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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

2024

Should you play it?

The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.

What works

  • Faithful and beautiful remaster of a classic
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Logical and enjoyable puzzles
  • Option to switch between original and new graphics
  • Quality-of-life improvements and hint system

Things to keep in mind

  • Voice audio quality inconsistent or muffled
  • Some minor bugs and interface quirks
  • Slow walking speed and some long animations
  • Lack of nico playable segments from director's cut
  • Price considered high by some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Broken Sword: Director's Cut (2009)

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  • Slender Threads

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  • Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles

  • Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends

More creative

Games that feels like Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged but with more room to create and customize

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026