Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake

Steam Deck Verified

Avantgarden SRL · Adventure · Feb 28, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

71%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 143 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 8 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
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Its visuals, gameplay and narrative held up perfectly ten years later, and its simplistic yet brief nature ensured no moment outstayed its welcome.
143 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Its visuals, gameplay and narrative held up perfectly ten years later, and its simplistic yet brief nature ensured no moment outstayed its welcome.
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Nonetheless, if you still find this tricky, one nice addition is the ability to play Brothers in co-op either locally or via Remote Play.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Its visuals, gameplay and narrative held up perfectly ten years later, and its simplistic yet brief nature ensured no moment outstayed its welcome.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The same applies to the rerecorded soundtrack, which at first glance, did not have any perceptible differences from the original score.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The puzzles were fun as well, not too simple and not too hard to rock your brain for hours to the point it gets frustrating.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters143 reviews
Graphics101 reviews
Co-op85 reviews
Gameplay45 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance27 reviews
70%
Controls25 reviews
64%
Optimization18 reviews
44%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs24 reviews
29%
Crashes7 reviews
29%

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.

Should I buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
14
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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