The Sexy Brutale
A time-loop puzzle game set in a deadly masked ball.
The Sexy Brutale is an adventure puzzle video game developed by Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works. The Sexy Brutale launched for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 12 April 2017, with a Nintendo Switch version later that year, the game is set in a masked ball inside a casino-mansion. Players control a masked preacher stuck in a time loop, tasked with saving guests from murderous staff.
Quick Facts
- Title
- The Sexy Brutale
- Developer
- Cavalier Game Studios · Tequila Works
- Publisher
- Tequila Works · Cavalier Game Studios
- Director
- Charles Griffiths · Tom Lansdale · James Griffiths
- Producer
- James Griffiths · Miguel Paniagu Rubio
- Designer
- Charles Griffiths
- Programmer
- Tom Lansdale
- Artist
- Elías Miguel Sánchez López
- Writer
- James Griffiths
- Composer
- Matt Bonham · Tim Cotterell
- Engine
- Unity
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna
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Lore & Background
The Sexy Brutale was developed collaboratively by UK-based Cavalier Game Studios and Spain-based Tequila Works. Cavalier Game Studios was founded in 2013 by former members of Lionhead Studios and Mediatonic. After about two years of development, Cavalier enlisted Tequila Works to assist with art and graphics. Despite its title, the game has no significant sexual content.
Reader's Guide
The Sexy Brutale received generally favourable reviews from professional critics according to Metacritic. Justin McElroy of Polygon named it his favorite game of 2017, praising the subtle storytelling and puzzle mechanics. Polygon ranked the game 45th on their list of the 50 best games of 2017, while EGMNow ranked it 18th in their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017. It was 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. Additionally, it received nominations at the 2017 Develop Awards for 'Animation', 'Music Design', and 'Best Writing'; at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2017 for 'Game by a Small Studio', 'Puzzle Game', and the 'Creativity and Heritage Award'; at the 17th Annual National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards for 'Game Engineering' and 'Game, Original Adventure'; and at the 14th British Academy Games Awards for 'British Game' and 'Debut Game'.
Did You Know?
- The game was inspired by the film Groundhog Day and games including The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
- A secret ending can be acquired by collecting a deck of 52 cards and giving them to a demon in a hidden room.
- The protagonist Lafcadio Boone is a preacher who wakes up during a yearly party in a casino mansion.
- The Gold Skull is revealed to be an aspect of Lucas Bondes, the mansion's host.
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