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The Bridge

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App ID 204240
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Franchise The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 28970158
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:37:41 UTC ()
Release Date 22 February 2013 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
😎 84.12%
4k reviews
2
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Ty Taylor and Vega Castañeda
gamedir ValveTestApp204240
metacritic_name The Bridge (2013)
icon empty string
controller_support full
metacritic_score 74
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-bridge-2013?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateAvailable
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
Publisher The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Store Release Date 22 February 2013 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 22 February 2013 – 18:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2019 – 22:21:43 UTC () (1572387703)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct37.26567550096963
height_pct100
review_score 8
review_percentage 87
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, XNA Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 17 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1610479
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 22 February 2013 – 17:46:07 UTC (), in changelist #184971

Supported Languages

24 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes
Romanian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Arabic Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes
Norwegian Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes

Tags

🧩 Puzzle Platformer 🎨 Hand-drawn 🫠 Surreal 🔋 Physics 🏽 2D 🧩 Puzzle 👤 Singleplayer 💔 Emotional 🧩 Logic 🌱 Indie 💡 Strategy 🏗️ Platformer 😓 Difficult 🌫 Atmospheric 😌 Casual 🗺️ Adventure 🎨 Stylized 🤯 Abstract 🧙‍♂ Philosophical 😨 Dark

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Gamepad Preferred

Assets

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header_image
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library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
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Assets
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timestamp8 January 2025 – 02:31:00 UTC
Trailers
2028358 ↴
trailer_nameThe Bridge Trailer
trailer_category0
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trailer_base_id10566
all_agestrue
timestamp1447357417

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
229003 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980.NET 4.0 Client Profile Redist No size
229012 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980XNA 4.0 Redist No size
204241 Windows The Bridge Content 309.83 MiB 293.47 MiB
204242 Linux Linux Depot 297.77 MiB 10.76 GiB
204243 macOS OSX Depot 299.70 MiB 10.20 GiB

Total size on disk is 907.30 MiB and total download size is 21.25 GiB.

Total size on disk is 309.83 MiB and total download size is 293.47 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 1610479 4 February 2017 – 18:45:47 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
preloadonly 1
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal, Dutch, Hungarian, Romanian, Turkish
markdlcdepots 1
privatebranches 1
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