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Latest revision as of 16:25, 18 July 2023

Brütal Legend
Brütal Legend cover
Developers
Double Fine Productions
Linux Edward Rudd
Engines
Buddha
Release dates
Windows February 26, 2013
macOS (OS X) May 7, 2013
Linux May 7, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 80
IGDB 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure, Open world, Strategy, Tower defense
Vehicles Automobile, Motorcycle, Off-roading
Art styles Stylized
Themes Fantasy
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Brütal Legend on HowLongToBeat
Brütal Legend on IGDB
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Brütal Legend guide on StrategyWiki
Brütal Legend on MobyGames
Brütal Legend on Wikipedia
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Brütal Legend is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, adventure, open world, strategy and tower defense game.

Key points

Well made PC port with improvements over PS3/Xbox 360 versions.[1]
The game does not support cross-platform (between any systems) multiplayer.[2]

General information

Double Fine Action Forums - Brütal Legend
Brütal Legend Support FAQ on DF Action Forums
Brütal Legend Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Version differences

The DRM-free and Mac App Store versions do not support multiplayer.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Cutscenes\.
  2. Delete or rename DF_Logo.bik and PREF.bik.

Notes

The copyright screen will still be shown.

Game data

General settings.
General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Doublefine\BrutalLegend\screen.dat
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/doublefine/brutallegend/screen.dat
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/doublefine/brutallegend/screen.dat
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
In the Steam version, the Steam <user-id> is added to the path.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Doublefine\BrutalLegend\*.sav
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/doublefine/brutallegend/*.sav
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/doublefine/brutallegend/*.sav
In the Steam version, the Steam <user-id> is added to the path.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Approx. 3 MB available.
Settings will sync too, except graphics settings.

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.
Advanced video settings.
Advanced video settings.
Highest vs. lowest FOV.
Highest vs. lowest FOV.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Turn off fullscreen and choose desktop resolution in-game.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Only an on/off toggle
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA or SSAA. Changing the Anti-aliasing level will affect the overall graphics quality of the game (4xSSAA yields highest texture quality and most decorative objects)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Enable Hi-Fi Sim option.[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.
Remapping.
Remapping.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
For Camera speed. Camera speed is tied to controller sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
For Camera speed.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
See Switch controller icons to PS3.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Switch controller icons to PS3

Switch controller icons to PS3[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Config\
  2. Open Buddha.cfg.
  3. Add the line sDefaultControllerIcons = "PS3" at the end of the file.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Voice, music and effects.
Surround sound
Auto configures up to 7.1[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
The majority of the game's soundtrack is comprised of licensed metal music.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
You can choose to keep the original audio in the main menu settings.
German
You can choose to keep the original audio in the main menu settings.
Italian
Polish
Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation, download.
Russian
Fan translation, download.
Slovak
Fan translation, download.
Spanish
You can choose to keep the original audio in the main menu settings.

Network

DRM-free and Mac App Store versions do not support multiplayer.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
8 Not available in the DRM-free or Mac App Store versions.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use Helix Mod: Brütal Legend - 3D Vision fix.
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues unresolved

Disappearing UI

Parts of the UI may disappear for a short time when you view landmarks. Doing a story mission/side quest may fix it, otherwise, restarting the game will.[citation needed]

Issues fixed

Black screen on startup (Windows)

For some reason, the default refresh rate of the game is 150 Hz which won't load properly on most monitors.[5]
Modify screen.dat[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit screen.dat.
  3. Change refreshrate to your refresh rate.
  4. Change width and height to match your resolution.

Crash on startup (Windows; Steam)

On some systems, game crashes on startup using Xbox Controller.
Modify Steam Controller Settings[citation needed]
  1. Go to the Steam - Settings - Controller.
  2. Click General Controller Settings.
  3. Check Xbox Configuration Support.

Crash after ALT-TAB (Windows; Steam)

Alt+Tab ↹ing out of the game and back in makes the game crash while in Full-Screen mode.
  1. In case of necessity for switching windows set the game in Windowed mode, press Alt+↵ Enter.
  2. A great fix is to combine the windowed mode with Borderless Gaming.[6]

System cursor over the game screen. (Windows; Steam)

  1. Only possible method to fix this is to restart the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL 3 Linux version
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio FMOD
Input SDL2 Linux only.
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 2.2 GHz		 Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
AMD FX 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 220
ATI Radeon HD 4550
Intel HD Graphics 3000
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
AMD Radeon HD 7000
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible sound card
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 2600
Intel HD Graphics 3000
512 MB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 285
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Leopard is not supported
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 220
ATI Radeon HD 4550
Intel HD Graphics 4000
256 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible


References