Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons overview

Starbreeze Studios AB | Sep 3, 2013 | game

Released

3players observed · 9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC

Action Adventure Indie Atmospheric Story Rich Steam Store

Latest observed players3 · 9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2,019
Units sold (VGI)1,400,000
Revenue (VGI)$11,800,000
Review score94% positive

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players3 · 9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2,019
Units sold (VGI)1,400,000
Revenue (VGI)$11,800,000
Review score94% positive
Total reviews41,228
Release dateSep 3, 2013
DeveloperStarbreeze Studios AB
Publisher505 Games

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Starbreeze Studios AB Publisher: 505 Games

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Game overview

Overview

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons comes from Starbreeze Studios AB and is published by 505 Games. It arrived on Steam on Sep 3, 2013, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Full controller support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2,019. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 41,228 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is available in 9 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapanesePortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified Chinese

9 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and kgrb

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor	2 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce 8600 /ATI Radeon HD 2600	2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons has sold up to 1,400,000 units and has 33,762 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $11,800,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons overview details

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

CRIME BOSS OUT NOW BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO SONS REMAKE About the Game 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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Full controller support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC, a tracked peak of 2,019, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Steam App ID	225080
Type	game
Release date	Sep 3, 2013
Developer	Starbreeze Studios AB
Publisher	505 Games
Price	$14.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Adventure, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	3 · 9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2,019
Positive reviews	38,922
Negative reviews	2,306
Total reviews	41,228
Positive percent	94%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	33,762
Average playtime	747 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 3, 2013
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	30 April 2024 - 15:00:47 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC

Overview tags

Adventure Atmospheric Story Rich Controller Indie Emotional Puzzle Short Fantasy Singleplayer Beautiful Great Soundtrack Local Co-Op Multiplayer Action

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Take a Break	No description
Wishing Well	No description
Black Sheep	No description
Bunny Buddies	No description
A sad tune	No description
Love Birds	No description
Windpipe	No description
Call of the giants	No description
Behind the Curtain	No description
Turtle Soup	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Developed by Starbreeze Studios. Published by 505 Games. 505 Games and the 505 Games logo are registered trademarks of 505 Games S.r.l. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/225080
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/225080/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/225080
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons?

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons's latest SteamPulse observation records 3 players at 9 September 2026 - 00:07:44 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2,019 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 12 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 2 players; the highest observed daily value is 5 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (17.5%), Canada (11.3%), United Kingdom (8.8%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (17.2%), Canada (9.1%), United Kingdom (7.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22%), Canada (10.3%), United Kingdom (8.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (17.2%), Canada (8.2%), United Kingdom (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons?

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons currently sits at 94% positive across 41,228 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 38,922 positive reviews and 2,306 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons have?

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons currently has about 46.3K tracked Steam followers as of 7 August 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons?

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is currently listed at $14.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 33,762, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

94% positive, 38,922 positive, 2,306 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 3 September 2013
Xbox 7 August 2013
PlayStation 3 September 2013

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

The Tales to be ToldBundle #32614 - 10% off$40.47 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - The Complete CollectionBundle #39086 - 20% off$27.98

Brothers - A Tale of Two SonsBuy Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons #29616$14.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 /ATI Radeon HD 2600 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visu…

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