# Games like The Sexy Brutale

> The closest matches to The Sexy Brutale: Twelve Minutes, The Séance of Blake Manor, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Elsinore, and The Wolf Among Us. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Twelve Minutes](https://imho.run/games/1097200/twelve-minutes) — Also Time Travel and Time Manipulation, like The Sexy Brutale. 3,467 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097200/)
2. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Shares character schedule tracking with The Sexy Brutale. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
3. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — Shares collectible hunting with The Sexy Brutale. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
4. [Elsinore](https://imho.run/games/512890/elsinore) — Also Time Travel, like The Sexy Brutale. 282 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512890/)
5. [The Wolf Among Us](https://imho.run/games/250320/the-wolf-among-us) — Also Detective and Mature, like The Sexy Brutale. 18,516 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250320/)
6. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with The Sexy Brutale. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
7. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Detective, like The Sexy Brutale. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
8. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — A frequent pick in The Sexy Brutale players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
9. [The Case of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/1677770/the-case-of-the-golden-idol) — Also Detective, like The Sexy Brutale. 6,283 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/)
10. [Lorelei and the Laser Eyes](https://imho.run/games/2008920/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes) — Same atmospheric mood as The Sexy Brutale. 2,015 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/)
11. [Chants of Sennaar](https://imho.run/games/1931770/chants-of-sennaar) — Also Detective and Stealth, like The Sexy Brutale. 11,961 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/)
12. [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective](https://imho.run/games/1967430/ghost-trick-phantom-detective) — A frequent pick in The Sexy Brutale players' libraries, and another Action. 2,008 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967430/)
13. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Detective, like The Sexy Brutale. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
14. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Same atmospheric mood as The Sexy Brutale. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
15. [Timelie](https://imho.run/games/1150950/timelie) — Also Time Manipulation and Stealth, like The Sexy Brutale. 663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150950/)
16. [The Forgotten City](https://imho.run/games/874260/the-forgotten-city) — A frequent pick in The Sexy Brutale players' libraries, and another RPG. 7,104 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/)
17. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Detective, like The Sexy Brutale. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
18. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same atmospheric mood as The Sexy Brutale. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
19. [Braid](https://imho.run/games/26800/braid) — A frequent pick in The Sexy Brutale players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,460 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/26800/)
20. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also Time Manipulation, like The Sexy Brutale. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
21. [Blue Prince](https://imho.run/games/1569580/blue-prince) — Same mysterious mood as The Sexy Brutale. 13,179 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/)
22. [Lucius](https://imho.run/games/218640/lucius) — Also Stealth and Mature, like The Sexy Brutale. 3,013 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/218640/)
23. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Also Detective, like The Sexy Brutale. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
24. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — A frequent pick in The Sexy Brutale players' libraries, and another Adventure. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=552590&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=552590
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/552590
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Sexy Brutale

The Sexy Brutale is an indie adventure released in 2017 at $19.99. Players explore a theatrical casino mansion caught in a time loop, tracking character schedules and solving environmental puzzles to prevent murders from occurring repeatedly. Reviewers highlight the darkly-comedic murder mystery narrative and the way exploration rewards players with hidden secrets. The game combines power acquisition with time-loop manipulation mechanics in a setting where guests are killed by staff in an endlessly repeating day. Players describe it as atmospheric, dark, mysterious, and whimsical, with satisfying puzzle design that avoids excessive difficulty. The theatrical and stylized art direction complements the time-manipulation gameplay. It holds a 90% positive rating from over 2,000 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 552590
- **Developer:** Cavalier Game Studios, Tequila Works
- **Publisher:** Cavalier Game Studios
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 11, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 83
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/)
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