In possibly the most metal marketing move of the year, Double Fine has made Brütal Legend free on itch.io — but only for 666 minutes. Yes, exactly 11 hours and 6 minutes. As the prophecy foretold. This is a tribute to the passing of the legend, Ozzy Osbourne.
While Brütal Legend isn’t a pure strategy game, it does have a real-time tactics backbone layered into its action-adventure mayhem. You’ll command squads, capture stage points, and lead armies of headbangers and razor girls — all while melting faces with guitar solos. It’s a weird mix, but one that works surprisingly well.
Jack Black voices Eddie Riggs, a roadie transported into a hellish fantasy world that looks like a cross between an Iron Maiden album cover and Mordor with Marshall amps. The game also features metal icons like Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, and Rob Halford in supporting roles. If you grew up on C&C but also blasted Metallica from Winamp, this one’s for you.
Grab it now on Double Fine’s itch.io page. After the 666 minutes are up, it vanishes back into the night like a bat out of… well, you know.
