The Sexy Brutale
A puzzle mystery game where you relive a mansion's murders to prevent them.
Where The Sexy Brutale comes up1 episode or test
- 1Watch the murderScheduled murder repeats each loop
- 2Learn its timingStudy the sequence of events
- 3Step in on timeAct at the exact right moment
- 4Save the victimSixpence's rifle gets a blank cartridge
From Game Maker's Toolkit
What was said about The Sexy Brutale
The Sexy Brutale turns its time loop into a clockwork puzzle. Players watch a scheduled murder repeat across loops, learn its timing, then step in at the exact right moment. In one example, Reginald Sixpence is shot with a rifle at the start, and on the next loop the player loads the gun with a blank cartridge to save him.
Game Maker's Toolkit describes the puzzle as "learning a sequence of events, and then using that information to your advantage." The source is mainly about Outer Wilds and cites The Sexy Brutale as a second example of the same design.
Clockwork Games and Time Loops
You learn the timing of a murder over repeated loops, then intervene at the right moment, such as swapping in a blank cartridge to save the victim.
The Sexy Brutale turns its time loop into a clockwork puzzle. Players watch a scheduled murder repeat across loops, learn its timing, then step in at the exact right moment. In one example, Reginald Sixpence is shot with a rifle at the start, and on the next loop the player loads the gun with a blank cartridge to save him.
Game Maker's Toolkit describes the puzzle as "learning a sequence of events, and then using that information to your advantage." The source is mainly about Outer Wilds and cites The Sexy Brutale as a second example of the same design.
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