, also including many (many-many) iconic metal stars of all time in one place. Man this game felt good, but…”
“Finally got around to playing this after sitting in my backlog since 2017. Love the theming, hate the first person RTS gameplay - feels like spinning too many plates at the same time.”
“This game is very good and it's a tribute to the heavy metal genre. A big fan of heavy metal music might find the game to be one of their favourites. It's got cameos of big personalities in the culture and lots of heavy…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Very entertaining and unique. Brütal Legend hits the aesthetic of "You can make an album cover out of this" in all scenarios and almost all frames of the game. The RTS part was definitively a surprise, but I wouldn't…”
“This game is very good and it's a tribute to the heavy metal genre. A big fan of heavy metal music might find the game to be one of their favourites. It's got cameos of big personalities in the culture and lots of heavy…”
“Damn, this soundtrack still hits like crack. Brutal Legend has aged kinda well into 2026. The story and world itself is very interesting and the gameplay is a little rough around the edges with some frustrating…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This is neither an action nor an adventure title, it is an [b]RTS[/b]-lite. Do you want a heavy metal [b][u]strategy game[/u][/b] with the cringiest lead actor on earth? Here it is.”
“Very entertaining and unique. Brütal Legend hits the aesthetic of "You can make an album cover out of this" in all scenarios and almost all frames of the game. The RTS part was definitively a surprise, but I wouldn't…”
“Played the demo waay back on the xbox 360, but never had the money to buy it. 15 years later, I bought it on sale on steam. If you like old school metal and comedy, this is perfect. There is some great meta humor on…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Brutal Legend is what happens when Jack Black, heavy metal and a fever dream fuse into a video game and somehow it goes absolutely hard. The world is dripping in style, the writing is genuinely funny and the soundtrack is so good it should come with a prescription. Eddie Riggs…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played“Guitar Hero and Rock Band may be gone, but at least we still have this snapshot of a gaming era that will probably never exist again.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“What a blast! I started playing through my pile of shame and came across this diamond. Tbh the videos and images of the steam page do not show how awesome this game truly is. The graphic is still fine after all these years (I would say it looks like I think GTA VC looked back…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Enter the STRANGE and UNKNOWABLE realms of KEEPER!
From Lee Petty, art director of the shiny and chrome covered game Brütal Legend, comes a new experience through a realm of surreal and psychedelic dreamscapes, where around each corner there lurks a m
Jack Black plays Brütal Legend on Jablinksi Games
Let's rock! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIyuCs1Ld80&=&feature=youtu.be
Memorial Day Sale!
We heard a rumor that some crazy people had never played Brutal Legend, and it cut us deeper than a slash from the Separator Battle Axe! In turn we have slashed the price of the game for this long, lo
Memorial Day Sale!
We heard a rumor that some crazy people had never played Brutal Legend, and it cut us deeper than a slash from the Separator Battle Axe! In turn we have slashed the price of the game for this long, lo
Rocktober 13th!
Today is Rocktober 13th, the 7th anniversary of Brutal Legend! Let us celebrate with much METAL! \m/ \m/
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Strategy |
| Player tags | Action · Comedy · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Open World · Music · Hack and Slash · Strategy · Third Person · Funny · RTS · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 59 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.doublefine.com/games/brutal-legend |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 8 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection