Killer licensed metal soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“There has never been (and never will be) a better soundtrack for a video game.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Brutal Legend
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Double Fine Productions2013Hack and Slash · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A love letter to heavy metal with a killer licensed soundtrack, star voice cast and great style, but repetitive gameplay and mid-game RTS battles sour many. Skip it if you dislike RTS or clunky controls.
Great for
Metal fans who want style, humor and music and can tolerate janky, repetitive gameplay
Main risk
The game turns into a clunky RTS/tower defense halfway through, which many players hate
What changed in the last 30 days
44 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite the game not working on Windows 11, unplayable low FPS, and tedious RTS segments, plus some off-topic complaints about the developer. Evidence is limited.
44 recent reviews
What players love
Star-studded voice cast and cameos
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“when you have Jack black, Lemmy, Ozzy, Lita ford, Tim Curry, AND ROB HALFORD voice acting, you know this game is gonna be good.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Funny writing and Jack Black humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the writing is genuinely funny and the soundtrack is so good it should come with a prescription”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
Metal album-cover art style and world
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the whole world feels like someone turned a metal album cover into a video game”
Steam review · 16.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
RTS/tower defense segments are bad
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“possibly the worst RTS mechanics in the history of humankind”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow combat and side missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Even worse are the side missions where if you have played aidsion type once the next similar ones will play almost identicaly”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Clunky controls and driving
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The controls are so painfully bad that you will be banging your head against the wall for all the wrong reasons.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Crashes and poor performance on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“General low FPS that occasionally drops to around 1 refresh per 5-10 seconds.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Dislike of Jack Black or politics
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“It was a Love letter to Jack Black. I hate Jack Black”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Unclear objectives, no feedback or minimap
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“There is a big lack of feedback for that kind of gameplay.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics
Storage8 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel i5 Duo at 2.5 GHz, or AMD FX 3.5 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB GeForce 650, Radeon 7000
Storage8 GB HD space
OSWindows XP SP3
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics
Storage8 GB HD space
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