Braid

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• PlayStation Portable

• Linux

Genres

• action-adventure game

• puzzle-platformer
• action game^*

• platform game^*

• puzzle video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Localized titles

• Braid

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Casual^*
• Indie^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Puzzle-Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,026^*

• Puzzle^*

  Votes · historical

  677^*

• 2D Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  623^*

• Platformer^*

  Votes · historical

  590^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  588^*

• Time Manipulation^*

  Votes · historical

  441^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  319^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  248^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  235^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  182^*

• Time Travel^*

  Votes · historical

  141^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  120^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  89^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  81^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  69^*

• Side Scroller^*

  Votes · historical

  65^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  65^*

• Beautiful^*

  Votes · historical

  63^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  49^*

• Short^*

  Votes · historical

  31^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.4GHz or faster^*

  Memory

  768 MB or more Hard Disk Space: 200 MB or more Video Card: Pixel Shader 2.0 DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9.0c Controller Support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows^*

  Conditions

  Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Mac 1.0 GHz or better^*

  Memory

  512 MB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  ATI Radeon(TM) 9500 or better, NVIDIA GeForce(TM) FX 5900 or better, Intel GMA 950 or better^*

  Storage

  185 MB free space Other Requirements:^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.4GHz or faster^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  9^*

  Community confidence

  low^*

Developers

• Jonathan Blow

• Number None^*

Publishers

• Number None^*

• 2008-08-06

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2009-04-10 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2009-04-10^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2009-11-12 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2009-11-12^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 10, 2009^*

Detailed specifications