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Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars

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Broken Sword 2.5:
The Return of the Templars
Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars cover
Developers
mindFactory
Release dates
Windows September 28, 2008[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Adventure
Series Broken Sword
Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars on HowLongToBeat
Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars on IGDB
Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars on MobyGames
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

Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars is a singleplayer adventure game in the Broken Sword series.

Key points

Also known as Baphomets Fluch 2.5
Freeware fan-made game meant as a prequel to Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon
Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

Broken Sword Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch fixes various freezes and inventory issues.

Voice packs, subtitles

French subtitles
English voice pack also includes French subtitles and patch above.

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Broken Sword 2.5\config.lua

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Broken Sword 2.5\saves\

Save game cloud syncing

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
1920x1080 fixed resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter (when using ScummVM).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On by default; set in configuration file.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No framerate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound Effects, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Croatian
French
German
Hebrew
Available from ScummVM.
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
64-bit support requires a 64-bit build of ScummVM.
macOS (OS X)
Use ScummVM.
Linux
Use ScummVM.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Cutscenes Theora

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


References

  1. We are all set - Developer's website - last accessed on May 2023