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Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. Join Max on his great adventure!

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a adventure, puzzle-platformer and platformer game developed by Press Play and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Released on May 21st 2014 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 1,569 reviews of which 1,483 were positive and 86 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Max: The Curse of Brotherhood into these genres:

Adventure Puzzle-Platformer Platformer Puzzle Action Singleplayer 2D Controller 2.5D Indie Side Scroller Funny

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP SP3 or newer
  • Processor: Dual-Core 1.6 ghz / AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.0ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX(r) compatible

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March 2025
It's an okay puzzle platformer that draws from the so called cinematic platformers. It's cinematic alright and it does have it's smart moments, but most of the times you are left to your own devices and the physics engine's, you have to be perfectly still to use to magic pencil, and you know, that's what I hate about cinematic platformers: the lack of accuracy and timing. There were many times in which I died just because the stupid thing didn't work as intended. Also, the story, or lack of. There's barely a story. You can tell they just threw some character quirks and silly cliches (the evil wizard, the benevolent old lady, the cool kid stuff, etc.) just to see what sticks, but I do appreciate the 90's vibe and character design. It reminded me of the likes of Might Max and such, anyone remeber Mighty Max? No? Just me? Ok. The game is OK-ish, not the best of it's kind but then again I'm not much of a fan of this genre. Thing is that it can't completely work when you are struggling with the very mechanics of the videogame. The final boss battle is quite smart tho. 3/5
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Feb. 2025
I remember playing this on the Xbox when I played it back in 2015; I like screaming at my 7 year old self for not knowing what to do at the easiest parts and asking my dad to help me every 10 minutes, 9.5/10. Good game if you like puzzles and various escape sequences.
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Oct. 2024
Great puzzle design, the solutions that you must come up with while using the marker and the different abilities are as challenging as they are fun. I played it with a Xbox Series controller and the drawing was fine, only a small portion of the puzzles required some precision and quick action (and there's also scripted slow motion for some of them). The visuals are good with different environments, and the story is simple without overreaching. Note that getting all the collectables doesn't unlock anything extra, but the puzzles involved are quite fun.
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Sept. 2024
I was hesitant to buy this game due to the mixed reviews, but I'm really glad I did. It captures that nostalgic platformer feel, but adds a fresh and creative twist with the marker mechanic. The marker brings a whole new layer to the platforming experience, making the gameplay much more engaging. The game also features stunning visuals and a distinctive art style that complements the overall experience beautifully. This game is a standout in the platformer genre, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this type of gameplay. I'm having a great time with it and I truly believe it deserves a much higher rating.
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Aug. 2024
Decent puzzle platformer. Interesting mechanic with marker but Max cant move while "drawing" and cant aim while running causing some frustrating moments. I think If aiming could slow time, like while falling through floor it would give more enjoyable experience.
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Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood received 1,483 positive votes out of a total of 1,569 achieving a rating of 8.97.
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Max: The Curse of Brotherhood was developed by Press Play and published by Xbox Game Studios.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is not playable on MacOS.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is not playable on Linux.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a single-player game.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood does not currently offer any DLC.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Max: The Curse of Brotherhood PEGI 12
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Release 21 May 2014
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