Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

Steam Deck Playable

Starbreeze Studios AB · Adventure · Sep 3, 2013

Yes, worth buying.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

94%
Very Positive
41k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 213 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 41k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is an adventure game with stunning backgrounds, telling the story of two brothers that go on a journey.
213 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
🔸 Before starting on the controls and gameplay, I think it should be clear what the target audience is.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Make sure to play it with a controller though.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
If you like to play adventure games with stunning visuals, buy this game at a sale.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
This is a total brain wrecker, which I guess is what the devs were going for, but if it were co-op, it'd be great fun with a friend.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Impressive graphics, quality sound effects & a musical score that drives the emotional impact throughout extremely well.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters213 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Controls91 reviews
Graphics69 reviews
Co-op39 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty18 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 5 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.