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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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...

The Sexy Brutale is an Adventure and Indie title released in 2017 for $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 4175 reviews).

4
playing now
92%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (54 ratings)
4.47★
PlayStation Store rating (1,438 ratings)
6.8h
to beat · completionist 9h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 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
  • · 4 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 6% of 29,024 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 104k–251k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,175 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
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 68 of 119 observed days · $18.99 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

1312026-09-15 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
930Feb 2017Aug 2026Feb 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2017 — avg 36 · peak 137Aug 2017 — avg 41 · peak 295Nov 2017 — avg 14 · peak 58Feb 2018 — avg 24 · peak 79May 2018 — avg 12 · peak 31Aug 2018 — avg 8 · peak 21Nov 2018 — avg 9 · peak 28Feb 2019 — avg 15 · peak 47May 2019 — avg 10 · peak 41Aug 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Nov 2019 — avg 6 · peak 20Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2020 — avg 8 · peak 36Aug 2020 — avg 7 · peak 20Nov 2020 — avg 8 · peak 36Feb 2021 — avg 11 · peak 43May 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2021 — avg 8 · peak 29Nov 2021 — avg 12 · peak 47Feb 2022 — avg 10 · peak 27May 2022 — avg 5 · peak 20Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 10Feb 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 17Feb 2024 — avg 11 · peak 33May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 19Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 24Feb 2025 — avg 8 · peak 38May 2025 — avg 15 · peak 108Aug 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 20May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.992017-03-222026-10-152017-03-22 — 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 $6.002026-09-14 — best price $19.992026-10-04 — best price $4.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

53212026-05-27 — 34 pageviews2026-05-31 — 34 pageviews2026-06-04 — 29 pageviews2026-06-08 — 42 pageviews2026-06-12 — 21 pageviews2026-06-16 — 38 pageviews2026-06-20 — 32 pageviews2026-06-24 — 37 pageviews2026-06-28 — 31 pageviews2026-07-02 — 29 pageviews2026-07-06 — 27 pageviews2026-07-10 — 40 pageviews2026-07-14 — 35 pageviews2026-07-18 — 41 pageviews2026-07-22 — 46 pageviews2026-07-26 — 40 pageviews2026-07-30 — 39 pageviews2026-08-03 — 30 pageviews2026-08-07 — 37 pageviews2026-08-11 — 39 pageviews2026-08-15 — 26 pageviews2026-08-19 — 44 pageviews2026-08-23 — 43 pageviews2026-08-27 — 43 pageviews2026-08-31 — 35 pageviews2026-09-04 — 44 pageviews2026-09-08 — 38 pageviews2026-09-12 — 38 pageviews2026-09-16 — 32 pageviews2026-09-20 — 35 pageviews2026-09-24 — 29 pageviews2026-09-28 — 38 pageviews2026-10-02 — 42 pageviews2026-10-06 — 30 pageviews2026-10-10 — 44 pageviews2026-10-12 — 36 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-08-28 (Steam store data)

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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