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Tiny Brains

Tiny Brains

"Tiny Brains" is a cooperative action puzzler that follows four super-powered lab animals in their attempt to escape a mad scientist's experiments. In this joyously chaotic multiplayer game, the four "Tiny Brains" must combine their unique physics-based powers to navigate through a trick-ridden maze

Released Dec 11, 2013 Developer Spearhead Games Platforms Windows CasualIndieLocal Co-OpAdventureAction
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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78.3%positive538 reviews
Recommended · 101 found this helpful

“Though hampered by the occasional bout of unpredictably frustrating physics, Tiny Brains is unique and creative enough that you forget to care. It's clear that the game was designed with multiplayer at the forefront, as playing solo is possible but significantly less rewarding.…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 45 found this helpful

“Great game for a one-time local-coop play through. Mechanics do get old and repetitive, but main story is only ~2 hours. The bottom line is you should get this game if: -You have access to "friends" for local coop -Are okay with about 2.5 hours of gameplay -And most importantly,…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 156 found this helpful

“Buyer Beware! Check the game for updates. I bought the game during steam sale for $2, and I didn't check. If the most recent update is still Mar 27, 2014, then multiplayer over internet is broken (players can not join a game over the internet, they get dropped from the game and…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Oct 10, 2019
Spearhead Games' 7th Anniversary!

It feels amazing to say, but we’re celebrating seven years of being a studio, which is an accomplishment we’re all so proud of. We founded Spearhead with high hopes for being successful enough to keep

Apr 25, 2018
Prevent Doomsday. Omensight Hits Steam and Playstation 4 on May 15th!

Hey everyone, How have you all been? I just what to take a moment to talk about what we've been up to at Spearhead Games. For the last year and a half, we've been super busy working on upcoming title:

Mar 27, 2014
Free update now available!

Today a new and totally free update of Tiny Brains is now available. Based on community feedback, we've added lots of new content, and also improved on the existing game. New challenges in the new "Ro

Mar 27, 2014
Free update now available!

Today a new and totally free update of Tiny Brains is now available. Based on community feedback, we've added lots of new content, and also improved on the existing game. New challenges in the new "Ro

Nov 21, 2013
Pre-order Now for Access to the Limited Beta!

As a thanks to the folks who have pre-ordered Tiny Brains , the upcoming co-op indie action puzzler from 505 Games and developer Spearhead Games, we'll be offering an early look with a limited beta. Y

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Facts & details

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GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsCasual · Indie · Local Co-Op · Adventure · Action · Puzzle · Co-op · 4 Player Local · Funny · Local Multiplayer · Short · Online Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements12
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.spearheadgames.ca/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Vista, 7, 8 Processor: P4 3 Ghz or Athlon 3400 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB Video Memory with Shader Model 3.0 support; ATI Radeon X1600XT / NVIDEA GeForce 7800GS DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection