- Brutal Orchestra but Chinese?!? - 13 August 2026
Hello, you've met us at a very Chinese time in our lives...More specifically you can now play Brutal Orchestra in Simplified Chinese!Our incredible community has also translated Brutal Orchestra into several other languages, all accessible through the Workshop!简体中文 (Simplified Chinese Orchestra)日本語 (Japanese Orchestra)Русский (Russian Orchestra)Français (French Orchestra)Português brasileiro (Brazilian Orchestra)Italiano (Italian Orchestra)Terrible TapeBalancing:Shop item Burn Bottle Batch price increased to 10 (Previously 7).Vyacheslav's Last Sip cost reduced to 3 (Previously 7).Fixes:Fixed numerous minor English and Spanish typos.Fixed issues with menu Scrolling during combat encounters.Added icons to the options menu for improved clarity.Text and Translation:Language Credits now use the currently selected language font.Brutal Orchestra's logo can now be translated on the Main Menu an…
- Brutal Orchestra Celebrates the Death of Hieronymus Bosch! - 9 August 2026
510 years ago today, a funeral mass for Hieronymus Bosch was held at Saint John’s Church in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Much of Bosch’s life has been lost to history, but the date of his funeral survives.To celebrate his life and legacy we are putting Brutal Orchestra on sale for 50% off on August 9th and 10th!Hieronymus Bosch’s Brutal Orchestra is a deeply personal reflection on and analysis of the themes and philosophy of Bosch’s artwork. In many ways, Bosch’s work feels more modern now than it did in his own day.As long as there is the dance of chaos and beauty in the world, there will be those who try to make sense of it and those who cannot bear to look. To those who crave meaning in madness, the artwork of Bosch will always call with howling images and frightening prognostications about the nature of man.Below is my personal favourite interactive archive of his artwork: http://…
- Brutal Orchestra 1.4.2f2 More minor fixes and changes - 6 February 2026
Hey! some extra fixes and improvements from the new update:Fixes:Fixed Eternal Mass' intent icons.Fixed issue where Mordrake's Devour did not increase infestation following its description.Fixed Issue where Wailing Whistle was letting some passive to trigger before removing them on Turn start.War Criminal won't trigger upon Gospel Shattering (sorry)Fixed Language dropdown to showcase more than 7 options.Fixed Bronzo dialogue where Bosch was saying one of his lines.Art:Minor fixes on item spritesTexts:Reworded Relapse, Flirtation and Brawl to be less verbose.Reworded Wailing Whistle to be more clearSome Spanish typos fixed.Balancing:Formosus' Passive Anointed (1) is now Anointed (2)Formosus' Mass now also damages enemies with Field effects and heals party members with Field effects.Shelly's Flirtation now heals her 2/3/4/4 if the attack killed an enemy.Cadaver Synod's Exhume now inflicts…
- Brutal Orchestra 1.4.2f1 Minor fixes and changes - 24 January 2026
Hey! some minor fixes and improvements from the new update:Fixes:Fixed issue where some settings could have huge values and cause a long soft-lock while playing.Fixed issue where you could Rank Up a character after spending all your money.Fixed issue where Burn-Bottle Batch was only giving you one item.Art:Reverted The Orpheum's combat environment so the gibs don't look weird after defeating an enemy.Texts:Improved Body Snatcher ability description.Minor English typos fixed on some abilities, items and passives.Minor Spanish typos fixed on a couple of places.Balancing:Buffed Cranes' Absolve healing to 5/7/8/9Buffed (Nerfed for enemies) Shelly K.'s Flirtation healing to 2/3/4/4Buffed Shelly K.'s Brawl damage to 4/5/6/8Mods:Added dialogue for Shelly K. when she meets female looking modded Party Members.Enjoy!
