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Steam app 499180 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:23 UTC

Braid, Anniversary Edition

Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.

Braid, Anniversary Edition Steam header artwork
Thekla, Inc.Thekla, Inc.
6playing now
1224-hour peak
284all-time peak
11average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−0.4Gain−3.27%% gain28Peak

298 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0815233013 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 20269 peakFriday 14 August 202620 peakSaturday 15 August 202619 peakSunday 16 August 202620 peakMonday 17 August 202617 peakTuesday 18 August 202620 peakWednesday 19 August 202620 peakThursday 20 August 202617 peakFriday 21 August 202621 peakSaturday 22 August 202627 peakSunday 23 August 202623 peakMonday 24 August 202628 peakTuesday 25 August 202621 peakWednesday 26 August 202615 peakThursday 27 August 202618 peakFriday 28 August 202612 peakSaturday 29 August 202617 peakSunday 30 August 202616 peakMonday 31 August 202612 peakTuesday 01 September 202612 peakWednesday 02 September 202619 peakThursday 03 September 202617 peakFriday 04 September 202617 peakSaturday 05 September 202614 peakSunday 06 September 202615 peakMonday 07 September 20269 peakTuesday 08 September 202614 peakWednesday 09 September 20269 peakThursday 10 September 202612 peakFriday 11 September 202610 peakSaturday 12 September 202612 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

29 months, May 2024 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

077153230307May 2024Sep 2024Jan 2025May 2025Sep 2025Jan 2026May 2026Sep 2026May 2024284 monthly peakJune 2024114 monthly peakJuly 202487 monthly peakAugust 202474 monthly peakSeptember 202438 monthly peakOctober 202448 monthly peakNovember 202440 monthly peakDecember 202435 monthly peakJanuary 202553 monthly peakFebruary 202532 monthly peakMarch 202539 monthly peakApril 202534 monthly peakMay 202522 monthly peakJune 202531 monthly peakJuly 202526 monthly peakAugust 202516 monthly peakSeptember 202531 monthly peakOctober 202533 monthly peakNovember 202534 monthly peakDecember 202538 monthly peakJanuary 202641 monthly peakFebruary 202634 monthly peakMarch 202628 monthly peakApril 202624 monthly peakMay 202622 monthly peakJune 202636 monthly peakJuly 202627 monthly peakAugust 202628 monthly peakSeptember 202619 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

08152330July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202627 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202628 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202619 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0715222901 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202618 peakThursday 02 July 202627 peakFriday 03 July 202619 peakSaturday 04 July 202627 peakSunday 05 July 202626 peakMonday 06 July 202619 peakTuesday 07 July 202621 peakWednesday 08 July 202615 peakThursday 09 July 202615 peakFriday 10 July 202618 peakSaturday 11 July 202619 peakSunday 12 July 202622 peakMonday 13 July 202616 peakTuesday 14 July 202614 peakWednesday 15 July 202613 peakThursday 16 July 202617 peakFriday 17 July 202611 peakSaturday 18 July 202614 peakSunday 19 July 202616 peakMonday 20 July 202614 peakTuesday 21 July 202611 peakWednesday 22 July 202617 peakThursday 23 July 202615 peakFriday 24 July 202613 peakSaturday 25 July 202613 peakSunday 26 July 202620 peakMonday 27 July 202612 peakTuesday 28 July 202613 peakWednesday 29 July 20269 peakThursday 30 July 202611 peakFriday 31 July 202610 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 182 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0815233001 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202613 peakSunday 02 August 202612 peakMonday 03 August 202615 peakTuesday 04 August 202611 peakWednesday 05 August 202611 peakThursday 06 August 202612 peakFriday 07 August 202615 peakSaturday 08 August 20269 peakSunday 09 August 202614 peakMonday 10 August 20269 peakTuesday 11 August 202616 peakWednesday 12 August 202621 peakThursday 13 August 202619 peakFriday 14 August 202620 peakSaturday 15 August 202619 peakSunday 16 August 202620 peakMonday 17 August 202617 peakTuesday 18 August 202620 peakWednesday 19 August 202620 peakThursday 20 August 202617 peakFriday 21 August 202621 peakSaturday 22 August 202627 peakSunday 23 August 202623 peakMonday 24 August 202628 peakTuesday 25 August 202621 peakWednesday 26 August 202615 peakThursday 27 August 202618 peakFriday 28 August 202612 peakSaturday 29 August 202617 peakSunday 30 August 202616 peakMonday 31 August 202612 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 116 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0510152101 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202612 peakWednesday 02 September 202619 peakThursday 03 September 202617 peakFriday 04 September 202617 peakSaturday 05 September 202614 peakSunday 06 September 202615 peakMonday 07 September 20269 peakTuesday 08 September 202614 peakWednesday 09 September 20269 peakThursday 10 September 202612 peakFriday 11 September 202610 peakSaturday 12 September 202612 peak

