Brutal Legend similar games & best alternatives

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Brutal Legend

PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360 • 2013

Should you play it?

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 humanity and Heavy metal tunes.

What works

  • Outstanding heavy metal soundtrack
  • Unique blend of action, rts, and open world
  • Humorous and engaging story with memorable characters
  • Vivid metal-themed world and art style
  • Character and vehicle customization

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and sometimes frustrating rts mechanics
  • Repetitive side missions and open world activities
  • Short main story campaign
  • Vehicle controls can be awkward
  • Multiplayer mode is minimal and rarely played

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Edge Of Eternity

  • DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition

  • SpellForce - Platinum Edition

  • Summoner

  • Dragon Age™ Inquisition

  • YAR: Forgotten Throne

More social

Games that feels like Brutal Legend but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • REMNANT II®

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • Borderlands 2

  • Killing Floor 2

  • Zeno Clash 2

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Brutal Legend but with less leadership over others

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • DOOM: The Dark Ages

  • Stray Blade

  • Painkiller Overdose

  • Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

  • Shadow Warrior

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Costume Quest 2

  • RAD

  • MASSIVE CHALICE

  • Psychonauts

  • Iron Brigade

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Brutal Legend: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026