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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Released: 8/7/2013

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before. Solve puzzles, explore the varied locations and fight boss battles, controlling one brother with each thumbstick. 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. This is one journey you will never forget.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before. Solve puzzles, explore the varied locations and fight boss battles, controlling one brother with each thumbstick. 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. This is one journey you will never forget.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before. Solve puzzles, explore the varied locations and fight boss battles, controlling one brother with each thumbstick. 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. This is one journey you will never forget.

Critics
77
Steam
94
Metacritic
83

Score Breakdown

77.2

Critic Average

29 reviews

94

Steam User Score

41,226 reviews

83

Metacritic User Score

582 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-17.2
Metacritic Disparity
-5.8
Combined Disparity
-11.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 launch window (7%)27 late (93%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 29 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 77.2/100. Critics score this game 17.2 points lower than Steam users and 5.8 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 29)+
  1. Przemysław NaglikviaGameOnly
    Mar 14, 2024·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 94.4/100 · -34.4 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · -23.0 pts
  2. Matteo MerlanoviaMondoXbox
    Feb 28, 2024·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 94.4/100 · -9.4 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · +2.0 pts
  3. Anthony John AgnelloviaDigital Trends
    Nov 18, 2020·Late review
    100/100View review
    Steam 94.4/100 · +5.6 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · +17.0 pts
  4. Cubed3 StaffviaCubed3
    Dec 16, 2019·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 94.4/100 · -24.4 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · -13.0 pts
  5. Tiago MarafonaviaFNintendo
    Jun 28, 2019·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 94.4/100 · -24.4 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · -13.0 pts