Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
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Developers | |
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Revolution Software | |
Engines | |
Virtual Theatre | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 4, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) | December 4, 2013 |
Linux | December 4, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 69 |
OpenCritic | 74 |
IGDB | 74 |
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 |
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Retail | ||||
Developer website | ||||
GOG.com | Does not include the manual, which can be downloaded from the official website | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition. Includes an art book, 3 comics and the soundtrack. | |||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Soundtrack |
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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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 |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Broken Sword 5\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Broken Sword 5/ |
Linux | ~/.bs5/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings explained
- Game does not allow to set custom resolution, only one of the following presets:
Windowed
Non-resizeable window. 1280x720 or 1920x1080 depending on desktop resolution.Full Screen 1
1280x720 or 1920x1080 depending on desktop resolution.Full Screen 2
Uses desktop resolution, 16:9 stretched.Full Screen 3
Uses desktop resolution, 16:9 Vert- for ultra-widescreen, Hor- for narrower aspect ratios.
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Vert- or stretched, see explanation. Vert- is unplayable due to certain areas being inaccessible. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use either Full Screen 2 or Full Screen 3 , see explanation. |
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Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects and Speech. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | American and British subtitles available. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OpenAL |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8, 10 |
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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |