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The Sexy Brutale
Developer Cavalier Game Studios, Tequila Works
The Sexy Brutale is an adventure puzzle video game developed by Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in April 2017. A Nintendo Switch version was released in December 2017. A cloud-based version was released for Amazon Luna in October 2020. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
303 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
85
LovedLoved
167 positive · 30 negative
95% range 79–89%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 167 | 30 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 39 | 8 | 48 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,710 of 3,002 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
85% recommend · 161 yes, 28 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 189 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (3,848 of 4,187 positive).
Players praise the game's stylish art, music, and atmosphere. [1][2][3] Many find the puzzles simple but satisfying, though some are disappointed. [4][5][6] The time-loop mechanic is engaging, but controls and navigation frustrate some. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
Did I like this game? Kinda. Do I recommend this game? No. First, the good things: The soundtrack and the visuals are beautiful. They really bring the world to life. However, the bad things: The puzzles are mind-numbingly simple. You usually have 2 or 3 things you can try, and thats it. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect every timeloop game to have a Hitman-like sandbox, but it's very barebones on the gameplay side …
- [1]
The most sexy thing about this game is the devs’ minds, because boy, is this game walking, swaying, winking, flirtatious eye-candy. This is why we need more people with a theatrical artistic streak making games, because the whole thing just performs. The most important principle, in my opinion, when it comes to artistic productions, is that the whole must be greater than the sum of its parts. Every piece, no matter …
- [10]
The Sexy Brutale | 👍 Absolutely worth it | ⏱ ~8–10h played - 8,5 / 10 - === TL;DR === 🧠 A gorgeous puzzle-adventure where you relive the same deadly Saturday at a masked ball. Observe, experiment, and manipulate the environment to prevent murders. Stylish, clever, and oddly charming — a time-loop game that actually works. === What this game is === 🎭 The Sexy Brutale is a unique time-loop puzzle-adventure game set …
- [2]
wow what a plot twist :0 once i got over the controls they actually made sense for how the game plays. the story, art style, and soundtrack were all amazing very atmospheric and charming. the art style is super stylized and theatrical like a little diorama dollhouse you get to peek into. the concept reminded me a bit of the game Gregory Horror Show with the looping time and strange characters in one big mansion and …
- [3]
banger soundtrack, banger murder mystery, banger art style, banger game
Summarised from 34 of the 286 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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The Sexy Brutale sits at 85% positive across 197 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The Sexy Brutale received "generally favourable" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Justin McElroy of Polygon named The Sexy Brutale as his favorite game of 2017 praising the subtle storytelling and puzzle mechanics. The same website ranked the game 45th on their list of the 50 best games of 2017, while EGMNow ranked the game 18th in their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017. It was also nominated for "Best Setting" in PC Gamer's 2017 Game of the Year Awards, and for "Best Puzzle Game" in IGN's Best of 2017 Awards. In addition, it was nominated for "Animation", "Music Design", and "Best Writing" at the 2017 Develop Awards; for "Game by a Small…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 303 · most liked firstAny recommendations for time loop games?. I really enjoy time loop games where the player can explore and there's a story, and isn't just a puzzle game. I played Outer Wilds a few years ago and I loved everything about it, it's my favorite in the genre. Ones I've played and liked / have on my list to play that look good: - **Outer Wilds** - (I still need to play the DLC) - **Deathloop** - **Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask** - **Undertale**? - **The Sexy Brutale** - **Zero Escape** series (on…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hotel Dusk Switch port and 10 DLCs for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. I want more objects, more events. Chrono Trigger SNES version port (no DS, no PS version) The Sexy Brutale 2 Link gay dating simulator Megaman farming game Megaman dating simulator Every nintendo hero is revealed gay
neutral · AI labelView post →Magical Girl? No, today we're a Detective Girl! Oceo's got another game she loves and wants to showcase... 🎲THE SEXY BRUTALE🎱
neutral · AI labelView post →THE SEXY BRUTALE IS ON SALE ON STEAM IF YOU LIKE SOLVING MURDERS, SUSPENSE, TIME LOOPS, BUY THIS GAME, IT'S SUCH A GOOD GAME
positive · AI labelView post →The Sexy Brutale is such an underrated adventure game. Highly recommend!
