Broken Age: Act 1 follows the lives of Vella and Shay who are in 2 different worlds, but put in a similar situation. Vella wants to break the traditions of her hometown Sugar Bunting and Shay wants to escape from the spaceship that acts as his parents with an AI.

The game has visuals that remind everyone of a children’s storybook. Players can switch between Vela and Shay, and travel between their different worlds. Both the characters in the game want to break free from the traditions that bind them.