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Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse

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Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse cover
Developers
Revolution Software
Engines
Virtual Theatre
Release dates
Windows December 4, 2013
macOS (OS X) December 4, 2013
Linux December 4, 2013
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse on Wikipedia
Broken Sword
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars 1996
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror 1997
Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon 2003
Broken Sword 4: The Angel of Death (Secrets of the Ark) 2006
Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars (unofficial) 2008
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered 2009
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars: Director's Cut 2010
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse 2013
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged 2024
Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone 2024

General information

Official Website
Broken Sword Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows
Developer website
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Does not include the manual, which can be downloaded from the official website
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Deluxe Edition. Includes an art book, 3 comics and the soundtrack.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Soundtrack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Broken Sword 5\vt7.ini
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Broken Sword 5/
Linux ~/.bs5/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Broken Sword 5\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Broken Sword 5/
Linux ~/.bs5/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings explained

Game does not allow to set custom resolution, only one of the following presets:
  1. Windowed Non-resizeable window. 1280x720 or 1920x1080 depending on desktop resolution.
  2. Full Screen 1 1280x720 or 1920x1080 depending on desktop resolution.
  3. Full Screen 2 Uses desktop resolution, 16:9 stretched.
  4. Full Screen 3 Uses desktop resolution, 16:9 Vert- for ultra-widescreen, Hor- for narrower aspect ratios.
In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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Input settings

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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In-game language settings.
In-game language settings.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
American and British subtitles available.
German
French
Italian
Polish
Spanish
Russian

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM

References