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point-and-click adventure
Broken Age
By Double Fine, released 1 Jan 2014
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation Vita
- Ouya
What it is
Broken Age is a hand-animated, point-and-click adventure from Double Fine. It follows two teenagers, Vella Tartine and Shay Volta, in different worlds and similar predicaments. Players can switch freely between their stories as the characters try to take charge of their lives and face unexpected adventures. The family-friendly game is single-player and includes full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Cloud support, and Family Sharing. Its listed Steam genres are Adventure, Casual, and Indie. The platforms listed overall are Linux, Windows, macOS, PlayStation Vita, and Ouya; Steam lists Windows, macOS, and Linux. The cast includes Elijah Wood, Masasa Moyo, Jack Black, Jennifer Hale, Wil Wheaton, and Pendleton Ward. Double Fine is the developer, and the publishers are Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios. It was released in 2014, with a Steam release date of January 28.
What players like, and what they don't
- Switch freely between two protagonists’ stories
- Hand-animated presentation
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud and Family Sharing included
- Single-player only
- Steam platform listing excludes PlayStation Vita and Ouya
Who it suits
It suits players looking for a single-player, family-friendly adventure with puzzles, hand animation, and two stories they can switch between. Full controller support is listed, and Steam supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Broken Age centers on two parallel coming-of-age stories and lets players move between them. It pairs a single-player adventure with full controller support and several Steam features.
