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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

by Starbreeze Studios

  • Released Sep 3, 2013
  • $14.99
  • 3 h to beat
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Nintendo Switch
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4
  • Windows Phone
  • Xbox 360
  • Xbox One

94%positive reviews

38,959 positive2,324 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Emotional story told without spoken dialogue

  • Gorgeous scenery and clever puzzle-platforming

Cons

  • Gameplay can feel repetitive

  • Some find the experience more like a story than a game

Mixed

  • Some find it a deep, moving tale, others find it a disappointment

Media

Nintendo Switch Trailer (YouTube)Teaser (YouTube)Trailer (YouTube)

DLC, expansions and more

Remakes (1)

System requirements

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP SP3

Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor

Memory: 2 GB RAM

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 /ATI Radeon HD 2600

DirectX: Version 9.0

Storage: 2 GB available space

Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)

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Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers. The brothers are moved individually by two thumbsticks on the controller. The controller triggers also cause the respective brother to interact with the game world, such as talking to a non-player character or grabbing…

Ratings

  • 81IGDB players791 ratings
  • 83Critics16 reviews
  • 82Overall807 scores

Time to beat

  • 2.7 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 3.2 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 5.6 hCompletionist100%

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LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish (Spain)

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