positive · AI labelView post →Man, what happened? This game had insane potential to be an all timer but instead it's just... Okay. And that's very disappointing. Concept wise, The Sexy Brutale is an absolute banger: solving a murder mystery in a time loop in a huge mention by listening in on conversations? Sign me the hell up. Unfortunately the execution falls COMPLETELY flat. Admittedly, I am a very experienced puzzle/mystery game player, but even for someone who's new to the genre... I just don't see how the actual…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The most sexy thing about this game is the devs’ minds, because boy, is this game walking, swaying, winking, flirtatious eye-candy. This is why we need more people with a theatrical artistic streak making games, because the whole thing just performs. The most important principle, in my opinion, when it comes to artistic productions, is that the whole must be greater than the sum of its parts. Every piece, no matter how small, no matter how much of an embellishment and a frill, casts a MUCH…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →……if you’re looking for a game that takes exploring timeloops to another level and really plays around with it in fun ways, then you should check out The Sexy Brutale and- wait DAMMIT
neutral · AI labelView post →21) The Sexy Brutale This is a really cool time loop adventure game that I don't hear a ton of people talk about. You're trapped in a mansion where the staff are secretly assassinating the party guests, and you have to save them all while not being spotted by any of them.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tequila Works, the studio behind RiME and The Sexy Brutale, has laid off an unknown number of people and cancelled their upcoming game: www.eurogamer.net/rime-develop...
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴 Going LIVE on Twitch!!! YIPPEE I'm starting a new puzzle game!! and it's... a casino? with a masquerade ball?? people are DEAD?? huh???? let's go and see what's going on in THE SEXY BRUTALE!! www.twitch.tv/LirieLirie #LirieLive #VTuber #Twitch
neutral · AI labelView post →I only just recently saw the YouTuber's Ozzy II's video on Time Loop games, and in that video he heralds this has one of the better time loop games he's seen. It inspired me to go buy the game and play it for myself. When I got to the end of the game, I was heartbroken. It was beautiful and fun and amazing to play and I wish I had a hundred more hours of game to play. It deserves all the love. I am so happy I was led to it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game doesn’t deserve the sexual content tag. It’s got a couple of statues with their boobs out. The game was absolutely fantastic, it was brilliantly designed, consistently entertaining, engaging storytelling. The puzzles were well designed; they weren’t too obvious but were never so hard I got frustrated or turned to google. The story is compelling and thought provoking. One of the best games I have played in a while.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →sup guys you know what game is on sale? The Sexy Brutale and it's only $4 Go buy it it's the game of all time [loops]
positive · AI labelView post →Did I like this game? Kinda. Do I recommend this game? No. First, the good things: The soundtrack and the visuals are beautiful. They really bring the world to life. However, the bad things: The puzzles are mind-numbingly simple. You usually have 2 or 3 things you can try, and thats it. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect every timeloop game to have a Hitman-like sandbox, but it's very barebones on the gameplay side of things. And the story? It starts intriguing, but becomes a terrible letdown…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cautious yes - I will warn everyone the gameplay controls are horrendous, regardless of playing on keyboard or controller.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A huge disappointment. The ending renders the entire game world meaningless. After completing the game, I didn't even feel like finding all the collectibles. The puzzles are simple, and when their complexity increases slightly, the game goes on a rails leading to the ending. The entire game world is a several-minute loop. At first, it seems like our task will be to save everyone at once, but the kills are divided into independent sections. At first, I had fun and fell in love with the world…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel like the theme of "The hero being disappointed with the reality of their mission" has good ways of executing that are hard-hitting rather than just dismal. Spec Ops: The Line, The Fall, Papo & Yo, and The Sexy Brutale were all great iterations of this, building up to harsh late-game revelations.
