Bread & Fred
Released May 2023
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.
78% positive · 5,250 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Bread & Fred launched on May 23, 2023 and has received a healthy post-launch content history. The first major update arrived on June 29, 2023, adding online multiplayer. A second major content update — the Super Duper Ultra Redux Mixtape — shipped on September 22, 2023, bringing new music, characters, and gameplay. The most recent major content addition was The Laboratory Update on March 7, 2025, which the developer described as doubling the game's content with a new parallel map, new mechanics, NPCs, lore, and secret zones — all delivered for free.
Since The Laboratory Update, developer activity has shifted toward maintenance: an achievements and bug fix patch on September 10, 2025 noted the team had been "busy working on ports and an online patch," and a further small error-logging update shipped on January 9, 2026. On June 4, 2025, SandCastles Studio announced a demo for their next game, Gnaughty Gnomes, signaling the studio's attention has moved toward a new project.
All three DLC items listed on the store are released. No future content for Bread & Fred has been announced or teased since The Laboratory Update. The developer's own June 2025 post confirms their focus has pivoted to a new title. The pattern of activity — major content followed by maintenance-only patches and a studio pivot — indicates the game's content development concluded with The Laboratory Update on March 7, 2025.
Evidence
The Laboratory Update launched, doubling the game's content with a new parallel map, new mechanics, NPCs, lore, and secret zones — all free. No future content was announced alongside it.
SandCastles Studio announced their new game Gnaughty Gnomes and its demo, indicating the studio's development focus has shifted to a new title.
Content
3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Infogrames
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen
About this game
Bread & Fred is a challenging co-op platformer from Apogee where two players must cooperate to jump and climb to the top of a snowy mountain. Play as both Bread and Fred in their exasperating and sometimes maddening climb that requires precision with every jump. Each time you land you’ll be closer to the peak and one step closer to mastering the platforming, but your fall down the mountain will be even farther.
- Swing to reach distant platforms!
Bread and Fred are attached to each other. That means you don’t only fall together, but you can make good use of momentum to swing and propel each other beyond what any single penguin could have ever jumped. Make sure one of you anchors down to the ground or you’ll both fall!
- Hold on to walls as long as you can!
The penguins’ little hands aren't very good, but you can hang on a wall with your partner for a few seconds to swing them around and overcome the next obstacle. Be careful though. These penguins are chubby so you can’t hold on long. Act fast!
- Single-player mode!
Can’t find your penguin buddy? Strap your rope to Jeff (a rock!) and use it instead! The climb will all be up to you and your skill, but that also means you have no one to blame when you fall...
Legends say that with these skills, a few penguin heroes have managed to reach the top. Will you be one of them?
Each fall will hurt, but try to learn and laugh through it. Think carefully about each jump and master the penguin skills to reach the summit.
For the craziest climbers, Bread & Fred includes a speedrun mode so you can compete and be crowned the best penguins on the planet.
The mountain awaits you. Complete your mission. Cooperate with each other and you will be able to go far up the mountain. Just try not to fall (too much). Good luck!!
Penguin Mechanics:
- Swing to reach distant platforms!
Bread and Fred are attached to each other. That means you don’t only fall together, but you can make good use of momentum to swing and propel each other beyond what any single penguin could have ever jumped. Make sure one of you anchors down to the ground or you’ll both fall!
- Hold on to walls as long as you can!
The penguins’ little hands aren't very good, but you can hang on a wall with your partner for a few seconds to swing them around and overcome the next obstacle. Be careful though. These penguins are chubby so you can’t hold on long. Act fast!
- Single-player mode!
Can’t find your penguin buddy? Strap your rope to Jeff (a rock!) and use it instead! The climb will all be up to you and your skill, but that also means you have no one to blame when you fall...
Legends say that with these skills, a few penguin heroes have managed to reach the top. Will you be one of them?
Each fall will hurt, but try to learn and laugh through it. Think carefully about each jump and master the penguin skills to reach the summit.
For the craziest climbers, Bread & Fred includes a speedrun mode so you can compete and be crowned the best penguins on the planet.
The mountain awaits you. Complete your mission. Cooperate with each other and you will be able to go far up the mountain. Just try not to fall (too much). Good luck!!
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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