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Braid cover art

Braid

Number None · 2009-04-10

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 06, 2008 (Xbox 360), Apr 10, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 14, 2010 (Linux), May 20, 2009 (Mac), Nov 12, 2009 (PlayStation 3)

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

8
playing now
93%
positive of 10.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (610 ratings)
5.5h
to beat · completionist 7h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Braid is an indie puzzle-platform video game developed by Number None. The game was originally released in August 2008 for the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service. Ports were developed and released for Microsoft Windows in April 2009, Mac OS X in May 2009, PlayStation 3 in November 2009, and Linux in December 2010. Jonathan Blow designed the game as a personal critique of contemporary trends in video game development. He self-funded the three-year project, working with webcomic artist David Hellman to develop the artwork.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 113 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 9,562 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 398k–796k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,955 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$3.29-67%
GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2016-12-22) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days · $1.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
929220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1522026-08-06 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 10 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 13 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-05-25 — best price $9.992015-07-05 — best price $9.992015-12-01 — best price $14.992016-02-23 — best price $2.482016-05-11 — best price $7.492016-11-03 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $1.492017-04-17 — best price $4.492017-06-22 — best price $3.742017-09-18 — best price $3.792017-12-21 — best price $4.492018-03-12 — best price $5.092018-06-21 — best price $4.492018-08-30 — best price $5.992019-01-10 — best price $3.742019-04-22 — best price $4.492019-08-08 — best price $3.592019-12-11 — best price $5.992020-03-09 — best price $14.992021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-09-17 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $2.992022-04-18 — best price $3.742022-06-23 — best price $2.992022-11-22 — best price $5.242023-03-16 — best price $4.492023-05-09 — best price $3.742023-11-22 — best price $3.742024-03-07 — best price $4.492025-04-25 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6282322026-05-31 — 301 pageviews2026-06-03 — 365 pageviews2026-06-06 — 246 pageviews2026-06-09 — 273 pageviews2026-06-12 — 282 pageviews2026-06-15 — 389 pageviews2026-06-18 — 428 pageviews2026-06-21 — 349 pageviews2026-06-24 — 373 pageviews2026-06-27 — 336 pageviews2026-06-30 — 328 pageviews2026-07-03 — 318 pageviews2026-07-06 — 302 pageviews2026-07-09 — 534 pageviews2026-07-12 — 299 pageviews2026-07-15 — 282 pageviews2026-07-18 — 302 pageviews2026-07-21 — 366 pageviews2026-07-24 — 302 pageviews2026-07-27 — 313 pageviews2026-07-30 — 268 pageviews2026-08-02 — 236 pageviews2026-08-05 — 299 pageviews2026-08-08 — 372 pageviews2026-08-11 — 311 pageviews2026-08-14 — 404 pageviews2026-08-17 — 483 pageviews2026-08-20 — 404 pageviews2026-08-23 — 372 pageviews2026-08-26 — 301 pageviews2026-08-28 — 275 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
87.7%
earned "Traversed World 2"
33.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)42,0644%12
Xbox 360 (Xbox)30,8034%12
PS3 (PlayStation)20,2716%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieCasualPuzzleClassicDifficultPlatformerStory RichAtmosphericTime Travel

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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