Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

2013 · Starbreeze Studios

4.05 out of 5, 790 ratings

About

Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers. The brothers are moved individually by two thumbsticks on the controller. The controller triggers also cause the respective brother to interact with the game world, such as talking to a non-player character or grabbing onto a ledge or object. The older brother is the stronger of the two and can pull levers or boost his younger brother to higher spaces, while the younger one can pass between narrow bars. The player progresses by manipulating the two brothers at the same time to complete various puzzles, often requiring the player to manipulate both brothers to perform differing functions (such as one distracting a hostile non-player character while the other makes their way around). Should either brother fall from a great height or get injured, the game restarts at a recent checkpoint. All of the in-game dialogue is spoken in a fictional language, thus the story is conveyed through actions, gestures and expressions.

Release date
August 7, 2013
Developer
Starbreeze Studios
Publisher
505 Games
Genres
PuzzleAdventureIndie
Themes
ActionFantasyStealthDrama
Age rating
PEGI 16ClassInd LUSK 12CERO DACB MGRAC 15+ESRB T

Media

Platforms

PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Android
PC (Microsoft Windows)
iOS
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
Windows Phone

Release dates

Xbox 360
Worldwide · Aug 7, 2013
PlayStation 3
North America · Sep 3, 2013
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Worldwide · Sep 3, 2013

Engines

Unreal Engine 3

Time to beat

Rushed3 h
Average3 h
Completionist6 h

Languages

LanguagesAudioSubtitlesInterface
Chinese (Simplified)
English (US)
German
Russian
Spanish (Spain)
French
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese (Portugal)
Portuguese (Brazil)
Chinese (Traditional)