positive · AI labelView post →A shortlist of "single-player" puzzle games I've played as couch co-op: Blue Prince Lorelei and the Laser Eyes The Talos Principle 2 The Sexy Brutale The Rise of the Golden Idol Return of the Obra Dinn The Witness Viewfinder Storyteller
neutral · AI labelView post →God, the Sexy Brutale is such a great game. I love you stories about time loops caused by grief and regret <3
positive · AI labelView post →The Sexy Brutale | 👍 Absolutely worth it | ⏱ ~8–10h played - 8,5 / 10 - === TL;DR === 🧠 A gorgeous puzzle-adventure where you relive the same deadly Saturday at a masked ball. Observe, experiment, and manipulate the environment to prevent murders. Stylish, clever, and oddly charming — a time-loop game that actually works. === What this game is === 🎭 The Sexy Brutale is a unique time-loop puzzle-adventure game set in a lavish casino-turned-masked-ball. Every loop, you learn more about the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SATURDAY! 3 PM ET! I'll be dipping my toes into the Sexy Brutale and maybe beating it in a single stream? No idea, but how long to beat says it's a 6 hour game Abby's out of town so that's why we're streaming out of the ordinary slot but I might also do a pop up Wed or Fri #vtuber #envtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →Me: I swear The Sexy Brutale is not a nasty peepee game or anything like that The Sexy Brutale: #PicklesTwitchClips
neutral · AI labelView post →Cannot recommend this game as the save system is broken. Can see my saves, but when I load them, I am back at the beginning of the game again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately found this unplayable in 2026 on Linux/steamdeck. Game would freeze on a white screen during the intro/tutorial level. Read some forum threads that changing the proton version to 8 would help; it didn't. Found another thread that talked about adding some wineoptions to the launcher, which finally let me get past the white screen freezing in the tutorial. But on the next level game effectively froze twice as the framerate dropped zero -- had to press the hardware reset button on my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completed the game in 4 hours. Found the puzzles far too easy, but figured there would be a grander puzzle at the end. It never came. The story was.. ok. Nothing revelatory or affecting. Get on sale for a fun little experience, but keep your expectations low.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The “right place right time” aspect sounds very The Sexy Brutale, an incredible game that is underdiscussed because people reasonably assume from the name that it’s some kind of kink thing (it’s not). Btw it’s on sale for $6, play The Sexy Brutale everyone.
positive · AI labelView post →Appears to be: Stylish cynical decadent detective pastiche. Turns out to be: A wholesome experience where you get to thanklessly save others in real time without ever letting them know it was you. Given your outfit and complicated relationship with clocks, I have reason to believe you're playing as the Bachelor from Pathologic. Actually, having said that, I would probably like to retract my 'wholesome' point, please.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Sexy Brutale 100% across multiple platforms We adore this game to bits The staff of The Sexy Brutale casino mansion are murdering guests one by one and you have to repeat the events of the day over and over, undoing each death to gain abilities to progress and discover what went wrong.
