A screenshot from Braid, Anniversary Edition. | Image: Thekla
Remember Braid, Anniversary Edition — the updated version of the time-bending puzzle platformer that was first announced in 2020 with a 2021 release date? The game obviously missed that release window, but on Thursday, developer Thekla finally announced an exact release date: April 30th, 2024.
The anniversary edition will offer a bunch of updates that seem like they’ll improve the core essence of the game without changing too much. There are new “hand-repainted” graphics, according to a press release, and you can swap between the old graphics and the new ones at will. It has “improved sound” and “new mixes and variants of the soundtrack.”
It also has more than 15 hours of developer commentary featuring a lot of people, including…