Braid, Anniversary Edition

it's just braid, but with new art and music
i like braid, so i like this

The game is simple, yet increasingly challenging, with original puzzles. The artstyle is pleasant, the soundtrack is calm, the music is beautiful. I simply love this game.

Great puzzle-game! Interesting mechanics that hold even in 2025. Worth every penny.

Braid is pretty good.

Hot take I know

Still good

Jonathan Blow is the most pretentious man alive. I have yet to find any commentary (after 10 full hours) that answers any of the questions I wanted to hear answered, and that seems to be due to a sheer unwillingness from Mr. Blown to talk about them.

Also, the guy supports Trump, which makes it pretty hard to want to listen to him talk for hours and hours.

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I loved the original and this added so much more to it. Some new secret levels and a lot of commentary that offered insight to development of the game.
Also the soundtrack is great

Accidentally exited cloud bridge while trying to get the star. F this game and F Jon Blow.

There are two sides to this thing:

The first is a kind of historical artifact from the era when small, independent games effectively began to take shape as a vibrant creative uprising, which contrasted sharply with the formulaic nature and stagnation of seventh gen AAA games.

Even though it wasn't that long ago, it was another time. A drastically different time. And modest, very original projects like Braid had room to flourish and find their audience without being buried in the sea of ​​dispassionate, uncurated crap that floods Steam.

It's a charming, short and focused game, with beautiful art direction and music and full of fun and clever puzzles to solve using mechanics related to time manipulation, thematically aligned with the narrative that feeds the context.

It's a game that invites you on an introspective journey through themes that delve into painful depths.

For anyone who has had a bad ending to a relationship and moved on with their lives carrying a useful but unpleasant dose of resentment and regret, this thing will sound pretty honest.

Or it will just fly through your head, like a pretentious piece of art that doesn't mean much.

Certainly, Jonathan Blow (The game's creator), appeared in the documentary Indie Game: The Movie, a little sad that people were having fun with his game, completely oblivious to the conversation he wanted to achieve.

But what to say? It's a very good game, but i imagine that some people will find it too simple and rudimentary, and dismiss it as an artsy project. But the fact that the heart of Braid still retains some degree of relevance, still able to evoke new experiences for former players, is a testament to the passion and care behind this game.

The other part is that this version also brings with it an insane amount of gems for those who are interested or admire (Even if superficially), the craft of game development.

It's a rich, invaluable piece of commentary from the people involved in creating the game, exploring in detail each of the complex aspects (in a very concise and fun way) that go behind the creation of a work like this.

If you like watching talks, seeing making-ofs or simply listening to what the artists of the works you like most have to say about the creative process that brought those projects to life... If you like knowing a little about how the gears move inside the machine, this is a gift.

The content they offered is worth buying the game again just to see it.

It's simply a very complete and delicious package. An opportunity to revisit a still very satisfying gem from yesteryear and learn and be a little fascinated by the decisions that revolve around how far a video game character can jump.

Jonathan Blow is a very insightful guy, with an artistic sensitivity that may be difficult to understand, but is not hard to admire.

It is recommended.

I waited way to long to give this classic a try, after I have played the Witness already. The anniversary edition looked nicer to me than the OG, so that was a pleasant addition.
I really like the game so far with interesting puzzles. Some took me a few minutes to solve, placing the game in the sweet spot of difficulty imo. Really excited to finish the game in the upcoming days.

I love the puzzles and beautiful art. The commentary is a big plus, especially if you are interested in game development.

9/10

Braid is an indie classic. The studio perfectly crafted every level to feel focused and intentional. It would be hard to imagine a platformer puzzle game exists with as much thought put into it as Braid.

It's a great game! Anniversary doesn't add much, but it does look and sound better. Definitely get if you haven't played the original. Otherwise, get if you want to support John.

Learn as little about the game as you can and just get into it. Enjoy <3

Great Game

This is pretty amazing. It's not just a graphics upgrade although some of the new effects are undeniably beautiful. The commentary is very extensive, comes from many people, and is integrated into the game so you can listen to it while playing, which adds a new dimension to repeat playthroughs. I haven't gone through even a small proportion of it but it's impressive, like most of Thekla's stuff.