positive · AI labelView post →This game has a very interesting premise and a great art style, but fails as a puzzle or mystery game. This game is more or less a simple linear adventure story. The puzzles boil down to 'In which of the 3 rooms is the mcguffin'. It is very obvious where every item gets used and they are not even truly hidden. The time loop mechanic is very disappointing and there is never any need to backtrack to prior areas to use the knowledge learned later in the game. There is also no way to fast forward…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Sexy Brutale is a good timeloop mystery game
positive · AI labelView post →The Sexy Brutale was always sold to me as "one of the best time loop games of all time" and I genuinely do not understand the hype. Like, it's not a bad game, but having played it, I found it incredibly... underwhelming? Maybe I should have played it closer to when it was originally released, before we had games like Outer Wilds, Grunn or Unheard. The Sexy Brutale is a casino with all sorts of other wings and parts to the house, where in one day all guests of the house are murdered over the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey Zelda fans! Did you like Majora's Mask? Buy this and avoid guides. The rest of you? This is a great and... nearly... unqiue take on the metroidvania formula (see above)! It's an environmental puzzle game that you solve piece by piece and gaining powers that allow you to unlock more areas. I truly enjoyed it! A great distraction for a weekend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's just no game here! You're restricted to a small sub-area of a large house, with a single "puzzle" to solve. Solving it means interacting with the one object in your area that allows interaction using the latest skill or object you acquired. Congratulations! On to the next area. Rinse, repeat five times and you're done. The only reasons the game takes as long to play as it does it are the awful controls and incredibly slow walk speed of the main character. Dreadful, boring,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Jolly good fun! When a game can both entertain you with puzzles AND story, its damn impressive. Easy to pick up and the time looping isn't frustrating. I felt like there was a great balance of assistance and just letting me figure it out. Post game achievement hunting was minimal and still fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GREAT DIGITAL STEAM SALE GAMES $5 AND UNDER 1. The Sexy Brutale This $5 timeloop-based puzzle adventure game features a masquerade ball where murder is going to occur repeatedly and it's up to you to get to the bottom of it while saving guests. It has a brilliant story with multiple endings!
neutral · AI labelView post →I highly recommend Spiritfarer, Risk of Rain or Risk of Rain Returns (a remake of the og game, but the og is still perfectly playable), Citizen Sleeper, Paranormasight, World of Horror, Rabbit & Steel, The Sexy Brutale and the I'm On Observation Duty games!
neutral · AI labelView post →The Sexy Brutale is a fun Groundhog Day puzzle game set in a casino where you must sneak around to prevent the staff from murdering the guests. The story seems insignificant but becomes astounding towards the end. It’s currently $5. Unmetal is a very fun Metal Gear parody that isn’t totally lax with its writing - maintaining *just* enough serious tone to keep you invested and break your expectations when it uses the storytelling format to throw you for a loop. Currently $4. Homebody is…
neutral · AI labelView post →The Sexy Brutale! It's a murder/puzzle game and I really enjoyed it.
positive · AI labelView post →Did you try time-loop games yet? Outer Wilds is fantastic. Majora's Mask, The Forgotten City and The Sexy Brutale are also pretty cool.
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is extremely stylish and has a fantastic premise. That's about it for its positives. If you're looking for a time loop mystery game, this is NOT it. Each mystery is solved rather easily, they're isolated from each other, and there's no bigger picture or large mansion exploration. I checked out The Sexy Brutale because I saw it was recommended for people looking for something to scratch the itch and fill the void left by Outer Wilds, but in the end, it was disappointing. The premise…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →wow what a plot twist :0 once i got over the controls they actually made sense for how the game plays. the story, art style, and soundtrack were all amazing very atmospheric and charming. the art style is super stylized and theatrical like a little diorama dollhouse you get to peek into. the concept reminded me a bit of the game Gregory Horror Show with the looping time and strange characters in one big mansion and guests moving around on their own schedules. the puzzles were really fun…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nobody ever talks about The Sexy Brutale even in discussions about time travel games and thats a god dman shame, that game deserves so much more recognition its such a fun and charming puzzle ❤️ wonder if people write it off as a porn game because of the title, or maybe its blacklisted from searches
positive · AI labelView post →For me, I hadn't played that many new releases by the end of the year, so I probably would've said The Sexy Brutale. But now it's Prey, my favourite game of all time
