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.

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Jan 28, 2014

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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

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Developer and publisher

Quick facts

Release
Jan 28, 2014: Windows, Linux, PS4, Android, iOS, Xbox One, Switch
May 20, 2014: Mac
Last updated
May 19, 2026
Storefronts
PlayStation, Nintendo, and Steam
Genres
Adventure and Indie
Tags
Family Friendly
Social styles
Solo
Demo
Not announced
Price model
Purchase

Languages

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English
French
German
Italian
Russian

Age Rating & Interactive Elements

ESRB e10

Content descriptors

Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Mild Language

Support

Controller & Support

Controller support

Full controller support

Device support

Steam Trading Cards

Steam Cloud

Family Sharing

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System 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

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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192 ratings

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76

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