Loved the Witness, but just don't find Braid fun, no matter how many times I've tried to get into it. The puzzles don't give that endorphin hit when you solve them, and emotionally this whole this is just a frustrating experience. Nice art and music, but ultimately doesn't salvage the experience for me.

Beautiful, clever & inspiring puzzle game

Braid is up there as one of my favorite puzzle games of all time. Did it need a new polish pass and dev commentary? No, but I'm glad it's here.

Played it the first time it came out, and it was amazing back then. It is still amazing now, all these years later!

this game is very dear to me, as the original was one of the OG indie games I was introduced to through the humble indie bundle. It was a clever little time manipulation puzzle platformer with striking art and beautifull music. at the time i nearly completed it, bar one missing puzzle piece. (even though i am more of an fps fan).
this is the defenitive way to play it for those who haven't yet.
for those that did this might be worth it if you haven't played it in a while, and want to enjoy modern upgrades like 4K and other touches.
the real apeall for me was in the commentary tracks, that were riveting even for a guy like me who isn't a game dev, and shows just how much hard work was put into repainting everything for the remaster, and small stuff like making the tracks loop rather than end abruptly.
the amount of work and thought that goes into fixing minor inconviniences like that, was not just a testament for the quality and dedaction for this remaster, but a humbling experince towards game devs and remastering teams in general.
hope this release gets the audience and love it deserves eventually.

If you're on the fence about this game, I recommend getting it. There are some really clever puzzles that force you to think about time in ways you don't typically think of it. The story is a bit of a downer, and it sometimes feels a little too open and honest from its lead creator's heart, but it wraps up in an interesting and surprising way.

This game is a BLAST from the PAST

Perfect guide to every game developer. Beautiful game.

It hurts my brain, it's good.

Very nice

Same game-play but overall a nice graphical improvement.

gud game

The puzzles are so fun, often not at all obvious, a joy to play.

This is an old favorite I played years ago. It has plenty of puzzle solving action that can be challenging to the point where I have to watch some videos on solving some sections.

Esoteric Mario Bros

Braid pulls this cool trick where it is WAY TOO HARD and I'm WAY TOO STUPID, but when I really focused up and sat with it for awhile, I became capable. Some of these puzzles are devious and SO SATISFYING.

Loved it when it first game out, looks great in ultrawide now.

Incredible game. Gameplay is super diverse even though the story isn't very long, and the ending is satisfying.

One of the most important games in history.

Good game

Genius and beautiful. Even the new commentary levels are amazing.

Beautiful.

Platformer masterpiece.

Interesting concept, but the execution is lacking.

The puzzle solutions are often tedious to implement, so that you spend more time being annoyed with finicky controls than having fun actually solving puzzles. This makes the game feel quite dated, since most puzzlers have since discarded this kind of puzzle, which is (for good reason) considered bad game design today.

I love the original Braid and this version makes that love even stronger
This Anniversary edition is what makes this game stand out among other video games
✅ Updated graphics
✅ Same amazing music
✅ Extra puzzles
✅ Tim
The explanatory commentary also proves that the original version of the game was handcrafted masterfully with caution in some aspects, extreme detail in some others and many many references that you definitely missed

Love it once, love it forever

Pure art.

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I did not think it would be worth it, but the improvements to the original game are very noticeable. The game looks 10 times better but mechanics feel exactly the same.
Also there is like 10 hours worth of commentary and a few new levels. The commentary ranges from sleep-inducing to very insightful and interesting.
Overall, buy it if you really like the original game and want to replay it or if you just really like Jon Blow's voice.

It's pretty hard and quite interesting and engaging.

I've just completed the game for the first time (missed the original release).

This is more an art item than a game. I wouldn't say this is necessary a good thing. I love games and I'm not a huge fan of art. That said Braid has some straight genius levels and mechanics. It is enjoyable as a game.

I'd say this puzzle platformer is one of those games that you simply must play at least once.

So yep -- recommended.

Pretty good and classic indie game. Will give you a couple hours of fun. I recommend

Big fans

I'm aware its an old classic indie but couldn't get into it. Puzzles are not my type of game and I had no idea what was going on or the purpose so dropping this one.

The platforming was bland, music annoying and the game felt soulless. It also felt smug and entitled.