Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy...
About Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
A robbery… a murder… and the beginning of another epic, original Broken Sword adventure.
From multi-award winning Revolution Software comes the latest explosive episode in this classic series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy. A conspiracy whose roots lie in mysteries older than the written word...
Armed only with logic, integrity and a wry sense of humour - can George and Nico save mankind from disaster?
Can you solve the secret of the Serpent’s Curse? A curse forged by the Devil himself...
Key Features:
- The latest game in the global smash Broken Sword series
- Solve riddles, defeat conspiracies, and survive chilling threats
- A wonderful cast of characters - all fully voiced
- Classic point-and-click gameplay
- Stunning music from world-acclaimed composer, Barrington Pheloung
This Definitive Edition also includes:
- Unlockable Character Gallery
- Full controller support
- Additional animations and sound effects
- Enhanced UI
- Tap-to-continue speech option
Story
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The story plot centers around the painting La Maledicció. George Stobbart and Nicole Collard witness as a masked man steals La Maledicció and kills the gallery owner. Both have their motivations to solve the crime, George works for the painting's insurer, Nico is a reporter and the police are incompetent, and so they unravel a conspiracy which is somehow connected to the Gnostic Gospels.
Trailers
Game details
- Developers
- Revolution Software Ltd
- Publishers
- Revolution Software Ltd
- Release date
- Dec 4, 2013
- Genres
- Adventure, 1990's, Female Protagonist, Point & Click, Investigation, Hand-drawn, Puzzle, Cartoony, Story Rich, Mystery, Conspiracy, Historical, Detective, Funny, Immersive, Indie, Singleplayer, Exploration, Cinematic, 2D
- Modes
- Single-player
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Steam features
- 35 achievements, Family Sharing, Remote Play, Trading cards
- Themes
- Fantasy, Historical
- Camera
- Third person, Side view
- Series
- Broken Sword
- Engine
- Virtual Theatre
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| French | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Italian | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| German | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Spanish (Spain) | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Russian | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Polish | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
System requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista
- Processor: 1.4 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB
- Storage: 7 GB available space
Ratings
Steam Deck & Linux
Steam Deck Playable
- Shows button icons from other controllers
- Everything works with the default controls
- Text is readable on the Deck screen
- Runs well with the default graphics settings
- External controllers don't work for the main player
- SteamOS: Playable
- Steam Machine: Playable
ProtonDB: Early reports: Platinum (7 reports) See reports
Native Linux version
DLC & editions
Also on Steam
- Broken Sword 5: Soundtrack
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