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{{Infobox video game
| title          = The Bridge
| image          = The-Bridge-video-game-logo.png
| developer      = The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
| publisher      = The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
| designer       = Ty Taylor<br/>Mario Castañeda
| programmer     = Ty Taylor
| artist         = Mario Castañeda
| composer       = Kevin MacLeod
| engine         = [[Software:Unity (game engine)|Unity]] 
|released = '''Windows'''<br/>February 22, 2013<br/>'''Xbox Live Arcade'''<br/>November 13, 2013<br/>'''Linux'''<br/>May 15, 2014<br/>'''OS X'''<br/>May 16, 2014<br/>'''Android, Amazon Fire TV'''<br>June 30, 2014<br>'''Xbox One'''<br>August 14, 2015<br>'''PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Ouya'''<br>August 18, 2015<br>'''Wii U'''<br>August 20, 2015<br>'''Switch'''<br>September 7, 2017
| genre          = [[Software:Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
| modes          = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms      = [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Engineering:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Engineering:Amazon Fire TV|Amazon Fire TV]], [[Engineering:Ouya|Ouya]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[Engineering:PlayStation Vita|PlayStation Vita]], [[Engineering:Wii U|Wii U]], [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Switch]]
}}
'''''The Bridge''''' is a 2013 [[Engineering:Video game|video game]] designed by American developer Ty Taylor for [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]], [[Software:OS X|OS X]], [[Engineering:Amazon Fire TV|Amazon Fire TV]], [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Engineering:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]], [[Engineering:Ouya|Ouya]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[Engineering:PlayStation Vita|PlayStation Vita]], [[Engineering:Wii U|Wii U]], and [[Engineering:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]]. It was developed by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild.<ref name=Destructreview /> The player controls an Escher-like character and the rotation of the 2D environment, which affects gravity based on the changing orientation of the landscape.<ref name=GIreview />

== Plot ==
The game opens with the nameless main character sleeping under an apple tree. After an apple hits him in the head and wakes him up, he is guided to his house with three doors, behind which lie further doors and levels. The story is explained through the environment and post-world text as the game progresses.<ref name=Destructreview /><ref name=EuroGreview />

== Gameplay ==
The goal of each level is to get the main character to the exit door. The game's puzzles are inspired by the art of M. C. Escher and like his artworks, each level unfolds in grayscale with hand-drawn illustrations.<ref name=GSreview /> The player can rotate the world using the arrow keys, changing the gravitational direction of individual objects, or control the main character with A and D to go left and right.<ref name=Destructreview /><ref name=GIreview />
The Wii U version utilizes the GamePad touch and accelerometer. The player can use the Wii U GamePad touch capabilities to interact with the world to move the character, open doors, activate objects, and interact with the menu system and UI. The player can also tilt the Wii U GamePad to rotate gravity in the game.

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 74/100<ref name=MC /><br />X360: 76/100<ref name=MC_X360 /><br />XONE: 72/100<ref name=MC_XONE /><br />WIIU: 78/100<ref name=MC_WIIU /><br />NS: 74/100<ref name=MC_NS />
| EuroG = 6.0/10<ref name=EuroGreview />
| GI = 7.5/10<ref name=GIreview />
| GSpot = 7.5/10<ref name=GSreview />
| NLife = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name=Nlifereview />
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''The Bridge'' received positive reviews from critics. It has an aggregate score of 74/100 on Metacritic.<ref name=MC /> The game won the 2012 [[Software:Indie Game Challenge|Indie Game Challenge]] award for Achievement in Art Direction and Achievement in Gameplay.<ref name=Tach_polygon />
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== References ==
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<ref name=MC>{{cite web |title=The Bridge (2013) for PC Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=July 7, 2013 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240116163204/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=MC_X360>{{cite web |title=The Bridge for Xbox 360 Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=January 17, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240116163647/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=MC_XONE>{{cite web |title=The Bridge for Xbox One Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=January 17, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240116164104/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=MC_WIIU>{{cite web |title=The Bridge for Wii U Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=January 17, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240116163658/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=wii-u |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=MC_NS>{{cite web |title=The Bridge for Switch Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=January 17, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240116163736/https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-bridge-2013/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=GIreview>{{cite magazine|last=Marchiafava|first=Jeff|title=Stumbling Toward Fun At A Sluggish Pace|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_bridge/b/pc/archive/2013/02/26/stumbling-toward-fun-at-a-sluggish-pace.aspx|magazine=Game Informer|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=February 26, 2013|archive-date=July 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708212253/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_bridge/b/pc/archive/2013/02/26/stumbling-toward-fun-at-a-sluggish-pace.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=Destructreview>{{cite web|last=Hancock|first=Patrick|title=It turns out that ceilings can be floors|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-the-bridge-247739.phtml|website=[[Social:Destructoid|Destructoid]]|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=March 7, 2013|archive-date=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627211647/http://www.destructoid.com/review-the-bridge-247739.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=GSreview>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Leif|title=The Bridge Review - GameSpot.com|url=http://www.gamespot.com/the-bridge/reviews/the-bridge-review-6404664/|website=GameSpot|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=March 1, 2013|archive-date=July 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705082115/http://www.gamespot.com/the-bridge/reviews/the-bridge-review-6404664/|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=EuroGreview>{{cite web|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|title=The Bridge review - Let's twist again.|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-28-the-bridge-review|website=Eurogamer|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=March 1, 2013|archive-date=July 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707195103/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-28-the-bridge-review|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=Tach_polygon>{{cite web|last=Tach|first=Dave|title=GameStop cancels this year's Indie Game Challenge, future unclear|url=http://www.polygon.com/2012/12/15/3771306/indie-game-challenge-2013-hiatus-gamestop|website=Polygon|accessdate=July 7, 2013|date=December 15, 2012|archive-date=June 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617020755/http://www.polygon.com/2012/12/15/3771306/indie-game-challenge-2013-hiatus-gamestop|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=Nlifereview>{{cite web|last=Bowling|first=Steve|title=The Bridge (Wii U eShop) Review|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/bridge|website=Nintendo Life|accessdate=August 19, 2015|date=August 19, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819135129/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/wiiu-eshop/bridge|archivedate=August 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

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== See also ==

* ''[[Software:Tumblestone|Tumblestone]]''

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