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Bread & Fred

Bread & Fred follows two penguins climbing a snowy mountain. In co-op, players control one penguin each and must coordinate their ascent while tied together by a rope. Players jump between platforms, use the rope’s momentum to swing across gaps, anchor one penguin to propel the other, and cling briefly to walls. Careful timing and positioning matter, since a fall can send both penguins back down. A single-player mode pairs one penguin with a rock companion named Jeff. The game also offers checkpoints and other assist options, along with a speedrun mode for timed climbs.

Guide two tethered penguins up a snowy mountain, timing jumps, swings, and wall hangs in a precision co-op climb.

Released 23 May 2023

78%positive of
5.2k player reviews
$14.99
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Swing on the Rope

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Anchor Your Partner

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Cling to Walls

Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

Developed by SandCastles Studio · Published by Infogrames, Atari

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Online Lobby Failures
  2. Progress-Losing Falls
  3. Control and Physics Bugs
  4. Connection and Lag
78%
positive of 5.2k player reviews

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Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS
Steam Deck Playable
Achievements 26
Age ratings
  • ClassInd (Brazil) L
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 3 — Interaksi Daring
  • Steam (Germany) 12
Players 1–2
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Co-op campaign
  • Local co-op
  • Split screen
Other modes
  • 2-player co-op mountain climb
  • shared/split-screen co-op
  • speedrun mode with competitive time comparison
  • co-op time trials/bear trials
Multiplayer Bread & Fred supports a two-player co-op mode and a separate single-player mode. Co-op is available locally and online, with shared/split-screen support and Remote Play Together listed. The game centers on two tethered characters cooperating to climb the mountain, and it also includes competitive speedrun/time trial play described as competing for best times.
Multiplayer & mods No multiplayer mod support is stated. Reviews mention using Steam Remote Play Together and Parsec as workarounds for online play quality, but these are external tools, not game mods.
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
Demo View demo on Steam
DLC / extras 3 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Bread & Fred EULA
Content notices
  • Online interactivity
Website Official website

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It was developed by SandCastles Studio and published by Infogrames, Atari, released on May 23, 2023.
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