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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“DIFFICULTY - 🔲 Just press a bunch of buttons ✅ Easy 🔲 Significant brain usage 🔲 Easy to learn / Hard to master 🔲 Difficult 🔲 Dark Souls GRAPHICS - 🔲 MS-DOS 🔲 Awful 🔲 Bad ✅ Will do 🔲 Good (Nothing special) 🔲 Beautiful 🔲…”
“makes me hate my brother a little less”
“Brothers is that rarest of beasts; the perfect game. It does exactly what it sets out to do, does it beautifully, and wraps up at just the right time. In an era where so many "games" are just frameworks to manipulate…”
32 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“DIFFICULTY - 🔲 Just press a bunch of buttons ✅ Easy 🔲 Significant brain usage 🔲 Easy to learn / Hard to master 🔲 Difficult 🔲 Dark Souls GRAPHICS - 🔲 MS-DOS 🔲 Awful 🔲 Bad ✅ Will do 🔲 Good (Nothing special) 🔲 Beautiful 🔲…”
“Brothers is that rarest of beasts; the perfect game. It does exactly what it sets out to do, does it beautifully, and wraps up at just the right time. In an era where so many "games" are just frameworks to manipulate…”
“════════════════════════════ BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO SONS ════════════════════════════ I thought I was playing a game. I was wrong. You don’t control characters. You share a bond. Every puzzle feels simple. Every step…”
23 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“DIFFICULTY - 🔲 Just press a bunch of buttons ✅ Easy 🔲 Significant brain usage 🔲 Easy to learn / Hard to master 🔲 Difficult 🔲 Dark Souls GRAPHICS - 🔲 MS-DOS 🔲 Awful 🔲 Bad ✅ Will do 🔲 Good (Nothing special) 🔲 Beautiful 🔲…”
“I originally played this almost a decade ago on the PS4 and absolutely loved it – the touching story and creative gameplay approach made for a memorable experience. When the remake was announced a while ago, I decided…”
10 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“DIFFICULTY - 🔲 Just press a bunch of buttons ✅ Easy 🔲 Significant brain usage 🔲 Easy to learn / Hard to master 🔲 Difficult 🔲 Dark Souls GRAPHICS - 🔲 MS-DOS 🔲 Awful 🔲 Bad ✅ Will do 🔲 Good (Nothing special) 🔲 Beautiful 🔲…”
“In Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, you will play as two brothers taking on an adventure to find a medicine for their father. The twist is that you control both at the same time, using a joystick and a trigger for each.…”
“I bought this and played in 2021 LOVE the ARTWORK , MUSIC , VIBE , MECHANICS. Although the games was not too big STORY was ok in a way. Would play it again just to finish achievements and mostly for the VIBE the light…”
10 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Brothers is that rarest of beasts; the perfect game. It does exactly what it sets out to do, does it beautifully, and wraps up at just the right time. In an era where so many "games" are just frameworks to manipulate…”
“I originally played this almost a decade ago on the PS4 and absolutely loved it – the touching story and creative gameplay approach made for a memorable experience. When the remake was announced a while ago, I decided…”
“7 hours story/puzzle game more fun than 80 hours AAA games”
10 of the 72 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“作为一个老游戏（没想到自己会说“老”）和后续很多双人游戏的雏形作品，即使画质不行、流程较短，在小型游戏里面仍然很能打。操控性有待提高，比如没法改按键，让我笔记本电脑没有右Ctrl、没有外接键盘和手柄的情况下极其折腾。而且有的地方的互动性有点强行，一定要某个人去左右某一个特定点位而不是相对自由；这在另一方面也说明对于人物的特点可以进一步挖掘，比如身高体重性格等的影响，当然游戏里已经有所展现但只是还可以更好更多。当然其实游戏里已经有非常多精…”
9 of the 72 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought this and played in 2021 LOVE the ARTWORK , MUSIC , VIBE , MECHANICS. Although the games was not too big STORY was ok in a way. Would play it again just to finish achievements and mostly for the VIBE the light…”
“This was a blast. Josef Fares’ first game, so why wouldn’t it be, right? Zero spoken words - dozens of stories. It’s really short, about three hours total, so give it a chance if you, like me, somehow left Brothers…”
“It's very good but *very* short, especially at this price. My playtime even includes wandering off for a sandwich and a dump.”
4 of the 72 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Played on the SteamDeck without changing any settings at all. What an adventure playing this, using 2 thumb sticks to move the 2 brothers at the same time was unique and interesting. There’s not much of an ongoing story…”
“beautiful game, with a cool system. really fun to play a coop style game as a single gamer! but be warned the story is more emotional and depressing than you might expect. there are frequent depictions of hanging,…”
“作为一个老游戏（没想到自己会说“老”）和后续很多双人游戏的雏形作品，即使画质不行、流程较短，在小型游戏里面仍然很能打。操控性有待提高，比如没法改按键，让我笔记本电脑没有右Ctrl、没有外接键盘和手柄的情况下极其折腾。而且有的地方的互动性有点强行，一定要某个人去左右某一个特定点位而不是相对自由；这在另一方面也说明对于人物的特点可以进一步挖掘，比如身高体重性格等的影响，当然游戏里已经有所展现但只是还可以更好更多。当然其实游戏里已经有非常多精…”
4 of the 72 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I like the game but the fact that there are two versions of this game and full functionality (two players mode) is available only in another version is a scam”
“It's very good but *very* short, especially at this price. My playtime even includes wandering off for a sandwich and a dump.”
“Regional price too high, good game though.”
3 of the 72 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“作为一个老游戏（没想到自己会说“老”）和后续很多双人游戏的雏形作品，即使画质不行、流程较短，在小型游戏里面仍然很能打。操控性有待提高，比如没法改按键，让我笔记本电脑没有右Ctrl、没有外接键盘和手柄的情况下极其折腾。而且有的地方的互动性有点强行，一定要某个人去左右某一个特定点位而不是相对自由；这在另一方面也说明对于人物的特点可以进一步挖掘，比如身高体重性格等的影响，当然游戏里已经有所展现但只是还可以更好更多。当然其实游戏里已经有非常多精…”
“The gameplay seems to exist purely to be annoying. I played for a while, and can't say I was having fun at any point. It was just... frustrating. I stopped playing and had a far better time just watching a youtube…”
Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Still nostalgic, still fun. Brothers paved the way forward for Josef and it's a great foundation.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“A short and beautiful game that shines particularly on its rich environmental storytelling with puzzles that are just about right in its difficulty so that the game remains in a good pacing. Even to this day the dual stick control on 2 different characters design still stands…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“A beautifully crafted little adventure with a story that hits hard. The dual‑stick controls are a bit finicky at the beginning, but you get quickly used to it. The game delivers some of the most natural, wordless storytelling I’ve seen. The world feels like a dark fairy tale:…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:57 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Controller · Indie · Emotional · Puzzle · Short · Fantasy · Singleplayer · Beautiful · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 /ATI Radeon HD 2600 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)