Broken Age

Broken Age
Cover art featuring Vella (left) and Shay (right) in their respective homes
Developer(s)Double Fine Productions
Publisher(s)Double Fine Productions
Director(s)Tim Schafer
Producer(s)Greg Rice
Programmer(s)Oliver Franzke
Anna Kipnis
Artist(s)Lee Petty
Nathan Stapley
Writer(s)Tim Schafer
Composer(s)Peter McConnell
EngineMoai
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Ouya, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Release
Act 1
  • Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
    • WW: January 14, 2014 (Backer Beta)[2][3][4]
    • WW: January 28, 2014 (Public)[1]
    Ouya
    • WW: May 30, 2014
    iOS
    • WW: June 12, 2014
Act 2
  • Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Ouya, iOS
Complete Pack
  • Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
    Xbox One
    • WW: June 23, 2017
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: September 13, 2018
Genre(s)Point-and-click adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure video game developed and published by Double Fine.[6] Broken Age was game director Tim Schafer's first return to the genre since 1998's Grim Fandango, and was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One platforms. The game was developed in two acts; the first was released on January 28, 2014 (two weeks earlier for Kickstarter backers), and the second was released on April 28, 2015. A retail version of the complete game for Windows, macOS, and Linux, published by Nordic Games, was released on April 28, 2015.[7] A Nintendo Switch version was released on September 13, 2018.[8]

Broken Age began under the working title Double Fine Adventure as a Kickstarter crowdfunded project promoted by Double Fine and 2 Player Productions in February 2012. Though originally a goal of $400,000 was set to cover the costs of development and documentary filming, Broken Age became the largest crowdfunded video game project at the time, raising over $3.45 million from more than 87,000 backers within the month. It remains one of the highest-backed crowdfunded projects of any type, and its success helped to establish crowdfunding as a viable alternative to traditional venture capital and publisher funding for niche video game titles. The game's development was chronicled by an episodic series of documentaries produced by 2 Player Productions.

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  2. ^ "Double Fine Adventure and The Cave coming to Ouya". Polygon. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
  3. ^ "First act of Broken Age coming to Steam in January". GamesRadar. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  4. ^ Mutelef, Jeffrey (2014-01-10). "Broken Age Episode One comes to Early Access on Tuesday". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  5. ^ a b c d Silva, Marty (March 25, 2015). "Broken Age Act 2 release date announced". IGN. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Corriea, Alexa Ray (2013-03-24). "Broken Age is the official title of Double Fine Adventure". Polygon. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  7. ^ "Broken Age is out now". Nordic Games. 2015-04-28. Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  8. ^ Richards, Brian (2018-09-13). "Broken Age sees surprise release on Switch". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2019-03-23.