Broken Age overview

Double Fine Productions | Jan 28, 2014 | game

Released

5players observed · 22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC

Adventure Casual Indie Point & Click Story Rich Steam Store

Latest observed players5 · 22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak25
Units sold (VGI)503,000
Revenue (VGI)$7,300,000
Review score84% positive

Broken Age dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players5 · 22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak25
Units sold (VGI)503,000
Revenue (VGI)$7,300,000
Review score84% positive
Total reviews8,194
Release dateJan 28, 2014
DeveloperDouble Fine Productions
PublisherDouble Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Double Fine Productions Publisher: Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Broken Age comes from Double Fine Productions and is published by Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios. It arrived on Steam on Jan 28, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Broken Age's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC, with a tracked peak near 25. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 84% positive across 8,194 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Broken Age is available in 6 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainRussian languages with full audio support

4 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, and dejus

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	1.7 GHz Dual Core	2 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM	2500 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2.2Ghz	3 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon HD 6850	2500 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or later	Intel Core Duo	2 GB RAM	ATI Radeon HD 4850, NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM	2500 MB available space
macOS	Recommended	Lion 10.7.X	Intel Core i series processor	4 GB RAM	AMD Radeon HD 6770, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460	2500 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS	1.7 GHz Dual Core	2 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 4000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM	2500 MB available space
Linux	Recommended	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or higher	Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2.2Ghz	3 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon HD 6850	2500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Broken Age has sold up to 503,000 units and has 4,624 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $7,300,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Broken Age overview details

Broken Age combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Broken Age is a family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story of barfing trees and talking spoons. Vella Tartine and Shay Volta are two teenagers in strangely similar situations, but radically different worlds. The player can freely switch between their stories, helping them take control of their own lives, and dealing with the unexpected adventures that follow. Starring: Elijah Wood as Shay Masasa Moyo as Vella Jack Black as Harm'ny Lightbeard Jennifer Hale as Mom Wil Wheaton as Curtis Pendleton Ward as Gus

SteamPulse editorial summary

Broken Age is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC, a tracked peak of 25, and 84% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Broken Age
Steam App ID	232790
Type	game
Release date	Jan 28, 2014
Developer	Double Fine Productions
Publisher	Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios
Price	$14.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Adventure, Casual, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * , French, Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Russian * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	5 · 22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	25
Positive reviews	6,854
Negative reviews	1,340
Total reviews	8,194
Positive percent	84%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	4,624
Average playtime	959 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 28, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	22 August 2026 - 16:18:43 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC

Overview tags

Point & Click Adventure Story Rich Comedy Indie Funny Kickstarter Great Soundtrack Singleplayer Puzzle Casual Female Protagonist 2D Retro Cult Classic

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
3.3	No description
Is Something Wrong?	No description
Picky Eater	No description
Whoops!	No description
Flawless Execution	No description
Inhibited	No description
Gary Has His Reasons	No description
Armed	No description
Doomed	No description
Question Your Elders	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© and ™ 2014 Double Fine Productions, Inc. 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/232790
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/232790/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/232790
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Broken Age

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 Broken Age?

Broken Age's latest SteamPulse observation records 5 players at 22 September 2026 - 03:26:21 UTC, with a tracked peak of 25 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 16 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Broken Age growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 8 players; the highest observed daily value is 14 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 Broken Age?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (54.4%), United Kingdom (5.3%), Germany (5.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.5%), Germany (5.3%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (57.4%), Germany (4.7%), United Kingdom (4.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.2%), China (6.6%), Germany (5.4%). 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 Broken Age?

Broken Age currently sits at 84% positive across 8,194 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 6,854 positive reviews and 1,340 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Broken Age have?

Broken Age currently has about 18.3K tracked Steam followers as of 11 January 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 Broken Age?

Broken Age 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 4,624, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

84% positive, 6,854 positive, 1,340 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 28 January 2014
Xbox 23 June 2017
PlayStation 27 April 2015

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Double FineBundle #957 - 23% off$80.11 Broken in TwoBundle #48561 - 20% off$16.78 The Broken Age Complete SetBundle #2036 - 35% off$2.84

Broken Age - SoundtrackThe Broken Age Official Soundtrack features new original music from composer Peter McConnell of Monkey Island 2, Grim Fandango, and Psychonauts fame. Recorded with the help of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, your ears are bound to be delighted.music #271950$6.99

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System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2.2Ghz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon HD 6850 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3. Some users may need to disable Steam overlay.

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