10 Small Video Games That Left HUGE Impacts

Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons sees players take control of brothers Naiee and Naia who're tasked with embarking on a long and perilous journey to collect life-saving medicine for their father.

On their way they must work together to traverse treacherous obstacles, fend off foes, and solve puzzles to progress, with players controlling both siblings simultaneously.

With characters speaking in a fictional language, everything players need to know about the plot and tone is elegantly communicated through expressive visuals, a breathtaking score, and how the siblings interact with each other. Despite the vastness of their journey, their story is a profoundly intimate one that explores themes of family, loss, and growing up.

Where A Tale Of Two Sons excels the most, though, is how it integrates its gameplay mechanics into its storytelling.

Without going into spoilers, players have a tangible connection to each brother throughout the game via the controller. When this physical connection is disrupted after a harrowing event late in the game, how players interact with the game changes drastically.

Players literally feel a change in how they engage with the gameworld around them after this point, and the effect is one that players won't soon forget.