Braid
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Developers | |
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Number None | |
Maintainer | Aaron Melcher |
macOS (OS X) | Hothead Games |
macOS (OS X) | Ryan C. Gordon |
Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
Publishers | |
Number None | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 10, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | May 20, 2009 |
Linux | December 14, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 90 |
IGDB | 87 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform, Puzzle |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Braid |
Braid | |
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Braid | 2009 |
Braid Anniversary Edition | 2024 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | ||||
Amazon.com | Disc version only. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
Version differences
- Currently only the Steam release contains the latest updates.[citation needed]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Braid Soundtrack | Available as DLC for the Steam version. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Braid\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Preferences/Braid/ |
Linux | $HOME/.Braid/ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/26800/ |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Braid\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Preferences/Braid/ |
Linux | $HOME/.Braid/ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/26800/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | The game always is letterboxed to 16:9. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Set in launcher (Steam version) or use launch parameters -width XXXX -height XXXX . Higher resolutions than 1280x720 have a minimal effect on graphical fidelity, however. |
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Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Alt+↵ Enter switches to windowed mode. GOG.com launcher has windowed option. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Works using AutoHotkey. See Borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Available on Linux only (see Command-line parameters). GOG.com launcher has Vsync option. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate capped at 60 FPS.[1] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- Game always runs in 1280x720. The resolution can, however, be changed using command-line parameters.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Keyboard controls not shown if controller is plugged in. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Can't disable vibration. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and sound. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | No audio speech. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. | |||
Russian | Official localization by «Russobit-M». Retail only. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio». |
Issues fixed
Running at 1080p plays in slow motion
Run at 30fps instead of 60fps using one of these options[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X and Linux only. |
Shader Model support | 2 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | ||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Interface | FreeType 2 | |
Input | SDL2 | Linux only. |
Command-line parameters
Parameter | Description |
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-windowed
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Runs the game in a window. |
-vsync -no_vsync
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Tries to force or disable vsync. |
-width X -height Y
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Specify size of window. |
-no_music
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Disables music. |
-half
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Reduces rendering to half. |
-60fps / -30fps -20fps / -15fps -12fps / -10fps
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Runs at X fps. |
-language X
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Chooses game language, where X is one of the following: english , german , french , italian , spanish , portuguese , japanese , korean , tchinese .
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-no_launcher
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Disables launcher. |
-no_post
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Disables post-processing effects. |
-universe X
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Run a mod. Replace X with the name of the mod. More detailed explanation of the mod system is located here.
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-editor
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Enable the built-in editor. Press F11 to bring up the editor when in-game. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.4 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 768 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9500 Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 Intel GMA 950 DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 1.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 185 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9500 Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 Intel GMA 950 |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.4 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9500 Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 Intel GMA 950 |