To honor Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy, Double Fine made Brutal Legend free for 666 minutes on Itch.io. Here’s what makes this metal-fueled game a cult classic.
Ozzy’s Gone, But the Metal Lives On—Brutal Legend Goes Free for a Limited Time
Metalheads, this one’s for you. In a tribute as chaotic and fitting as a face-melting guitar solo, Double Fine made their cult-favorite title Brutal Legend free on Itch.io for exactly 666 minutes. No, that’s not a typo. Six hundred sixty-six. It’s the most metal countdown you’ll ever see, and it’s all in honor of the late, great Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away at age 76 on July 22.
Ozzy wasn’t just the godfather of metal—he was also in Brutal Legend, straight-up voiced and modeled as The Guardian of Metal, a mysterious (and very blinged-out) NPC who upgraded your gear and dropped wisdom like power chords.
A Quick Hit on Ozzy’s Legacy
Before he was a video game character, Ozzy was the voice of Black Sabbath, the madman behind tracks like:
- “Iron Man”
- “Crazy Train”
- “Paranoid”
- “Bark At The Moon”
He defined a genre, survived bats, and later became the star of The Osbournes on MTV—proving once and for all that metal can be domestic. His recent reunion with Black Sabbath in Birmingham was his last encore, just weeks before his passing. And yeah, he also starred in a World of Warcraft ad because why not?
Brutal Legend: A Beautiful, Bizarre Mashup
Released back in 2009, Brutal Legend is the weird, loud, and unapologetically metal brainchild of Tim Schafer and the team at Double Fine. The game blends:
- Open-world exploration
- Hack-and-slash combat
- Real-time strategy, for some reason
- A world that literally looks like a 1980s metal album cover
You play as Eddie Riggs, a roadie voiced by Jack Black, who gets pulled into a demonic realm of metal mayhem. You battle evil with an axe (a literal one) and your magical guitar, Clementine, while NPCs like Ozzy’s Guardian of Metal help you level up. It’s absurd. It’s awesome. It’s Brutal Legend.
And for 666 minutes? It’s free.
Here’s How to Grab It
📍 Where? Itch.io
🖥️ Platforms? Windows, macOS, and Linux
🗂️ Download Size? About 7.6 GB
🔓 DRM? None. You keep it. Forever.
To get it:
- Make or log in to your free Itch.io account.
- Snag Brutal Legend before 6:06 AM ET on July 24.
- Rock out. No strings attached.
It’s the 2013 PC port, with sweet upgrades like anti-aliasing and better render distances, so it doesn’t look like it time-traveled straight outta 2009.
Why This Drop Actually Matters
This isn’t just a throwback giveaway—it’s a tribute to one of metal’s most iconic voices. And in a time where live-service games dominate and DRM is everywhere, Double Fine just gave away a polished, standalone game from their vault as a straight-up love letter to Ozzy and his fans.
It’s a reminder of a time when games were weird, experimental, and inspired by stuff like album covers, not just monetization models.
Final Thoughts: Rock On, Ozzy
This is the kind of move that hits harder than a drop D power chord. Whether you grew up on Sabbath, Jack Black movies, or Tim Schafer’s genre-bending chaos, Brutal Legend is worth the download—for the nostalgia, for the riffs, and for the man who made metal immortal.
Ozzy may have left the stage, but the music—and this wild tribute—plays on.
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