Broken Age
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.
- Released
- 2014
- Developer
- Double Fine
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- 73
- Steam Deck
- verified
- Download
- 2.44 GB
What is Broken Age?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 14 January 2014 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Double Fine |
| Publisher | Double Fine |
| Platforms | PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck |
| Genres | point-and-click adventure |
| Languages | 6 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q996649, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Broken Age received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Full controller support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | full support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | verified |
| Download size | 2.44 GB |
| Add-on content | 1 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Broken Age on 30 August 2026 looking for recurring complaints. Nothing came up often enough to report: no theme was mentioned by more than 3% of them. That is not a claim that the game is bug-free, only that the people who disliked it were not agreeing about why.
Games like Broken Age
24 games overlap with Broken Age on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Deponia, Gunpoint and Tales from the Borderlands.
Common questions about Broken Age
What platforms is Broken Age on?
Broken Age is available on PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck. It first released in 2014.
How much does Broken Age cost?
$14.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Broken Age?
84% of 8,219 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Broken Age?
73 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Broken Age work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Broken Age as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.
How big is the Broken Age download?
2.44 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.