The Game Census
Braid cover art

Braid

Number None · 2009-04-10

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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.

Braid is a Casual, Indie and Strategy game released in 2009, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 9955 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

4
playing now
93%
positive of 10.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Braid trailer thumbnail

BRAID Official Trailer (2018) Sarah Hay, Madeline Brewer Movie HD

≈919,734 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 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 2% of 29,098 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 398k–797k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,960 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 8 of 49 observed days · $13.50 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

1012026-09-15 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 10 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1164Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 116 · peak 289Dec 2012 — avg 89 · peak 225May 2013 — avg 28 · peak 58Oct 2013 — avg 20 · peak 53Mar 2014 — avg 27 · peak 72Aug 2014 — avg 26 · peak 58Jan 2015 — avg 31 · peak 87Jun 2015 — avg 78 · peak 268Nov 2015 — avg 26 · peak 63Apr 2016 — avg 20 · peak 42Sep 2016 — avg 18 · peak 40Feb 2017 — avg 30 · peak 71Jul 2017 — avg 27 · peak 70Dec 2017 — avg 28 · peak 77May 2018 — avg 14 · peak 34Oct 2018 — avg 13 · peak 38Mar 2019 — avg 12 · peak 29Aug 2019 — avg 12 · peak 28Jan 2020 — avg 17 · peak 44Jun 2020 — avg 16 · peak 63Nov 2020 — avg 17 · peak 66Apr 2021 — avg 13 · peak 28Sep 2021 — avg 13 · peak 29Feb 2022 — avg 12 · peak 25Jul 2022 — avg 16 · peak 43Dec 2022 — avg 13 · peak 33May 2023 — avg 12 · peak 38Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 21Mar 2024 — avg 16 · peak 37Aug 2024 — avg 10 · peak 24Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-06-08 — best price $9.992015-11-16 — best price $14.992016-02-23 — best price $2.482016-06-08 — best price $5.992016-12-01 — best price $4.992017-04-17 — best price $4.492017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-11-22 — best price $5.992018-03-12 — best price $5.092018-07-16 — best price $4.492019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-04-22 — best price $4.492019-08-15 — best price $14.992020-01-27 — best price $14.992021-01-05 — best price $14.992021-08-19 — best price $3.742021-12-01 — best price $14.992022-04-18 — best price $3.742022-08-08 — best price $3.742023-02-23 — best price $3.742023-05-09 — best price $3.742023-12-21 — best price $2.992025-01-01 — best price $9.952025-07-10 — best price $14.992026-09-03 — best price $14.992026-09-11 — best price $14.992026-09-19 — best price $9.992026-09-27 — best price $14.992026-10-05 — best price $14.992026-10-13 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.5k2322026-05-31 — 301 pageviews2026-06-04 — 334 pageviews2026-06-08 — 374 pageviews2026-06-12 — 282 pageviews2026-06-16 — 480 pageviews2026-06-20 — 372 pageviews2026-06-24 — 373 pageviews2026-06-28 — 628 pageviews2026-07-02 — 291 pageviews2026-07-06 — 302 pageviews2026-07-10 — 325 pageviews2026-07-14 — 306 pageviews2026-07-18 — 302 pageviews2026-07-22 — 295 pageviews2026-07-26 — 265 pageviews2026-07-30 — 268 pageviews2026-08-03 — 254 pageviews2026-08-07 — 358 pageviews2026-08-11 — 311 pageviews2026-08-15 — 395 pageviews2026-08-19 — 459 pageviews2026-08-23 — 372 pageviews2026-08-27 — 287 pageviews2026-08-31 — 440 pageviews2026-09-04 — 305 pageviews2026-09-08 — 315 pageviews2026-09-12 — 241 pageviews2026-09-16 — 266 pageviews2026-09-20 — 259 pageviews2026-09-24 — 332 pageviews2026-09-28 — 371 pageviews2026-10-02 — 390 pageviews2026-10-06 — 385 pageviews2026-10-09 — 1,062 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieCasualPuzzleClassicDifficultPlatformerStory RichAtmosphericTime Travel

Census log

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

Recent updates

Players also track

LIMBOFEZAmnesia: A Machine for PigsOri and the Blind ForestENDLESS Legend™ZigguratLittle NightmaresTUNIC

Similarity via IGDB.

Wikipedia ↗Reddit ↗Official site ↗