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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Brothers A Tale of Two Sons Remake cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Brothers A Tale of Two Sons Remake cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|505 Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|505 Games}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 5|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Macgovern|date=2024-06-22|comment=Checked properties of {{file|Brothers-Win64-Shipping.exe}}.}}</ref>|build=5.3.1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 28, 2024}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 28, 2024}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|16366/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake|81}}
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake|rating}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-Eye View}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct Control }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons }}
 
|steam appid  = 2153350
 
|steam appid  = 2153350
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|gogcom id    = 1641576654
 
|gogcom id    = 1641576654
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
|official site=  
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|official site= https://brothersthegame.com/
|hltb        =  
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|hltb        = 141832
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|lutris      =  
 
|lutris      =  
|mobygames    =  
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|mobygames    = 218490
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
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|wikipedia    = Brothers:_A_Tale_of_Two_Sons#Remake
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake | unknown |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | brothers_a_tale_of_two_sons_remake | DRM-free |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 2153350 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 6746-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | brothers_a_tale_of_two_sons_remake | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake-pc | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 2153350 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Brothers\Saved\Config}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Brothers\Saved\SaveGames}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|epic games launcher      = unknown
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|epic games launcher      = true
 
|epic games launcher notes =  
 
|epic games launcher notes =  
 
|gog galaxy                = unknown
 
|gog galaxy                = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = The game only supports resolutions around 16:9 and will refuse to engage ultrawide resolutions in fullscreen. This [https://github.com/RoseTheFlower/UltrawideIndex/releases/tag/brothersremake mod] adds full support.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], [[TAA]], TSR; "Resolution quality" option allows for 150% and 200% supersampling.
|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling                  = true
|upscaling tech            =  
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|upscaling tech            = DLSS 3.5, FSR 2, TAAU, TSR
|upscaling notes            =  
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|upscaling notes            = TAAU and TSR options allow upscaling from 50% and 75% of display resolution.
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = Toggleable in the settings.
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = 30, 60 and Unlimited options. In-game and pre-rendered cutscenes are capped to 30 FPS.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Macgovern|date=2024-06-22|comment=Checked using the Nvidia Performance Overlay.}}</ref>
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = true
|hdr notes                  =  
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|hdr notes                  = 1000 or 2000 nits peak brightness supported. No paper white brightness scaling.
|ray tracing                = unknown
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|ray tracing                = limited
|ray tracing notes          =  
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|ray tracing notes          = Software Lumen only.
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = true
|color blind notes          =  
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|color blind notes          = Protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia.
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons Remake Accessibility Settings.png|Accessbility settings.
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons Remake Video Settings.png|Video settings.
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons Remake Advanced Video Settings.png|Advanced video settings.
 +
</gallery>
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = Mouse is not used to control either player character.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= X-axis can also be inverted. Configurable per player character.
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|digital movement supported = true
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|digital movement supported notes= Keyboard only.
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons Remake Keyboard Bindings.png|Keyboard bindings.
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons Remake Xbox Controller Bindings.png|Controller bindings.
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</gallery>
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
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{{Image|Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons Remake Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music, sound effects, UI.
|surround sound            = unknown
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|surround sound            = true
|surround sound notes      =  
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|surround sound notes      = Stereo, 5.1 and Spatial sound options.
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Game's voice-overs are a fictional language based on Lebanese Arabic.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost        = unknown
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|mute on focus lost        = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Fan translation - [https://prekladyher.eu/preklady/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons.1584/ #1]
 +
|fan      = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
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==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 2
 +
|local play modes    = Co-op
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 12
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|physics          =  
 
|physics          =  
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            =  
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|audio            = OGG Vorbis, Wwise, XAudio2
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 20:58, 22 June 2024

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake cover
Developers
Avantgarden
Publishers
505 Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows February 28, 2024
Reception
Metacritic 79
OpenCritic 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy
Series Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake on HowLongToBeat
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake on IGDB
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake on MobyGames
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake on Wikipedia
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake 2024

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view adventure game in the Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons series.

General information

Publisher Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Brothers\Saved\Config
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2153350/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Brothers\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2153350/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
The game only supports resolutions around 16:9 and will refuse to engage ultrawide resolutions in fullscreen. This mod adds full support.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
2X, 4X, 8X, 16X
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, TAA, TSR; "Resolution quality" option allows for 150% and 200% supersampling.
High-fidelity upscaling
DLSS 3.5, FSR 2.0, TAAU, TSR
TAAU and TSR options allow upscaling from 50% and 75% of display resolution.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Toggleable in the settings.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
30, 60 and Unlimited options. In-game and pre-rendered cutscenes are capped to 30 FPS.[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
1000 or 2000 nits peak brightness supported. No paper white brightness scaling.
Ray tracing (RT)
Software Lumen only.
Color blind mode
Protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Mouse is not used to control either player character.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
X-axis can also be inverted. Configurable per player character.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Keyboard only.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, sound effects, UI.
Surround sound
Stereo, 5.1 and Spatial sound options.
Subtitles
Game's voice-overs are a fictional language based on Lebanese Arabic.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Fan translation - #1
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OGG Vorbis, Wwise, XAudio2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
8 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 5 engine build: 5.3.1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-06-22
    Checked properties of Brothers-Win64-Shipping.exe.
  2. Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-06-22
    Checked using the Nvidia Performance Overlay.