Broken Age review: Mac game breathes new life into an old genre

Shay is stuck on a spaceship that’s smothering him in cozy, childish comfort. Vella’s not wild about her family’s plans to sacrifice her to a giant monster in order to save their village. Though they live in different worlds, both are growing up and rebelling against the expectations set for them. But neither suspects what’s really going on around them.

Broken Age

That’s the inspired premise for Broken Age, born from one of gaming’s most successful Kickstarter campaigns. Production delays mean that only its first half is available now, with a promise of a free update adding the rest later this year. But even incomplete, Broken Age tells a fantastic, funny, thought-provoking story.

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