Braid

MacGameStore

Standard Edition · Steam

$9.95

Steam

Standard Edition · Steam

$14.99

Humble Store

Standard Edition · Steam

$14.99

GOG

Standard Edition · DRM-Free

$14.99

Cheapest Braid keys — keyshops

Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.

Driffle INC

Standard Edition · Steam

$4.22

CJS CD Keys

Standard Edition · Steam

$5.05

Kinguin

Standard Edition · Steam

$6.70

Eneba

Standard Edition · Steam

unconfirmed

$0.91

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Braid price by region

Braid costs £3.05 in the United Kingdom, €3.52 in Europe (EUR), $4.22 in the United States, $4.22 in Georgia (USD), A$12.83 in Australia, CA$13.86 in Canada, NZ$15.89 in New Zealand, zł16.64 in Poland and R$23.16 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Braid offer in each region, in local currency
Region	Best price	Official store	Key shop	Stores
United Kingdom	£3.05 −57%	£7.16	£3.05	8
Europe (EUR)	€3.52 −56%	€8.06	€3.52	9
United Statesyour region	$4.22 −53%	$8.96	$4.22	9
Georgia (USD)	$4.22 −53%	$8.96	$4.22	9
Australia	A$12.83 −10%	A$12.83	—	5
Canada	CA$13.86	CA$13.86	—	5
New Zealand	NZ$15.89 −10%	NZ$15.89	—	5
Poland	zł16.64 −17%	zł19.99	zł16.64	7
Brazil	R$23.16 −17%	R$27.99	R$23.16	6

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

Trailers & screenshots

About Braid

✦ AI summary

Manipulate time in wildly creative ways to solve mind-bending puzzles across beautiful painterly worlds in this philosophical platformer that never forces you to fail. Each world introduces a new time mechanic—rewinding, parallel realities, time dilation—that transforms how you think about puzzles and connects to deeper themes about obsession and regret.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time's strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviors include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more.
Braid treats your time and attention as precious; there is no filler in this game. Every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world.
Key features:

Newly added Steam Cloud support
Save your in-progress game to the cloud, then play where you left off from on any Steam connected computer.
Forgiving yet challenging gameplay:
Braid is a 2-D platform game where you can never die and never lose. Despite this, Braid is challenging — but the challenge is about solving puzzles, rather than forcing you to replay tricky jumps.
Rich puzzle environment:
Travel through a series of worlds searching for puzzle pieces, then solving puzzles by manipulating time: rewinding, creating parallel universes, setting up pockets of dilated time. The gameplay feels fresh and new; the puzzles are meant to inspire new ways of thinking.
Aesthetic design:
A painterly art style and lush, organic soundtrack complement the unique gameplay.
Nonlinear story:
A nonlinear fiction links the various worlds and provides real-world metaphors for your time manipulations; in turn, your time manipulations are projections of the real-world themes into playful "what-if" universes where consequences can be explored.
Nonlinear gameplay:
The game doesn't force you to solve puzzles in order to proceed. If you can't figure something out, just play onward and return to that puzzle later.

Braid — game info

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck: Verified
Player modes: Single-player
Controller: Full controller support
PC Game Pass: Not included

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Braid price history

Braid is $4.22 at Driffle INC right now, compared across 9 stores. The lowest we have tracked is $1.49.

2026-09-26low $1.86 · now $4.22

Might be worth waiting — It has been cheaper — lowest tracked price $1.49.

Braid rarely costs much and stays cheap most of the time, so buy whenever you see it. Across the 35 days in this chart, the cheapest offer has ranged from $1.86 to $5.87 (median $2.08) — 68% between the two. It has been within 5% of that low on 9 of those days (26%).

Low on this chart: $1.86
Tracked high: $5.87
Typical (median): $2.08
Days near the low: 26%

Braid price changes · since 26 Sep 2026
Date	Price	Store
3 Nov 2026	$4.22 ▼	Driffle INC
2 Nov 2026	$4.24 ▼	Driffle INC
27 Oct 2026	$4.35 ▼	Eneba
26 Oct 2026	$4.92 ▼	Eneba
21 Oct 2026	$5.75 ▲	Driffle INC
19 Oct 2026	$2.09 ▼	Eneba
16 Oct 2026	$5.86 ▲	Eneba
15 Oct 2026	$5.84 ▲	Eneba
13 Oct 2026	$2.03 ▼	Eneba
12 Oct 2026	$2.10 ▲	Eneba
11 Oct 2026	$1.97 ▲	Eneba
9 Oct 2026	$1.93 ▲	Eneba

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Braid — questions & answers

What is the cheapest place to buy Braid?: Driffle INC at $4.22 — the lowest of the 9 stores we compare for your region. Driffle INC is a keyshop: it resells keys, which can be region-locked or a different edition. The cheapest official store is GamersGate at $8.96. Prices update through the day, so check the table above before buying.
Is Braid free?: No — Braid is a paid game. The cheapest we can find it is $4.22.
Has Braid ever been cheaper?: Yes — the lowest we have tracked is $1.49. It is $4.22 today.
Is Braid worth buying now?: Might be worth waiting. It has been cheaper — lowest tracked price $1.49.
Is Braid Steam Deck verified?: Yes. Valve has tested Braid and rates it Verified: it runs well on Steam Deck out of the box, with default controls and readable text.
Can I play Braid on Mac?: Yes. Braid has a native macOS version on Steam.
Is Braid multiplayer?: No — Steam lists Braid as single-player only.
Is Braid on PC Game Pass?: No — Braid is not on PC Game Pass right now. The best price to buy it right now is $4.22.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise Braid's creative puzzle design with meaningful depth and beautiful aesthetics, with some finding the experience of uncovering secrets and implied narrative genuinely fulfilling. However, many criticize the excessive precision required to solve later puzzles, the frustration of collectibles, and frustration with the developer's business practices regarding game updates and re-releases.

Not recommended Sep 5, 2026

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Not recommended Sep 5, 2026

Ridiculously moon-logic puzzles and controller vibration that can't be turned off.

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Recommended Oct 1, 2026

Braid is like if Super Mario Bros was made by Christopher Nolan. It really makes you think about the story and the different time mechanic for this game are great for the puzzles, except for 1 puzzle in particular. If you know, YOU KNOW! So I recommend this game, but more specifically the "Anniversary edition" if you want more content :)

Recommended Sep 25, 2026

A really fun 2D Puzzle game where it's all about manipulating time and objects, at the same time. You can rewind time and make certain objects stay in stasis to make some puzzles real head scratchers. Some require multiple layers of pause this, unpause, rewind, go back, pause ect. It's a lot of remember what the next action is in a chain of events. It took me around 4 hours to beat the game so pretty standard for a puzzle game like this, there wasn't too many moments where i was left scratching my head, around 10 mins top on the later stage, so it is a pretty easy game. The music is great too. Would Recommend.

Recommended Sep 22, 2026

16 hours of gameplay for only one achievement xd

Recommended Sep 2, 2026

[4/5] Excellent. Such a clever and well-made puzzle game with an ending I still think about years later.

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