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Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Release DateSep 3, 2013
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)94.5% (very positive) Top 10% / 94.5%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.6% Top 2% / 92.7%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)33.3K  Top 1% / 40.5K  Top 1%
Curators644 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time4.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar16 minutes  Bottom 30%
Followers46.2K  Top 3%
Owners± 2.3M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.3M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.6M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons's Steam rating and reviews between September 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 99.5% (September 2013) and 94.4% (December 2023).

With 40.5K reviews Top 1%, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by Simplified Chinese (12%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 9 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 6 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • innovative mechanic
  • graphics
  • soundtrack/atmosphere
  • well-crafted areas
  • touching narrative
  • empathy-evoking story
  • first-rate overall aspects
  • short-and-sweet
  • enjoyable puzzles
  • heartwarming story
  • weak boss fights
  • puzzles are too easy
  • messy keyboard controls
  • unclear instructions for interactions
  • some areas are annoying to progress

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 94.5%  Top 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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