Games like Brutal Legend
If you like Brutal Legend (action, strategy and humour), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Yakuza 0
- In common: action and story
When you want a powerful story with lots of fun distractions: each session mixes drama and absurdity.
Psychonauts
- In common: story and exploring
- Difference: less management
When you fancy a platformer with tons of personality, level by level, in hour-long sessions.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
- In common: action and progression
When you're out for revenge: hunting down the orc captains who have beaten you and crashing their duels and feasts.
God of War
- In common: action and story
When you have a free afternoon and energy: the mix of story and combat works best in long sessions.
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
- In common: action and story
- Difference: less management
When you want a long superhero adventure to come back to in sessions of one or two hours.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
- In common: action and story
- Difference: less management
When you want a compact, well-paced action adventure, in sessions of one or two hours.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- In common: action and story
- Difference: less management
When you want an open world you can actually finish: the main story takes around 8-10 hours.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
- In common: action and story
When you're in the mood for a spectacular action adventure of around 15 hours, with areas you explore at your own pace.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- In common: story and progression
When you want a turn-based JRPG of around 50 hours that blends mob drama with wildly silly side content.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
- In common: action and story
- Difference: less management
When you want an easy-going, fun time: just swinging around the city is enough to enjoy yourself.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Brutal Legend
Jack Black is Eddie Riggs, a roadie dropped into a world straight off a heavy metal album cover: you fight with an axe and a spell-casting guitar, drive around an open world and lead armies in strategy battles.
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