Broken Sword 3 - the Sleeping Dragon (2003)

Wait56%

Mixed · 894 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Revolution Software Ltd · Adventure · Dec 2, 2009

Player review score
56%
Mixed
Price
$5.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Broken Sword 3 - the Sleeping Dragon (2003)?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 144 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 78 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 894 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
144 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Right off the bat I want to say that this game has the most interesting and gripping story.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good voice acting accompanied by good music which fits every scene pretty nicely.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As usual, everything is very well thought through, and after a short learning curve you forget about the interface and immerse yourself in the adventure, which is probably the most cinematic of all, and goes completely over the top in the end.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
3 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was playing on a Steam Deck and most of the time the game ran well.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story144 reviews
Audio37 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
67% still recommend
Characters
33% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
58% still recommend
Gameplay
54% still recommend
Controls
51% still recommend
Interface
52% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Bugs
30% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$5.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.03.

8 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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