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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

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 2,835
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 9, 2025
Minimum PC
256 MB
1 GB RAM · 7 GB disk
Full requirements

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.

How many players finish Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse?

41% of Steam players have unlocked «Game Complete», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse system requirements

Minimum: 256 MB, 1 GB RAM, 7 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista
Processor
1.4 GHz
Graphics
256 MB
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
7 GB available space

Does Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
35
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Russian, Polish.

Does Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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