Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons cover

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Puzzle Adventure Indie Action Fantasy Stealth Drama
81
User Score
759 ratings
83
Critic Score
16 reviews
August 7, 2013
Released 4608 days ago
PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Windows Phone Android PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Xbox 360 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

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.

Storyline

A man, clinging to life. His two sons, desperate to cure their ailing father, are left with but one option. They must set out upon a journey to find and bring back the "Water of Life" as they come to rely on one another to survive. One must be strong where the other is weak, brave where the other is fearful, they must be... Brothers.

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Release Dates by Platform

Xbox 360 Worldwide
Aug 7, 2013
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Sep 3, 2013
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Sep 3, 2013
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Sep 4, 2013
PlayStation 3 Worldwide
Jan 28, 2014
PlayStation 4 Worldwide
Aug 12, 2015
Xbox One Worldwide
Aug 12, 2015
iOS Worldwide
Oct 22, 2015
Android Worldwide
May 24, 2016
Windows Phone Worldwide
May 26, 2016
Nintendo Switch Worldwide
May 28, 2019

Game Info

Developer
Starbreeze Studios
Publisher
505 Games
Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Game Modes
Single player, Co-operative
Perspective
Third person
Genres
Puzzle Adventure Indie
Themes
Action Fantasy Stealth Drama

Languages

Audio / Voice
English
Text / Subtitles
Chinese (Simplified), English, German, Russian, English, Spanish (Spain), French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Chinese (Simplified), French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Traditional)

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