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Brutal Orchestra
Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy Game. You died, someone killed you. You are in Purgatory and you will never escape. Make a deal with the "demon" Bosch and set off into Purgatory finding all manner of demented friends and foes on your quest to get petty revenge.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 87 reviews raise this.
16 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“A fantastic experience with beautiful and compelling art, focused on the journey of Nowak and Bosch. It's a real soulful experience about looking at oneself, at one's art, and one's relationship with expression. It's…”
“Amazing game with a great story, cool art style and fun to learn mechanics, this game should be way more mainstream and popular than it is!”
14 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“A fantastic experience with beautiful and compelling art, focused on the journey of Nowak and Bosch. It's a real soulful experience about looking at oneself, at one's art, and one's relationship with expression. It's…”
“Amazing game with a great story, cool art style and fun to learn mechanics, this game should be way more mainstream and popular than it is!”
11 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“A fantastic experience with beautiful and compelling art, focused on the journey of Nowak and Bosch. It's a real soulful experience about looking at oneself, at one's art, and one's relationship with expression. It's…”
“Brutal Orchestra is a quirky roguelike turn based adventure. Challenging but interesting enough to keep you trying again n again. Surprisingly my favorite aspect of this game is the soundtrack and right beside is the…”
“A truly exceptional game!! It really hits all the bases you'd be looking for in a turn based roguelike. The pigment system is intensely strategic, rewarding, and complex. The visuals are trippy and unique, and music is…”
11 of the 87 reviews raise this.
“Very difficult at first, but slowly and surely rewarding. Especially in the Garden. After a few failed runs I slowly understood more mechanics, unlocked more fools/items and just got better at the game. I haven't seen a…”
“Brutal Orchestra is a quirky roguelike turn based adventure. Challenging but interesting enough to keep you trying again n again. Surprisingly my favorite aspect of this game is the soundtrack and right beside is the…”
4 of the 87 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Very quick and satisfying rougelike! Music and atmosphere are top notch and the mechanics of combat were incredibly intruiging. Def would reccomend”
3 of the 87 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 87 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Top 5 Roguelike. If you are sick of everything trying to be Slay the Spire or Balatro, play this!”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“It might be weird and feel alien at first, but it truly is an experience if you see it through to the end. With interesting items, characters and enemies alike, it doesn't get dull. Also, the soundtrack is fantastic. Would highly recommend.”
— a player, Steam review · 95 hrs played“The game and the orchestra, it is brutal 10/10!”
— a player, Steam review · 110 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Brutal Orchestra but Chinese?!?
Hello, you've met us at a very Chinese time in our lives... Our incredible community has also translated Brutal Orchestra into several other languages, all accessible through the Workshop! 简体中文 (Simpl
Brutal Orchestra Celebrates the Death of Hieronymus Bosch!
To celebrate his life and legacy we are putting Brutal Orchestra on sale for 50% off on August 9th and 10th! Hieronymus Bosch’s Brutal Orchestra is a deeply personal reflection on and analysis of the
Brutal Orchestra 1.4.2f2 More minor fixes and changes
Hey! some extra fixes and improvements from the new update:Fixes:Fixed Eternal Mass' intent icons.Fixed issue where Mordrake's Devour did not increase infestation following its description.Fixed Issue
Brutal Orchestra 1.4.2f1 Minor fixes and changes
Hey! some minor fixes and improvements from the new update:Fixes:Fixed issue where some settings could have huge values and cause a long soft-lock while playing.Fixed issue where you could Rank Up a c
Brutal Orchestra "True Zeal" Content Update Out Now!
Key art by the incredibly talented Gloomy Dude!ːNowakːWith Zealous Vigor Purgatory Expands Once More!ːBoschːFind new party member's such as Shelly K. a flirtatious tippler with a way with blades and s
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · RPG · Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Perma Death · Turn-Based Tactics · 2D · Indie · Dark Humor · 2.5D · Pixel Graphics · Cartoony (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America |
| Achievements | 145 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card Storage: 850 MB available space