Brut@l

Released: 8/9/2016

Choose your hero: Ranger, Mage, Warrior or Amazon then descend into a procedurally generated world constructed entirely from ASCII. With perma-death, weapon crafting, potion brewing and an onslaught of enemies to face, can you survive Brut@l?

Critics

Steam

Score Breakdown

70.2

Critic Average

33 reviews

Steam User Score

167 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-5.2

Metacritic Disparity

N/A

Combined Disparity

-5.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

13 early (39%)10 launch window (30%)10 late (30%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 33 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 70.2/100. Critics score this game 5.2 points lower than Steam users.

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 33)

Nick HerberviaChalgyr's Game Room
Mar 3, 2017Late review
68/100View review
Steam 75.5/100 · -7.5 pts
Ramin OstadviaCOGconnected
Feb 23, 2017Late review
65/100View review
Steam 75.5/100 · -10.4 pts
Brandon FoutzviaRectify Gaming
Feb 18, 2017Late review
80/100View review
Steam 75.5/100 · +4.5 pts
Skewed & Reviewed StaffviaSkewed & Reviewed
Feb 16, 2017Late review
40/100View review
Steam 75.5/100 · -35.5 pts
Gabriel JonesviaCubed3
Feb 14, 2017Late review
60/100View review
Steam 75.5/100 · -15.4 pts