Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers.
The brothers are moved individually by two thumbsticks on the controller. The controller
triggers also cause the respective brother to interact with the game world, such as
talking to a non-player character or grabbing onto a ledge or object. The older brother
is the stronger of the two and can pull levers or boost his younger brother to higher
spaces, while the younger one can pass between narrow bars. The player progresses by
manipulating the two brothers at the same time to complete various puzzles, often
requiring the player to manipulate both brothers to perform differing functions (such as
one distracting a hostile non-player character while the other makes their way around).
Should either brother fall from a great height or get injured, the game restarts at a
recent checkpoint. All of the in-game dialogue is spoken in a fictional language, thus
the story is conveyed through actions, gestures and expressions.
