Adventure · February 22, 2013

The Bridge (2013)

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The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures. Explore increasingly difficult worlds, each uniquely detailed and designed to leave you with a pronounced sense of intellectual accomplishment. The Bridge exemplifies games as an art form, with beautifully hand-drawn art in the style of a black-and-white lithograph. Key Features 48 thought-provoking puzzles, each unique from the rest, all requiring an innovative solution. Gravity manipulations, gravitational vortexes, parallel dimensions, and many more mind-bending concepts in a world where the laws of physics are not what they seem. M. C. Escher-esque worlds with impossible architecture set in the style of beautifully hand-drawn black-and-white lithographic art. An alternate version of the game unlocked after the main storyline has been completed, including challenging alternate versions of each of the 24 main puzzles, along with an alternate ending. A time-backtracking system to alleviate any fears of making a mistake.

Adventure releases from 2013

29 Adventure titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Puzzle-Platformer · 350
  • Hand-drawn · 343
  • Surreal · 339
  • Physics · 332
  • 2D · 331
  • Puzzle · 319
  • Singleplayer · 227
  • Emotional · 225
  • Logic · 224
  • Indie · 220
  • Strategy · 158
  • Platformer · 150
  • Difficult · 149
  • Atmospheric · 145
  • Casual · 136

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.3k Steam reviewsTop 53% in Adventure
Positive rating87% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 66%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 72% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 85% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Italian
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Romanian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Turkish
  • Russian
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

87%Very Positive · 4.3k reviews

3.7k positive · 560 negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.5/10

Curator recommendations

3.4k

Press Quotes

“I was simply flabbergasted at the complexity and simplicity they present at the same time.” 9/10 – The Indie Game Magazine “One of the best puzzle games I've played in years...The Bridge is an experience that I haven't had since P.B. Winterbottom and Braid, and it gives both of them a run for their money” 90/100 – Destructoid “The best of the PAX 10.” – VentureBeat 'I took more away from the experience than I have with any other game…

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 22, 2013
DeveloperTy Taylor, Vega Castañeda
PublisherThe Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Base price$2.99 -70%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

20

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

  • Buy The Bridge