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The Bridge

Ty Taylor · The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild · 2013-02-22

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AdventureCasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 22, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 22, 2013 (Mac), Feb 22, 2013 (Linux), Nov 13, 2013 (Xbox 360), Aug 18, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Aug 20, 2015 (Wii U)

The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

0
playing now
87%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (85 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 8h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

The Bridge is a 2013 puzzle video game designed by Ty Taylor and developed by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild for Microsoft Windows. It was later ported to Linux, Mac OS X, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Ouya, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch. The player controls an Escher-like character and the rotation of the 2D environment, which affects gravity based on the changing orientation of the landscape.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 174k–348k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,353 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-70%
Microsoft Store$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.50 at Game Jolt (2020-12-07) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 43 of 72 observed days · $2.49 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-08-06 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $1.892015-04-24 — best price $6.722015-07-14 — best price $6.382016-01-15 — best price $1.692016-09-05 — best price $1.392017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-07-10 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $1.892018-02-27 — best price $9.992018-07-23 — best price $1.892019-01-10 — best price $1.892019-07-01 — best price $1.892019-12-19 — best price $1.492020-05-21 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992021-04-30 — best price $1.492021-11-19 — best price $1.492022-02-02 — best price $9.992022-05-19 — best price $1.992022-10-18 — best price $1.492023-01-20 — best price $1.492023-05-15 — best price $9.992023-09-01 — best price $1.292023-12-04 — best price $3.192024-04-15 — best price $9.992024-10-24 — best price $1.992025-02-10 — best price $9.992025-05-28 — best price $9.992025-08-26 — best price $2.992025-11-05 — best price $9.992026-01-29 — best price $1.992026-04-02 — best price $1.492026-06-25 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2752026-05-31 — 17 pageviews2026-06-03 — 11 pageviews2026-06-06 — 7 pageviews2026-06-09 — 11 pageviews2026-06-12 — 11 pageviews2026-06-15 — 12 pageviews2026-06-18 — 12 pageviews2026-06-21 — 16 pageviews2026-06-24 — 9 pageviews2026-06-27 — 10 pageviews2026-06-30 — 10 pageviews2026-07-03 — 12 pageviews2026-07-06 — 22 pageviews2026-07-09 — 20 pageviews2026-07-12 — 10 pageviews2026-07-15 — 19 pageviews2026-07-18 — 11 pageviews2026-07-21 — 15 pageviews2026-07-24 — 12 pageviews2026-07-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-30 — 17 pageviews2026-08-02 — 10 pageviews2026-08-05 — 11 pageviews2026-08-08 — 22 pageviews2026-08-11 — 12 pageviews2026-08-14 — 22 pageviews2026-08-17 — 16 pageviews2026-08-20 — 14 pageviews2026-08-23 — 14 pageviews2026-08-26 — 12 pageviews2026-08-28 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
62.2%
earned "Thinker"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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

24 supported languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)13,85911%20
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)10,52316%20
Xbox One (Xbox)4,08829%20
Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox 360 (Xbox)1,35631%20
Switch (Nintendo)430%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieLogicCasualPuzzlePhysicsSurrealStrategyDifficultEmotional

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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