Welcome to this place,
I'm a lover of brutalism.
This is a list of my favorite brutalist media (mostly games, but possibly books, films etc.). Don't worry, I'll keep it spoiler-free.
'New Brutalism' [...] has an etymological proximity with béton brut – raw concrete. [It refers to] poured concrete buildings with imprinted board forms [and] offers a neat aesthetic justification for cheap no-frills modernism [...] in which things like pipes and air circulation ducts can be left exposed and the cost of installing ceilings can be avoided.
From "The Modern Urban Landscape" by E. C. Relph
Painting by Wenceslao Robles
BLAME! |
Type: - Date: 1998 |
MIRROR'S EDGE |
Type: - Date: 2008 |
If you haven't played this timeless classic yet, now is the time. The architecture in this game serves a specific purpose: parkour. |
kairo |
Type: - Date: 2013 |
I'll be honest, I don't know what kairo is. I never finished it. The puzzles in this world seem to fade into the background and the atmosphere is the protagonist (if that makes any sense). |
NAISSANCEE |
Type: - Date: 2014 |
When you see this infinite architecture, do you feel like you want to discover it first-hand? You can! Inspired by BLAME!, the french Indie developer Limasse Five created NaissanceE. |
The Beginner's Guide |
Type: - Date: 2015 |
NORTH |
Type: - Date: 2016 |
Where NaissanceE is nasty, NORTH is aggressively hostile. I do not recommend anyone to play it, yet I think it's a piece of art. You are the stranger in this weird alienating bureaucracy. |
FUGUE IN VOID |
Type: - Date: 2018 |
CONTROL |
Type: - Date: 2019 |
MANIFOLD GARDEN |
Type: - Date: 2019 |
kristallijn |
Type: - Date: 2020 |
Heavy, uncanny, not for everyone. Kristallijn is an exploration of body, space and light - and it does that in the most brutalist way I can imagine. Contains lots of flashing lights. |
L𐍈RN'S LURE |
Type: - Date: 2022 (demo) |
Oh, you made it to the bottom! Gratulations :)
I will add more stuff. But don't be shy and tell me what's missing in this list: tea (at) tea makes (dot) games
Last update 12.11.2022.