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The Sexy Brutale cover art

The Sexy Brutale

Cavalier Game Studios · 2017-04-11

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 12, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Apr 11, 2017 (Xbox One), Dec 07, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 11, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...

5
playing now
92%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (54 ratings)
6.8h
to beat · completionist 9h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

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. Set in a masked ball inside the titular casino-mansion, the players control a masked preacher stuck in a time loop. Armed with a pocketwatch and his marked mask by a "Bloody girl", is tasked to safe the guests from the murdering staff of the mansion.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 133 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 11,332 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 104k–250k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,160 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$5.99-70%
GOG$5.99-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.00-70%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2022-03-05) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 48 of 81 observed days · $4.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
646420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-08-11 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 8 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.992017-03-222026-08-302017-03-22 — best price $17.992017-09-18 — best price $8.992018-01-01 — best price $19.992018-06-22 — best price $9.992018-11-15 — best price $9.992019-05-20 — best price $19.992019-11-21 — best price $9.992020-03-04 — best price $16.882020-06-23 — best price $19.992020-07-31 — best price $19.992020-09-04 — best price $7.992020-10-10 — best price $17.882020-11-10 — best price $17.882020-12-14 — best price $16.882021-01-13 — best price $16.882021-02-11 — best price $4.992021-03-16 — best price $16.882021-04-21 — best price $14.342021-05-26 — best price $19.992021-07-19 — best price $3.992021-12-08 — best price $16.682022-03-21 — best price $3.992022-08-22 — best price $3.992023-02-07 — best price $19.992023-05-13 — best price $19.992023-09-12 — best price $5.002024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-07 — best price $15.892024-06-17 — best price $3.792024-09-11 — best price $15.892025-01-23 — best price $4.992025-08-01 — best price $5.992025-11-28 — best price $5.992026-03-05 — best price $13.492026-05-07 — best price $19.992026-08-21 — best price $6.002026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

83192026-05-27 — 34 pageviews2026-05-30 — 32 pageviews2026-06-02 — 34 pageviews2026-06-05 — 25 pageviews2026-06-08 — 42 pageviews2026-06-11 — 31 pageviews2026-06-14 — 30 pageviews2026-06-17 — 19 pageviews2026-06-20 — 32 pageviews2026-06-23 — 83 pageviews2026-06-26 — 30 pageviews2026-06-29 — 48 pageviews2026-07-02 — 29 pageviews2026-07-05 — 28 pageviews2026-07-08 — 41 pageviews2026-07-11 — 32 pageviews2026-07-14 — 35 pageviews2026-07-17 — 23 pageviews2026-07-20 — 42 pageviews2026-07-23 — 33 pageviews2026-07-26 — 40 pageviews2026-07-29 — 28 pageviews2026-08-01 — 32 pageviews2026-08-04 — 25 pageviews2026-08-07 — 37 pageviews2026-08-10 — 38 pageviews2026-08-13 — 36 pageviews2026-08-16 — 37 pageviews2026-08-19 — 44 pageviews2026-08-22 — 52 pageviews2026-08-24 — 48 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
80.9%
earned "The End of the Beginning"
35.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,31520%18
PS4 (PlayStation)5,69460%19
PS4 (PlayStation)1,43063%19
Xbox One (Xbox)1,23939%19
Switch (Nintendo)150%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieMaturePuzzleMysteryStealthAdventureDetectiveStory RichAtmosphericTime Travel

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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