Broken Age

Hand-animated point-and-click adventure following two teenagers in different worlds

Double Fine Productions · Published by Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios · Released Jan 28, 2014

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 8,235
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 15 in 30 days
Playing now: 4; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 11 years ago; Jul 14, 2015

What is Broken Age?

In this single-player point-and-click adventure, you switch between Vella and Shay, teenagers in different worlds who want more control over their lives. You explore their surroundings and solve puzzles to move each story forward.

For you if...

+you prefer family-friendly humor in a story-focused adventure
+you like switching between two protagonists' stories

Not for you if...

−you want action instead of exploration and puzzles
−you dislike unclear puzzle clues and repeated backtracking

What players say

84% of 8,235 reviews are positive · 100% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the art, voice acting, and music. Many criticize the later puzzles as obscure and heavy on backtracking, and some find the ending unsatisfying.

Screenshots and trailer

Broken Age system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP Service Pack 3
Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0
Notes: Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2.2Ghz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon HD 6850
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Storage: 2500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3. Some users may need to disable Steam overlay.