Comparison

Microscopic Puzzle vs Braid Anniversary Edition

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Microscopic Puzzle

Features
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Microscopic is a strategic game inspired by Hexxagon, where you control vibrant, evolving organisms competing to outmaneuver and dominate your opponent. Plan your moves carefully as you expand, replicate, and conquer in this dynamic battle of microscopic lifeforms.

About

Braid Anniversary Edition

Manipulate time to solve intricate platform puzzles in this remastered indie classic. Explore beautifully painted worlds, uncover memories, and enjoy extensive creator commentary. Assemble jigsaw pieces and overcome challenges with unique time-bending mechanics.

Highlights
  • Time manipulation mechanics
  • Subtle platform puzzles
  • Refreshed high-resolution graphics
  • Extensive creator commentary
  • Jigsaw puzzle collection
  • Haunting, evocative score
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Control the flow of time to solve subtle platform puzzles in this update of the indie classic "Braid," featuring refreshed artwork and seriously in-depth creator commentary. Travel from a city house through a series of interconnected worlds where time behaves strangely, searching for an elusive Princess. Along the way you'll explore memories and regrets that still haunt you. This Anniversary Edition remaster of the award-winning platformer contains fully repainted high-resolution graphics, new sound effects and extensive audio commentary. Rewind, pause and use the strange properties of time in each world to run and jump through beautifully painted environments. Avoid hazards, unlock doors and collect jigsaw puzzle pieces to assemble. If you get hung up on a particular puzzle, feel free to move on and return later. This is the game you remember, with all the original challenges and the same haunting, evocative score — but repainted pixel by pixel so that each carefully rendered world comes to life in high resolution. New visual details, animated brushstroke effects and revamped sounds add to the immersive experience. Explore the most extensive developer commentary ever put into a game, with over 15 hours of recorded insight and conversation from developer Jonathan Blow, artist David Hellman and more members of the "Braid" creative team. Navigate it by visiting a new in-game world, which also contains new puzzles and redesigns of classic puzzles.

Screenshots

Microscopic Puzzle3 screens
Braid Anniversary Edition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Microscopic Puzzle at Free against Braid Anniversary Edition's $4.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Microscopic Puzzle is free to download; Braid Anniversary Edition costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Microscopic Puzzle versus Braid Anniversary Edition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicroscopic PuzzleBraid Anniversary Edition
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—4.4 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2.1 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaniel AlbuThekla, inc.

In-app purchases

None

Microscopic Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Braid Anniversary Edition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microscopic Puzzle free?
Microscopic Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Braid Anniversary Edition free?
Braid Anniversary Edition costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Microscopic Puzzle or Braid Anniversary Edition have ads?
Neither Microscopic Puzzle nor Braid Anniversary Edition shows ads.

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