Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and cinematic camera adventure and puzzle game.

Key points

Controller is listed as required (and is recommended) but keyboards with high key rollover are also supported.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
Steam		Does not require the Steam client to run.^[1]
Origin (unavailable)		Can be played without Origin by directly starting the executable.^[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\P13\Config\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225080/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225080/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud		Enabled, but nothing is ever synced.^[3]^[4]
Xbox Cloud

Video

Launcher settings.

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Field of view (FOV) should be set to 150.
Ultra-widescreen		Set Field of view (FOV) to 106.26.^[5]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Toggle by pressing `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	4x by default; for higher values see Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)	A form of post-processing AA, it can not be disabled.^{[citation needed]}
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Set through launcher.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Modify config^[6]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `P13Input.ini`. Find `[Engine.PlayerInput]` and place the line `Bindings=(Name="L",Command="fov 150")` (adjust number for different FOV) and save. In-game, press `L` to adjust FOV.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open P13Engine.ini.
Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
Save file.

This can cause issues with cranks for elevators, prolonging the time you have to use it. Temporarily set it back to 60 FPS will fix this.

Using game launcher to change options resets changes made to config.

For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit config file^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open P13Engine.ini.
Find the line MaxAnisotropy.
Change value to desired level 2, 4, 8, or 16 and save the document.

Using game launcher to change options resets changes made to config.

Increase dynamic shadow resolution

Edit config file^[7]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `P13Engine.ini`. Find the line `MinShadowResolution`. Change value to 512 or higher. Save file.

Input

Launcher key bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Set through game launcher.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Modify `P13Input.ini`
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Can be edited manually in the game's config files.^[8]

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		^[9]

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound effects.
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 7.0 output.^[10]
Subtitles		Spoken language is fictional.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, Download
Italian
Japanese
Polish				Fan translation, Download
Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese				Fan translation by rubinho146, Download
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons.
TriDef 3D
vorpX	G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 2600 DirectX 9.0 compatible

Microsoft .NET 4 Framework and Visual C++ Redistributable 2010 are required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/225080/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (225080) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ steam.fandom.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-09
↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on April 17, 2016
↑ Help with not Syncing :: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons General Discussion - last accessed on April 17, 2016
↑ Brothers - A Tale Of Two Sons | WSGF
↑ Multi-monitor Support (Nvidia Surround / Ati Eyefinity / 21:9) - FOV change required. - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Antrad on November 2, 2021
↑ (SOLVED) Logitech Rumblepad 2 problem - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Coop? - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/225080/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (225080) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] steam.fandom.com - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-09

[4] Verified by User:Marioysikax on April 17, 2016

[5] Help with not Syncing :: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons General Discussion - last accessed on April 17, 2016

[6] Brothers - A Tale Of Two Sons | WSGF

[7] Multi-monitor Support (Nvidia Surround / Ati Eyefinity / 21:9) - FOV change required. - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[Antrad-8] Verified by User:Antrad on November 2, 2021

[9] (SOLVED) Logitech Rumblepad 2 problem - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[10] Coop? - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[11] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	Starbreeze Studios
Publishers
	505 Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	September 3, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	90
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure, Puzzle
Themes	Fantasy