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Fin dalla sua pubblicazione su Xbox Live Arcade, ''Braid'' è stato giudicato molto positivamente dalla critica: il suo voto medio sul sito di aggregazione di recensioni [[MetaCritic]] è di 93%,<ref name="metacritic"/> rendendolo il gioco con la media più alta fra quelli disponibili nel servizio online<ref>{{cite web | url = http://braid-game.com/news/?p=303 | title = Braid is the highest-rated XBLA game ever. (Also, sales data). | first = Jonathan | last = Blow | publisher = Braid-game.com | date = 2008-08-09 | accessdate = 2009-02-20 }}</ref> e il 10° per Xbox 360.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/games/xbox360/ | title = Xbox 360 Game Reviews from MetaCritic | publisher = [[MetaCritic]] | accessdate = 2009-02-20}}</ref>
''Braid'' è stato acquistato da più di 55,000 durante la prima settimana dal rilascio.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://braid-game.com/news/?p=323 | title=Stats: The First Week of Braid | first = Jonathan | last = Blow | date = 2008-08-13 | accessdate = 2009-02-20 | publisher = Braid-game.com}}</ref> Blow ha dichiarato che il gioco è stato il secondo più venduto su Xbox Live Arcade title nel 2008,<ref name="nowgamer">{{cite web | url = http://www.nowgamer.com/news/307/braid-has-been-very-profitable-for-creator | title = Braid has been "very profitable" for creator | publisher = Now Gamer | date =2009-03-18 | accessdate = 2009-04-11 | first = Christopher | last = Reynolds }}</ref> e che il guadagno ottenuto è stato al di là delle sue aspettative.<ref name="nowgamer"/>
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InOltre additionche toad winningavere thevinto il premio Independent Games Festival award indel 2006, duringdurante itslo designsviluppo, ''Braid'' wasè selectedstato byscelto dai membri di [[GameSpot]] for their 2008 awards income "Best Original Downloadable Console Game",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/special-achievement/index.html?page=9|title=GameSpot's Best Games of 2008: Best Original Downloadable Console Game|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=2008-12-25}}</ref> "Best Platformer",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/genre-awards/index.html?page=5|title=GameSpot's Best Games of 2008: Best Platformer|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=2008-12-25}}</ref> ande "Best Licensed Music",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/special-achievement/index.html?page=14|title=GameSpot's Best Games of 2008: Best Licensed Music|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=2008-12-25}}</ref>, ande byda [[Official Xbox Magazine]] for their 2008 awards ofcome "XBox Live Arcade Game of the Year", "Best Soundtrack", ande "Best Ending" andoltre oneche ofad essere uno theirdei "Indisputably Incredible Runners-ups to Game of the Year".<ref>{{cite news | title = The 2008 Official Xbox Magazine Game of the Year Awards | publisher = ''[[Official Xbox Magazine]]'' #93 | date = February 2009}}</ref> ''Braid'' wasè awardedstato theinsignito come "Casual Game of the Year" atalla the12° 12thedizione Annualdella premiazione annuale dell'[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22406 | title = LittleBigPlanet Dominates At AIAS Awards | publisher = [[Gamasutra]] | date = 2009-02-20 | accessdate = 2009-02-20 |first = David | last = Jenkins }}</ref>. È Braidstato infine wasnominato nominatedper forcinque fivepremi Xbox Live Arcade 2008 awards<ref>[http://kotaku.com/5161442/vote-in-the-2008-xbox-live-arcade-awards Vote In The Xbox Live Arcade 2008 Awards], Kotaku.com. Fetched 3/24/2009.</ref>, winningvincendone oneuno awardnella in the category ofcategoria "Best Innovation".<ref>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/xblaawards/ 2008 Arcade Awards], microsoft.com. Fetched 3/24/2009.</ref>
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