Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Point-and-click mystery about a stolen painting and ancient conspiracy
Revolution Software Ltd · Released Dec 4, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 2,835
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 8
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- May 19, 2022
What is Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse?
A single-player point-and-click adventure that begins with a robbery and murder at a Paris gallery. As George Stobbart and journalist Nico Collard, you investigate locations and solve puzzles while tracing a stolen painting to an ancient conspiracy.
For you if...
- +you like historical mysteries with humor
- +you enjoy solving puzzles with optional hints
Not for you if...
- −you dislike dialogue-heavy adventures with a slow pace
- −you need every puzzle solution to feel intuitive
What players say
89% of 2,835 reviews are positive
Players praise the painted backgrounds, humor, voice acting, and return to point-and-click gameplay. Common complaints concern unintuitive puzzles, slow pacing, and a story some find weaker than earlier entries. A few players report technical problems, including freezes and a late-game bug.
Screenshots and trailer
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz
- Graphics
- 256 MB
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 35
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Russian, Polish.
Tags
- 1990's
- Female Protagonist
- Adventure
- Point & Click
- Investigation
- Hand-drawn
- Puzzle
- Cartoony
- Story Rich
- Mystery
- Conspiracy
- Historical
- Detective
- Funny
- Immersive
- Indie
Recent updates
- May 19, 2022 · LONG OVERDUE; THE BIG UPDATE YOU DESERVE
- Dec 5, 2019 · Beyond a Steel Sky - Release Update
- Mar 10, 2017 · Broken Sword 20th Anniversary Update
- Mar 10, 2017 · Broken Sword 20th Anniversary Update
1 DLC available.
