Braid, Anniversary Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Manipulate time while running and jumping through puzzle-filled worlds, collecting jigsaw pieces and exploring a commentary world with new and reworked challenges.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.1 / 10
About this game
Braid makes time manipulation part of solving platforming puzzles. You run and jump through its worlds, use their unusual time rules, and collect pieces that assemble into jigsaw puzzles. A difficult piece does not have to stop the journey: you can move on and revisit its puzzle later. The Anniversary Edition retains the original challenges within repainted environments featuring animated brushstrokes. It also offers a separate world for exploring developer commentary, with new puzzles and redesigned versions of familiar ones. This Nintendo Switch 2 Edition adds further commentary and supports handheld, tabletop and TV play, bringing the puzzle journey and its behind-the-scenes material into the same package.
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AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Best approached as an invitation to experiment with rules and examine puzzle design.
Time manipulation makes testing an idea part of the appeal, while revisiting puzzles allows room to reconsider an approach. Commentary and reworked challenges give design-curious players another reason to explore.
Strengths
- Leaving a puzzle and returning later can help players manage their own problem-solving rhythm.
- Commentary alongside new and revised puzzles offers a route into the design process.
Weaknesses
- Players who remember the original solutions may find less discovery in the retained challenges.
Who it is for: Patient puzzle solvers and players interested in how a game's challenges were constructed.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Being able to return to an unresolved puzzle gives the player some control over when to persist and when to change focus. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The time rules invite hypothesis-testing, making this a natural fit for players who enjoy figuring out why a solution works. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Repainted scenes and animated brushstrokes should particularly interest players drawn to a visibly painterly presentation. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Supported handheld, tabletop and TV play provide flexibility in where to work through a puzzle. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Thekla
- Publisher
- Thekla
- Release date
- Feb 14, 2026
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Real-time CombatThird Person3D GraphicsEquipment-driven ProgressionMain Story 20–50 HoursFast-pacedReplayableStory-drivenExplorationSolo-friendlyPuzzle SolvingPlatforming
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideFeb 14, 2026
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com