Broken Age, the long-awaited new game from Double Fine which helped push Kickstarter into the gaming limelight, is finally available for purchase. Double Fine has faithfully recorded and shared the development process with its backers, and today celebrates the public, commercial release of Broken Age Act 1 on Steam with this new launch trailer.

As Ludwig points out in our review of Broken Age Act 1, the game is clearly the offspring of the classic point-and-click adventure games that Schafer had a big hand in popularizing, though the archaic elements of the genre are mated with more modern, user-friendly features, resulting in an enjoyable, if staid, adventure. “The lack of challenge and a dearth of branching dialogue (sorry – these dialogue trees resemble bamboo shafts) disappoint, yes, but Broken Age always elicits a smile and a desire to continue,” our review states before awarding the game 4 of 5 stars.

Whether you prefer the PC, Mac or Linux platforms, you’ll find Broken Age Act 1 now available on Steam for $25. Broken Age Act 2 is slated for release “later this year” when it will become available to owners of Act 1 as a free downloadable addition.