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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Revolution Software Ltd · 2024-09-19

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

Releases: Sep 19, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 25, 2025 (Android), Jun 25, 2025 (iOS), Sep 19, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Sep 19, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 19, 2024 (Linux)

The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2024, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 1360 reviews).

13
playing now
94%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (2,893 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 55 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 27k–61k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,360 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$17.99-40%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.74 at Fanatical (2026-05-18) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 78 of 111 observed days · $5.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14614620242026Week of 2024-09-19: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5432026-09-15 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 22 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 18 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 20 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 15 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 23 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 27 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 26 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 54 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 16 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 32 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 24 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 22 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
16513Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 165 · peak 502Oct 2024 — avg 57 · peak 234Nov 2024 — avg 31 · peak 107Dec 2024 — avg 33 · peak 108Jan 2025 — avg 28 · peak 112Feb 2025 — avg 22 · peak 84Mar 2025 — avg 17 · peak 63Apr 2025 — avg 13 · peak 47May 2025 — avg 17 · peak 74Jun 2025 — avg 37 · peak 132Jul 2025 — avg 32 · peak 99Aug 2025 — avg 28 · peak 108Sep 2025 — avg 23 · peak 77Oct 2025 — avg 22 · peak 82Nov 2025 — avg 31 · peak 123Dec 2025 — avg 33 · peak 100Jan 2026 — avg 38 · peak 110Feb 2026 — avg 23 · peak 67Mar 2026 — avg 24 · peak 87Apr 2026 — avg 23 · peak 79May 2026 — avg 35 · peak 133Jun 2026 — avg 23 · peak 64Jul 2026 — avg 23 · peak 75Aug 2026 — avg 21 · peak 88
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$12.742024-09-192026-10-142024-09-19 — best price $29.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-01-18 — best price $29.992025-02-21 — best price $29.992025-03-19 — best price $22.492025-05-01 — best price $20.992025-06-07 — best price $29.992025-06-25 — best price $29.992025-07-27 — best price $29.992025-08-26 — best price $20.092025-09-23 — best price $29.992025-10-11 — best price $29.992025-11-07 — best price $13.492025-11-25 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $17.992026-01-18 — best price $13.492026-02-12 — best price $29.992026-03-11 — best price $17.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-04-28 — best price $23.992026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-06-16 — best price $29.992026-07-19 — best price $17.992026-08-06 — best price $29.992026-08-28 — best price $17.992026-09-02 — best price $17.992026-09-07 — best price $17.992026-09-12 — best price $29.992026-09-17 — best price $17.992026-09-22 — best price $17.992026-09-27 — best price $17.992026-10-02 — best price $17.992026-10-07 — best price $17.992026-10-12 — best price $17.992026-10-14 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
70.8%
earned "Paris in the Fall"
37.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only Option3 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2024-11-27, latest 2024-12-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)3,47648%27
Steam (Steam)1,00923%26
PS4 (PlayStation)57470%27
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)36933%26
Switch (Nintendo)550%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DFunnyMysteryCartoonyCinematicDetectiveNarrativeConspiracyHand-drawnHistorical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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