- Brutal Orchestra "True Zeal" Content Update Out Now! - 23 January 2026
Key art by the incredibly talented Gloomy Dude!ːNowakːWith Zealous Vigor Purgatory Expands Once More!ːBoschːFind new party member's such as Shelly K. a flirtatious tippler with a way with blades and serious commitment issues, or Pope Formosus, a real life Catholic Pope who has been thrust into the depths of the Garden.Battle new foes such as the pious and putrid "Prodigal Foundlings" and the infamously unjust "Cadaver Synod".Meet eccentric new characters such as C.M. Kösemen a cryptozoologist who is eager to teach you about the wonderful legendary beasts of Purgatory. ːMobyDongːIf you have been enjoying Brutal Orchestra and want to see future updates make sure to drop us a review on Steam, it helps waaay more than you think!-Talia and NicoAnd without further adieu, the changelog. (Spoilers)New Party MembersAdded Shelly K. to The Far Shore in Hard Mode.Added Formosus to The Garden.New En…
- Brutal Orchestra: TRUE ZEAL Releases January 23rd! - 19 January 2026
ːNowakːBrutal Orchestra: TRUE ZEAL releases January 23rdːBoschːTrue Zeal features:New Party Member Shelly K. "the Cougar", a tippler who is sharp with her words and sharper with her blade. Shelly K. keeps her distance, attacking from afar.New Party Member Formosus "the Exhumed", a mysterious 8th century Pope who weaponizes divine protection to funnel damage to the most vulnerable targets.2ish new enemies including the ever talented and ever mutating "Prodigal Foundling" and an alter ego to a well known fiend...1 brand new music track composed by the incredible Publio Delgado!8 new items! Living fossil fish, secret "funny" gifts and profane spiders from distant vulgar realms.10 new achievements! Theologically decimate lizards, emasculate Anton, get sooo many people killed.A cameo from C. M. Kösemen author of the book All Tomorrows who has come to teach you about the obscure cryptids of P…
- Brutal Orchestra is 4 years old! + Content Update Coming Very Soon! - 16 December 2025
ːMungː Brutal Orchestra is Officially 4 Years Old! ːMungːːNowakː Brutal Orchestra: TRUE ZEAL ːBoschːTrue Zeal a free content update is coming to Brutal Orchestra very soon!True Zeal features:2 brand new party members "Formosus" the Exhumed and "Shelly K." the Cougar.2ish new enemies including ever talented and ever mutating "Prodigal Foundling".1 brand new music track composed by the incredible Publio Delgado!8 new items!10 new achievements!A cameo from C. M. Kösemen author of the book All Tomorrows?!?We are very excited to share True Zeal with you! Once we have ensured it won't break the majority of existing mods and have satisfactorily tested its features we will get it into your grubby little hands.ːNowakː Don't Miss Out Sale! ːBoschːBrutal Orchestra is 50% off from Dec 16-Dec 17 (only 1 day!) to celebrate its fourth anniversary. This is the steepest discount we've ever done and we w…
- Brutal Orchestra 1.4.1f2 Minor Translation fixes - 20 November 2025
Hey Everyone, hope everything is going well! This is just a minor update that fixes various bugs that affected translations that used glyphs not supported by the game’s font.And with this update, Russian and Japanese have joined the workshop of awesome translations made by some amazing people. But I want to remind you that French, Brazilian Portuguese and Italian are also available in the workshop.The game officially supports English and Spanish already so if you want to play in another language be sure to check the workshop:日本語 (Japanese Orchestra)Русский (Russian Orchestra)Français (French Orchestra)Português brasileiro (Brazilian Orchestra)Italiano (Italian Orchestra)Terrible TapeAlso, be sure to check Talia’s upcoming game, Crawling Angels! It has a little more to do with Brutal Orchestra than meets the eye…As for Nico, he is still “working on Dice”...そして、日本語も勉強中です。しかし、私はまだあまり話せないなー…
- Brutal Orchestra Celebrates the Death of Hieronymus Bosch! - 9 August 2025
509 years ago Hieronymus Bosch was buried at Saint John's Cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands. His life was poorly documented but his funeral is a date that survives the test of time.To celebrate his life and legacy we are putting Brutal Orchestra on sale for 50% off from August 9th to 10th! Hieronymus Bosch's Brutal Orchestra is a deeply personal reflection and analysis of the themes and philosophy of Bosch's artwork. In many ways the work of Bosch feels more modern now than it did in his own day.As long as there is the dance of chaos and beauty in the world there will be those who try to make sense of it and those who cannot bear to look. To those who crave meaning in madness the artwork of Bosch will always call with howling images and frightening prognostications about the nature of man.Below is my personal favourite interactive archive of his artwork: http://b…
- Easter Egg of Incubus - 19 April 2025
The Charcarrion has once more dragged itself from its shallow grave and eggs are seemingly everywhere to be found! This can only mean one thing: It’s Easter in Purgatory! To celebrate, Brutal Orchestra and its soundtrack is on sale. Maybe go hunt down the Heir and crack its egg as additional “celebration”.
