Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game

69 2006-09-15 • Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure • Sumo Sheffield

About the game

After reluctantly battling dragons, Mayan gods, and becoming a Knight of a long lost Holy Order, unwitting hero George Stobbart settles down to a life of mundane 9-5 office work. Who would have thought that a mysterious and beautiful woman would enter his life; a woman whose sudden disappearance draws him into a desperate search for a nefarious artifact of great and terrible power?

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Genres
Point-and-click • Puzzle • Adventure • Indie
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Third person • Side view
Platforms and release dates

PC

2007-02-13
Developers
Sumo Sheffield
Publishers
THQ • DreamCatcher Interactive • The Adventure Company
Other companies
Revolution Software
Game Engines
Emmersion
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73
Metacritic31 ratings
60
IGDB1 rating

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After reluctantly battling dragons, Mayan gods, and becoming a Knight of a long lost Holy Order, unwitting hero George Stobbart settles down to a life of mundane 9-5 office work. Who would have thought that a mysterious and beautiful woman would enter his life; a woman whose sudden disappearance draws him into a desperate search for a nefarious artifact of great and terrible power?

Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game returns to its roots by reintroducing point-and-click-based mouse control next to keyboard control, although still relying on a full 3D engine with fixed camera perspectives. A few puzzles are still action-based, but you are now given more time to act in stressful situations, rather than having to make split-second decisions. Next to the regular puzzles, you need to investigate images, texts and clues in the central manuscript as the story progresses.

Details

Genres
Point-and-click • Puzzle • Adventure • Indie
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Third person • Side view
Platforms and release dates

PC

2007-02-13
Developers
Sumo Sheffield
Publishers
THQ • DreamCatcher Interactive • The Adventure Company
Other companies
Revolution Software
Game Engines
Emmersion