Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Fair · Narrative · 2013
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $24.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 11.1h
- Value
- $2.25/hr
- Reviews
- 89% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 256 MB, 7 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $3.74. That was February 2023. Its cuts run 80 percent off as a rule. There have been 70 in the 13 years tracked, about 7 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 10 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 96 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010) ($5.99, scores 63) outscores it, and so does Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer ($19.99, scores 70). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
This site sampled 370 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written June 2020 to September 2026.
The drop-off
68% start to 4% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
4 players online when we last checked, on Sep 30, 23:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Broken Sword's puzzles never disappoints (I mean it in a sarcastic way). I've played the first installment, The Shadow of the Templars way back in 1997 (or 96, I'm not sure anymore), as a dare from one of my friends, who considers this, the most boring game they have ever played. And I've been hooked ever since. The same feeling, or sense of accomplishment when you have solved a puzzle, no matter how farfetched and...
It's a decent point-and-click adventure game. The story is kinda mid with a few interesting moments, the characters are mostly forgettable, and some of the puzzles are borderline impossible without outside help (I'm looking at you desk puzzle). Would I suggest it? If you are a fan of the Broken Sword series, then yes. But if you are a newcomer to the series, go and play either the 1st or 2nd game first as your...
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Cite this score
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse scores 60/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/262940/broken-sword-5-the-serpent-s-curseReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 20, price as of Oct 1.
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