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Tiny Brains

Cooperative action puzzles where four lab animals combine their superpowers

Spearhead Games · Released Dec 11, 2013

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 426
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
12 years ago
Mar 27, 2014
Minimum PC
256 MB Memory with Shader…
2 GB RAM
Full requirements

Metacritic: 63/100 (critic reviews)

What is Tiny Brains?

Tiny Brains is an action puzzle game set in a scientist's laboratory, where lab animals try to escape. You combine different abilities to solve physics-based puzzles and navigate traps through a campaign, with timed challenges and endless competitive levels alongside it.

For you if...

  • +you want local co-op for up to four players
  • +you like experimenting with multiple solutions to each puzzle

Not for you if...

  • −you mainly want a game to play alone

What players say

78% of 426 reviews are positive

Players praise the cooperative puzzle-solving and humor. Common complaints concern the short campaign and unreliable online multiplayer, with recent reviews describing connection trouble and bugs during co-op sessions.

Screenshots and trailer

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Tiny Brains system requirements

Minimum: 256 MB Memory with Shader…, 2 GB RAM.

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Minimum

OS
Vista, 7, 8
Processor
P4 3 Ghz or Athlon 3400
Graphics
256 MB Video Memory with Shader Model 3.0 support; ATI Radeon X1600XT / NVIDEA GeForce 7800GS
Memory
2 GB RAM
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Tiny Brains have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Tiny Brains run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
12
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian.

Does Tiny Brains use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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