
2014 · Bossa Studios · Platformer · Puzzle
I Am Bread
Timed PlayStation exclusive
I am Bread is an action-adventure simulation game. It puts the player in control of a slice of bread and the aim of each level is to turn the bread into toast. If the bread, before becoming toast, touches objects the "edible" meter will go down. Objects and substances that can make this go down can be water and the floor.
- Released
- 3 December 2014
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneiOSmacOS
- Genres
- PlatformerPuzzleSimulationAdventureIndie
- Developers
- Bossa Studios
- Publishers
- Bossa Studios
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- ActionComedyKids
- Engine
- Unity
About
I Am Bread is a platform video game developed and published by Bossa Studios on 9 April 2015. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Xbox One, and Android. It was removed from Google Play in January 2020. The gameplay involves using various abilities, such as sticking to surfaces, to solve puzzles and reach the toaster. Along the way, players must avoid hazards like dirty floors, knives, and pets.
I Am Bread received mixed reviews upon release, with some praising its uniquely humorous premise and challenging gameplay, while others criticized its controls and repetitive nature.
Keywords
- steam
- digital distribution
- pre-release public testing
- non-humanoid protagonist
- qwoplike
- pax prime 2015
- declarative title
- giant environment
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
I Am Bread puts the player in control of a slice of bread. The aim of each level is to turn the bread into toast. g. the floor, water, or ants), it will get dirty and the "edibility" meter will go down.
To control the bread the player must use the arrow keys or an analog stick. The levels are based on the seven days of the week.
Story
Mr. Murton is a therapy patient who had a failed business in the past and a divorced wife. He is distressed over alleged break-ins into his house with the culprit supposedly leaving behind pieces of toasted bread as a taunt or warning. With each scenario, Mr.
Murton progressively finds out that the culprit of the disarranged house are sentient slices of a specific bread, and at the end, throws the bread out in the trash and escapes custody from the therapy building. After a slice of bread that escaped the garbage truck causes an explosion at a gas station, another slice of bread confronts Mr. Murton while he is driving away from the scene with the intent of eliminating the bread. Terrified, Mr.
Reception
I Am Bread received mixed reception from critics, with PC version receiving a 60/100 Metacritic rating, based on 25 critics, the PlayStation 4 version receiving a 51/100 and the iOS version receiving a 58/100. Most criticism of the game came from the poor controls and camera angles.
PC Gamer writer Jordan Erica Webber gave the game a 58/100 score and commented on the fact that "the game is better played in front of an audience, but there is more available than what someone may see at first glance". Kotaku writer Luke Plunkett said that the game might actually have "some depth beyond just laughing at the bread-walking."
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Surgeon Simulator 2 Launch Bundle
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