October 2026

Braid, Anniversary Edition was released on 14 May, 2024.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:23 UTC
App ID
499180
Last updated
15 Jan 2025 build 17018253
Developer
Thekla, Inc.
Publisher
Thekla, Inc.
Release date
14 May, 2024
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Download size
2.82 GB3.85 GB
Install size
2.86 GB4.01 GB
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full
Achievements
13

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam CloudCommentary availableRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller support

Accessibility

Popular tags

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About this gameFull description from Steam
Control the flow of time to solve subtle platform puzzles in this update of the indie classic "Braid," featuring refreshed artwork and seriously in-depth creator commentary. Travel from a city house through a series of interconnected worlds where time behaves strangely, searching for an elusive Princess. Along the way you'll explore memories and regrets that still haunt you. This Anniversary Edition remaster of the award-winning platformer contains fully repainted high-resolution graphics, new sound effects and extensive audio commentary. MANIPULATE TIME TO MOVE FORWARD Rewind, pause and use the strange properties of time in each world to run and jump through beautifully painted environments. Avoid hazards, unlock doors and collect jigsaw puzzle pieces to assemble. If you get hung up on a particular puzzle, feel free to move on and return later. A FRESH COAT OF PAINT This is the game you remember, with all the original challenges and the same haunting, evocative score — but repainted pixel by pixel so that each carefully rendered world comes to life in high resolution. New visual details, animated brushstroke effects and revamped sounds add to the immersive experience. GO (DEEP) BEHIND THE SCENES Explore the most extensive developer commentary ever put into a game, with over 15 hours of recorded insight and conversation from developer Jonathan Blow, artist David Hellman and more members of the "Braid" creative team. Navigate it by visiting a new in-game world, which also contains new puzzles and redesigns of classic puzzles. Created By thekla, Inc.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-7100 / Ryzen 3 2200G Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-11400F / AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible

macOS

Minimum: OS: macOS 10.15 Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 4 GB RAM GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (256 MB) or ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro (256 MB) Storage: 2 GB available space GB available space Recommended: OS: macOS 14 Processor: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 8 GB RAM GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1 GB) or ATI Radeon HD 5670 (512 MB) or better Storage: 5 GB available space GB available space

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:
Supported languages13 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Spanish - Latin America
Traditional Chinese
Turkish
Simplified Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

13 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Traversed World 2Achievement
Traversed World 3Achievement
Traversed World 4Achievement
Traversed World 5Achievement
Traversed World 6Achievement
Solved World 2Achievement
Solved World 3Achievement
Solved World 4Achievement
Solved World 5Achievement
Solved World 6Achievement

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11 developer announcements, May 2024 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC

June

  1. At long last...

    Braid came out a very long time ago -- originally, in 2008! After that came The Witness, in 2016. After that ... well ... we've been working really hard for a long time. We're happy to say that this time is almost concluded, and you can…

    Naysayer

January

  1. Fixed crash on macOS

    Fixed a potential crash on macOS when adding or removing sound devices (like Bluetooth headphones).

    Patch notes

December

  1. Fix drifting hand cursor on macOS

    Fixed that the hand cursor on the puzzle screen drifted vertically on some macOS devices. Fixed a minor rendering glitch.

    Patch notes
  2. Fix for macOS 11 and 12

    Fixed that users on macOS 11 and 12 only saw a black screen when running the game.

    Patch notes

October

  1. MacOS launch - Braid, Anniversary Edition

    MacOS users can now delve into Braid, Anniversary Edition! Complete with high-resolution graphics, sound, music, and in-depth developer commentary; this is the definitive way to play the indie classic.…

    OnionKnight

June

  1. Update Notes for June 3rd.

    Fixed a bug returning from 'Grip' in the commentary worlds. Added an option to continue playing audio when the game window loses focus (see READ_ME for details).

    Patch notes

May

  1. Update notes for May 31st. Happy weekend!

    Ultrawide monitor support enabled in updated graphics mode! Where possible, the original Braid story translations have been restored. The prose in these translations is generally considered better. Additional tweaks and fixes to commentary…

    Patch notes
  2. Update notes for May 22nd.

    Further refinement of commentary door placement and paths Many small art and collision fixes thanks to community feedback Improved commentary world 7-19 puzzle and removed a potential exploit Fixed an audio leak that could result in…

    Patch notes
  3. Update notes for May 17th.

    Fixed vibrating Tim when rewinding at 0x speed at some frame rates Fixed door to commentary world disappearing in OG mode Fixed incorrect representation of key bindings in some system languages Fixed a performance problem on world 6-6 Fixed…

    Patch notes
  4. Update notes for May 16th. Happy Thursday!

    Restored World 4 audio timings to their OG speeds Restored the OG Chinese translations for the story text Fixed flickering ladders in World 1-1 at some frame rates Fixed confusing World 8 commentary door order Fixed falling through the…

    Patch notes
  5. Launch day update!

    Fixed full-game speed runs! Fixed a few minor bugs reported by our community.

    Patch notes

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