Braid

Braid

Steam Deck Verified

Number None · Puzzle Platformer · Apr 11, 2009

Yes, worth buying.

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

93%
Very Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 122 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 6 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
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
To be honest, I didn't understand the story.
122 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The ability to rewind time not only allows for intriguing gameplay, but also provides a good way for there to be challenging puzzles without the game becoming unnecessarily frustrating.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The reason people like it, is the story, complemented by great soundtrack, graphics, and a very inovative time mechanic.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The reason people like it, is the story, complemented by great soundtrack, graphics, and a very inovative time mechanic.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
A controller, as always with platformers is highly recommended to play but can also be played with keyboard.
6 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 love5 themes
Story and characters122 reviews
Gameplay61 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty29 reviews
55%
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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is 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
93%
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.