Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Associated With

Revolution Software - creator or operator

Defining Feature

Point-and-click investigation led by George Stobbart and Nico Collard

Status

Reintroduced - Original 1996 version remains catalogued; Revolution released the Reforged edition in 2024

Overview

Broken Sword follows George Stobbart and Nico Collard through a hand-drawn point-and-click mystery.

An explosion outside a Paris café pulls American tourist George into a larger conspiracy. With journalist Nico, he follows clues across Europe and the Middle East through conversation, observation and object-based puzzles.

Revolution Software released the adventure in 1996. The original remains in its catalogue alongside the 2024 Reforged edition, which adds 4K remastered visuals and enhanced audio.

Why It Mattered

Broken Sword made investigation feel like travel through an animated thriller. Its characters, locations and slowly widening conspiracy gave point-and-click puzzles narrative weight. Revolution released a Reforged edition in 2024.

Investigation Structure

• George Stobbart and Nico Collard investigate a trail of mysteries involving a Knights Templar conspiracy.

Point-and-Click Play

• Players explore scenes, gather clues and interact with a cast of characters.
• Puzzles use observation, deduction, code-solving and object manipulation.
• The game uses fully voiced dialogue.

Reforged Edition

• Revolution lists the original version as 1996 and Reforged as 2024.
• Reforged adds 4K remastered visuals and enhanced audio to the original adventure.
• The official catalogue retains entries for both the 1996 legacy version and the newer edition.
• Revolution Software was founded in 1990 and is based in York.

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