- Brutal Orchestra 1.4.1f1 Minor fixes - 24 February 2025
A small update focused on more modding options: Fixes Fixed bug where Premature Excretion Ability was not being removed properly. Fixed bug where boss pearls were not showcasing properly if mods were being deactivated. Fixed bug where hidden characters were messing up the Character Selection Menu. Fixed Bug on Status Effect Application where it was not properly working as intended. Withering units won't die anymore if a unit dies and spawns another unit. Fixed bug where Fishing Rod and Can o' Worms were generating more items than intended. Showdown Ability icon fixed. Fixed The Orpheum environment layers so they show properly. Texts: Crooked Die Item now specifies that it only decreases direct damage. Fixed typo on Eviscerate Abilities. Updated Bone Spurs description so it is a bit easier to understand. Balancing: Bronzo's Bailout Ability will now heal 30 hp instead of fully healing him…
- Brutal Orchestra is 3 years old! + Vinyl Preorder and Goodies - 17 December 2024
ːNowakːBrutal Orchestra is Officially 3 Years Old!ːBoschː Anton's Ultimatum But first, a dubiously canon tale from the depths of Purgatory.ːHornyJesusː If you're confused and amazed (mostly confused, though) by what you just watched, I highly recommend checking out the original "Grinch's Ultimatum" by PilotRedSun that Anton's Ultimatum pays homage to. ːNowakːDon't Miss Out Sale!ːBoschː Brutal Orchestra is 50% off from Dec 17-Dec 19 (only 2 days!) to celebrate its third anniversary. This is the steepest discount we've ever done and we won't be making a habit of it, so if you or a friend hasn't picked up the game, this is your best chance for a long time. (Sale begins 10:00 am PST Dec 17 and ends 10:00 am PST Dec 19) Once this sale has concluded we'll be only discounting Brutal Orchestra by 20% during 2025! There has never been a better time to die!ːGospelː ːNowakːBrutal Orchestra Vinyl P…
- Brutal Orchestra 1.4f3 Minor Modding additions - 8 November 2024
Yet another small update with some minor stuff: Fixes Fixed Ol' Stumpy bug where it was only triggering with Oil-Slicked. Fixed visual issue where a party member getting a passive that they already had would show twice in the Overworld. Mods Now you can make an item that makes the party member a main character like Nowak. Added Generic text PopUps so you can use any type of popup in-game for your numbers/texts or create a custom one. Spawning enemies now let you set their starting health if you want. If a modded character did not have unlocks but the modder adds unlocks to them later, their greyed out pearls won't be shown anymore so you know which characters still need to beat the final bosses. You can now check the death type of enemies and characters for custom achievements, passives and items. Minor fix for Enemy death modded achievements. Fixed issue with modded items not having th…
- Brutal Orchestra 1.4f2 Minor fixes - 21 October 2024
Another small update with some minor fixes: Fixes Added more checks on the Extra Options so it does not break for some players. Removed a sound during the interlude dialogue where Nowak was not saying anything. Fixed the fonts for the character unlock information that show on the character selection. Intent icons now appear over top of Character Field Effects. Enemy Shield Field Effect will be properly shown in front of enemies. Features Enemy Bonus attack Passives have now proper pigment costs just in case Mods add them into characters. Status Effects now showcase numbers upon decreasing in value. Formless now won’t reroll if the Enemy has Forgetful and no more abilities are available. Mods Made some variables modifiable so Mods have access to them. (Bimini’s cost, Fogs’ cost, Bronzo’s cost, Bronzo fight chance and base chance) Enabled some textures Read/Write for Mods to have access t…
- Brutal Orchestra 1.4f1 Minor fixes - 23 September 2024
Small update with some minor fixes: Fixes Fixed issue where some death animations did not completely finish. Fixed issue where the trophy displayed in the Main Menu was not the correct one. Fixed issue where modded characters were not appearing in the Fools board. Fixed issue where the Framerate was not properly set on game start. Fixed issue where the mid game point was not properly working if you decide to close the game. Features Added VSync option in the Main Menu Settings. Mods Added automatic enemy ability image set up when creating custom enemy abilities. Added Trigger call when the Health Colour has been changed. Have fun, everyone!