neutral · AI labelView post →I love a good time loop game and this was definitely that. I wish it had more interactions between the characters.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was interested in this game, but I couldn't handle playing it for long because of the controls, there are three things wrong with them: 1. You cannot rebind any controls 2. One of the keys uses F1 of all things which is incredibly awkward and difficult 3. and the most egregious of all on at least a ps4/ps5 controller THE CONTROLS ARE NOT LISTED CORRECTLY instead of X it's square, instead on square it's circle, instead of circle it's X, instead of R2 it's LEFT ON THE RIGHT STICK, instead of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a puzzle game, it's unengaging. You have so few options that each puzzle's solution just feels like you did the one thing the game let you in that moment. As a mystery, it's uninteresting. There aren't any suspenseful questions that stay open, or hints to speculate on the basis of. There are murders that you find out about when you see them happen and contain no mystery, and there's an overarching plot that you very obviously cannot guess, and are not made to want to guess, until the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Sexy Brutale is basically a puzzle game built around a time loop. Your task is to prevent the deaths of certain characters by manipulating the environment — for example, swapping out a real bullet for a fake one. The entire game takes place in a single mansion over the course of one day. You are free to restart the day as many times as you like until you figure out the way forward. At the start, you know neither the house’s layout nor the characters’ movements throughout the place. So the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far been enjoying the game recommendations 😁 Wasn't expecting for Celeste to be a motivational speech put into a video game. Wasn't expecting to be a radio DJ who had to save lives in Killer Frequency. Live continuing the recs w/ The Sexy Brutale...I didnt name it that. twitch.tv/TessThe5th
neutral · AI labelView post →If you like life sims with stat building elements, I Was A Teenage Exocolonist and Growing Up are great. Kynseed is a fun farming/life sim. Homicipher is a really fun cypher visual novel. And The Sexy Brutale is a great murder mystery time traveling puzzle game 🙂↕️
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you played The Sexy Brutale? It’s a puzzle game where you’re in a mansion and you have to save the guests before they get killed, but you’re also in a time loop
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ll admit I wasn’t expecting to be greeted by what looked, at least to me, like a miniature version of BioShock’s character design language when I first started the game. In those opening minutes, the aesthetic jump struck me as something like going from Persona 5 to Persona 5 Tactica, and making the same connection between BioShock and The Sexy Brutale amused me enough to occasionally pull my attention away from the game itself. Of course, the resemblance never went quite that far. Had we…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely ADORED this game, and its mechanics. I found The Sexy Brutale extremely stylish, fun, and fascinating. The lore within this game is INSANE, I'm the type of person who tends to try to skip over reading anything unnecessary but with the mystery of this game, it drove me to investigate and question everything I found. Some things were necessary for progression, and some were just for flavor and deepening your understand of the place but I enjoyed all of the information they gave me.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thoroughly enjoyed this game. I must admit, the puzzles left a little to be desired, as sometimes it was overly-simple to solve a murder, and some abilities felt underutilized, but I also recognize that puzzles are incredibly difficult to construct in a narrative like this. The time loop can make the game drag a bit, but I felt for the most part I could spend the time either looking for collectibles, reading on the lore and secrets provided in the game, or looking at bits of dialogue that I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Sexy Brutale was quite a cool game. If you like mystery-solving & cool ending twist I recommend giving it a try 💪✨
positive · AI labelView post →banger soundtrack, banger murder mystery, banger art style, banger game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interesting exploration of the time loop idea but it's quite simplistic in the puzzles and requires you to do things in a specific way so there is very little freedom. The ending is also quite disappointing and the game has some bugs so I don't recommend it unless it's on a super deep sale. If you do buy it make sure you install it and launch it to ensure it actually runs!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hit 100% on The Sexy Brutale. What a lovely little game! Well, I say "little", it was a good six hours. Very satisfying timeloop puzzles. I especially liked the dialogue, which manages to hit both funny and dramatic notes without overstaying its welcome.
positive · AI labelView post →i forgot i loveee streaming :) thanks for watching! Ended the time loop and finished up The Sexy Brutale! a touching ending to what was never-ending mystery ..then played some chill league w/ friends, ended up in a 57 minute game 😮 (we won tho lol) and ended by raiding @vietnabees.bsky.social !
positive · AI labelView post →A time controlling detective but no one can see me? Let's play.. The Sexy Brutale! www.twitch.tv/JispGames Live now!
neutral · AI labelView post →
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