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Braid, Anniversary Edition
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“Things I liked: - The time rewind mechanic is slick and nicely cuts out the frustration of the "death wait time". - Nice art. - I appreciated that puzzles could just be skipped if you didn't get it (although they gate…”
“A masterpiece, and one of the best puzzle games I've played. It's short, but it made me rethink how I value video games entirely.”
17 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“Things I liked: - The time rewind mechanic is slick and nicely cuts out the frustration of the "death wait time". - Nice art. - I appreciated that puzzles could just be skipped if you didn't get it (although they gate…”
“While the visuals and audio are on-point, the actual puzzle design is inconsistent, which is a much worse sin than usual given that this is a five-hour game. In the few parts where I got stuck, the solution usually made…”
13 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“This game is so adorable, and i love it. looks can be deceiving though, because the underlying story is dark and cryptic. I highly recommend this game.”
“Thoughtful game. Not too long. Gives you a lot to think about instead of force feeding you the story.”
6 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“Jonathan Blow really stretched me with that game”
“It's alright. Puzzles were challenging but fair.”
“A masterpiece all the way through, especially on its last world, number 7, where the actual challenge often isn't the levels themselves but getting access to them. One of the very best puzzle games I've ever played,…”
6 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“While the visuals and audio are on-point, the actual puzzle design is inconsistent, which is a much worse sin than usual given that this is a five-hour game. In the few parts where I got stuck, the solution usually made…”
“I never had a chance to play the original version despite wanting to after seeing it long, long ago on a Xbox demo disc, so getting this gave me the chance to experience it at least in a renewed way. For starters, I do…”
“Highly recommended! Genius puzzles, genius music, genius art... The story is also mature, thought-provoking, and can touch everyone. The new visuals are good, but on some levels I prefer to switch to the original…”
7 of the 68 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A masterpiece, and one of the best puzzle games I've played. It's short, but it made me rethink how I value video games entirely.”
“While the visuals and audio are on-point, the actual puzzle design is inconsistent, which is a much worse sin than usual given that this is a five-hour game. In the few parts where I got stuck, the solution usually made…”
7 of the 68 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I just didn't have fun with this game. The time rewinding mechanic is interesting, but it feels so clunky and useless that none of the puzzles were very enjoyable. And outside of the puzzles, there is nothing of…”
“Things I liked: - The time rewind mechanic is slick and nicely cuts out the frustration of the "death wait time". - Nice art. - I appreciated that puzzles could just be skipped if you didn't get it (although they gate…”
“While the visuals and audio are on-point, the actual puzzle design is inconsistent, which is a much worse sin than usual given that this is a five-hour game. In the few parts where I got stuck, the solution usually made…”
5 of the 68 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Things I liked: - The time rewind mechanic is slick and nicely cuts out the frustration of the "death wait time". - Nice art. - I appreciated that puzzles could just be skipped if you didn't get it (although they gate…”
“While the visuals and audio are on-point, the actual puzzle design is inconsistent, which is a much worse sin than usual given that this is a five-hour game. In the few parts where I got stuck, the solution usually made…”
“This could have been a 10/10 game, but it's very close; 9/10. Among the top puzzle games of all time with novel time-manipulation mechanics. Great art. Right length, I don't need another Talos with 700 puzzles that are…”
3 of the 68 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“While the visuals and audio are on-point, the actual puzzle design is inconsistent, which is a much worse sin than usual given that this is a five-hour game. In the few parts where I got stuck, the solution usually made…”
“Me, after completing the game: “Ah, I get it.” #I didn’t get it.#”
Counted across 68 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Loved Braid on PS3 and love this version too. Great mechanics, art and puzzles attached to a deep story that is open for interpretation to the player. Will end up 100%ing this version too eventually.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A standout game in puzzle design. The developer commentary is super interesting to listen to.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“It's Braid, just the same game from two-thousand-whenever except better graphics. That's all it needed to be and frankly that alone would probably be too much given this is a rather mediocre game notable for being a footnote in the history of indie game development, but Jonathan…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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At long last...
Braid came out a very long time ago -- originally, in 2008! After that came The Witness, in 2016. After that ... well ... we've been working really hard for a long time. We're happy to say that this t
Fixed crash on macOS
Fixed a potential crash on macOS when adding or removing sound devices (like Bluetooth headphones).
Fix drifting hand cursor on macOS
Fixed that the hand cursor on the puzzle screen drifted vertically on some macOS devices. Fixed a minor rendering glitch.
Fix for macOS 11 and 12
Fixed that users on macOS 11 and 12 only saw a black screen when running the game.
MacOS launch - Braid, Anniversary Edition
MacOS users can now delve into Braid, Anniversary Edition! Complete with high-resolution graphics, sound, music, and in-depth developer commentary; this is the definitive way to play the indie classic
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle-Platformer · 2D Platformer · Puzzle · Platformer · Action-Adventure · 2D · Action · Time Manipulation · Narration · Casual · Cartoony · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 13 |
| Official site | http://braid-game.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-7100 / Ryzen 3 2200G Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible