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Brushwood Buddies

Woodland crafting puzzles built around recipes and limited inventory space

Steven Colling · Released Feb 17, 2016

CasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 186
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
May 22, 2018
Minimum PC
128 MB Memory
1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Brushwood Buddies?

You help animal companions travel through forests, grasslands, and villages in this single-player crafting puzzle game. You combine resources into items to solve campaign levels and keep your companions happy. Separate challenge modes let you compete through leaderboards.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning several crafting steps ahead
  • +you want to create and share custom puzzles

Not for you if...

  • −you expect puzzles to stay easy throughout the campaign

What players say

84% of 186 reviews are positive

Players praise the cute art and the amount of content for the price. Complaints mention unclear explanations; a negative review also criticizes the controls and confusing interactions.

Screenshots and trailer

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Brushwood Buddies system requirements

Minimum: 128 MB Memory, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista or better
Processor
Dual Core CPU
Graphics
128 MB Video Memory, Shader Model 2.0+
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
200 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Brushwood Buddies have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Brushwood Buddies 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
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
13
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.

Does Brushwood Buddies 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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