- Brutal Orchestra 1.4 "Human Canvas" - 13 September 2024
Art by the incredibly talented Gloom Dude. Something strange has happened: who added that item? Where did that boss come from?? Who are any of you people?!? Brutal Orchestra now has Steam Workshop support! If you have been enjoying Brutal Orchestra and want to see more updates, make sure to drop us a review here on Steam! Outside of Steam Workshop support this update does not add much in the way of new content but does add many long requested quality-of-life features! So Behold, The Changelog: ADDED STEAM WORKSHOP SUPPORT!!!! (This is a clickable link, click it!) New Trophies Added Trophies, a new type of unlock that will replace the main menu skeleton as you complete major milestones! These can be toggled by clicking the currently equipped trophy. The classic default "Pale Skeleton" trophy has been named "Obscured Remains". Added Trophy "Purple, Yellow and Red", unlocked by completing…
- Brutal Orchestra is 2 years old! + Vinyl Announcement and Goodies - 17 December 2023
ːNowakːBrutal Orchestra is officially 2 years old!ːBoschː It was a quieter year for Brutal Orchestra, but we've been hard at work! We released two Major Updates for Brutal Orchestra in 2023, "Loud and Clear!" and "Bienvenidos al Infierno" adding some long requested balance changes and translating Brutal Orchestra to Spanish! We are very interested in translating Brutal Orchestra to other languages too so if you'd like to help out in translating Brutal Orchestra to your native tongue please drop by our Translation Discord Server! https://discord.gg/M74cCTjgPN ːNowakːDon't Miss Out Sale!ːBoschː Brutal Orchestra is 50% off from Dec 17-Dec 19 (only 2 days!) to celebrate its second anniversary. This is the steepest discount we've ever done and we won't be making a habit of it, so if you or a friend hasn't picked up the game this is your best chance for a long time. (Sale begins 10:00 am PST…
- Brutal Orchestra 1.3.4 "Bienvenidos al Infierno" - 27 September 2023
Bienvenidos! (Welcome Back!) Clown Meat, Talia's next game is still pretty deep in the oven but Brutal Orchestra hasn't been left in the dust! We've been hard at work on localizing Brutal Orchestra to Spanish (with other languages on the way). There have been some difficulties with translating to Non-English/Spanish languages so we want the help of YOU! If you are a native speaker of French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese or Turkish and have an in-depth knowledge of Brutal Orchestra we want to talk with you to make sure that our translations are up to snuff before we release them to the world! Come to Brutal Orchestra's Discord and let's get discussing! Also if you have an existing fan-translation for a language we didn't mention above that you would want made official, get in touch with us on Discord! Also please enjoy this gorgeous fanart by mungeater999 on Brutal Orchestra's D…
- Minor fixes - 9 June 2023
Balance Mother's Visage's Dependancy goes back to inflict 1 Frail again. Scattering Homunculus' Sonic Suffering effect now Slightly heal all units with red health. Scattering Homunculus now has Skittish 3. Fixes Fixed intents on the Skinning Homunculus attacks to showcase the Scattering Homunculus spawn. Griffin's Wacky Wallop cost changed to Red and Yellow instead of just Red. Fixed issue with the hurt animation of the Scattering Homunculus. Mods Fixed some internal code so Modded Fools work again.
- Brutal Orchestra 1.3.3 "Loud and Clear!" - 2 June 2023
We live! This year is a quieter one for Brutal Orchestra as Nico and Talia have been primarily working on their respective upcoming games (Clown Meat by Talia) (Munch by Nico). That being said, the "Loud and Clear" patch is here adding a new type of Homunculus in the Garden, lots of new enemy encounters with existing enemies, and lots of character balance tweaks + new little surprises! After this patch, our next goal is to release Brutal Orchestra in French, Italian, German, and Spanish (and potentially more languages in the future). Once that is complete our focus will shift to Steam Workshop support for Brutal Orchestra's outstanding modding community. Also enjoy this gorgeous fanart by Advent on Brutal Orchestra's Discord. So without further ado, the changelog: New Enemies: Added Scattering Homunculus to the Garden Added New Voboola encounters to the Far Shore. Added New Fla Ming Goa…
