Games like Braid
If Braid is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Space Between Time, PARADOX and Timeworks — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful art and music, intricate time manipulation mechanics and thought provoking narrative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Braid is a puzzle-platforming strategy indie game originally released in 2009 by Number None, available on Steam for 14.99 USD. The core gameplay centers on puzzle-platforming with time-reversal mechanics, combined with non-linear storytelling. Reviewers highlight the intricate time-manipulation mechanics and note the atmospheric quality of the experience. Players also describe it as challenging, with a thought-provoking narrative that unfolds across the game's short runtime. The game features a great soundtrack according to players, and received a 91% positive rating from 3460 Steam reviews. It is verified to run on Steam Deck.
About Braid: 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.
Players who liked Braid also play
Steam players who put hours into Braid also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
A Space Between Time
WHY THIS
Top pick for Braid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Braid.
Play as a robot with time-manipulating abilities. You can go to places you've never been before by going back in time in the X and Y axes independently. Just beware pockets of time corruption, and tracking your positions in time consumes a lot of memory. At max capacity, you can no longer function.
Timeworks
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Braid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Braid.
Timeworks is a time-traveling 3D puzzle platformer with a bouncy cartoon style. Work along past versions of yourself to solve puzzles, create unique Items, and fill out your quotas for your mysterious employers.
Redactem
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Braid.
Ranked #5 for Braid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Braid.
Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle platforming and an atmospheric mood with Braid.
Ranked #6 for Braid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. Drawn to the dark powers of a magic dagger, a young Prince is led to unleash a deadly evil upon a beautiful kingdom.
Super Time Force Ultra
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Braid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Braid.
Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!
Braid, Anniversary Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Braid.
Ranked #8 for Braid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Braid.
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Braid
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The Witness
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Braid.
Reviewers of Braid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Braid.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
To the Moon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Braid.
Reviewers of Braid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Braid.
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
World of Goo
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Braid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Braid.
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Infinifactory
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Braid.
Reviewers of Braid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Braid.
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
Antichamber
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Braid.
Reviewers of Braid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Braid.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Q.U.B.E. 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Braid.
Reviewers of Braid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Braid.
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
Stephen's Sausage Roll
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Braid.
Reviewers of Braid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Braid.
A simple 3d puzzle game.
Her Story
WHY THIS
Shares non linear storytelling with Braid.
Reviewers of Braid cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Braid.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Braid at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Braid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Braid.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Braid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Braid.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Braid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Braid.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Braid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Braid.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Braid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Braid.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Braid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Braid.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Braid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Braid.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Braid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Braid.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Braid.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Braid.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Braid.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Braid.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Braid.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Braid.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about Braid
- Is Braid verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Braid is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Braid cost?
- Braid is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Braid?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Braid are A Space Between Time, PARADOX, Timeworks.
- Who developed Braid?
- Braid was developed by Number None.
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