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Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered (2010)
‘Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Remastered’ is a stunning update to the multi million-selling original. A mysterious escapade of intrigue and deceit, in which journalist Nico Collard and her adventuring companion George Stobbart must overcome powerful forces from fulfilling their evil ambitions.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Charming, funny adventure writing” (20 of 91 reviews) and “Classic point-and-click puzzles” (19); the most common complaint is “Obtuse, illogical puzzle design” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
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6 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Only purchase when it is on sale, the end of the game puzzle is tooooooo easyyyyyy :-(”
13 of the 91 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“A Remaster of the classic Broken Sword 2 game. It still holds up. But there are a lot of rough edges in this game. The puzzles are a bit on the obtuse side. But that is par for the course as far as 90s adventure games…”
12 of the 91 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Only purchase when it is on sale, the end of the game puzzle is tooooooo easyyyyyy :-(”
11 of the 91 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 91 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 91 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I'd recommend this games except the weird, very very slow, walking that follows a pattern like a chess piece is so annoying. Im giving up. I can't deal with the pace.”
Counted across 91 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“With the upcoming remaster of Broken Sword 2, I decided to dip into my Steam collection and…play the remastered version of Broken Sword 2? How does that work? In 2024 Revolution Software redid Broken Sword 1 for the third time, upgrading to 4K graphics and new animation. It was…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“The best game i have ever played in my life”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“If you like puzzle games then, for me, this is a must-have game. I like the styles of the graphics, the story is fun and the puzzles, on the whole, are interesting. If you do become stuck, there is a good hints system.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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New DLC for Broken Sword's 20th Anniversary
Whilst our community have been largely thrilled with the remastered version of Broken Sword 2 – the Smoking Mirror, we do get the occasional fan asking us if we plan on re-releasing the game in its or
New DLC for Broken Sword's 20th Anniversary
Whilst our community have been largely thrilled with the remastered version of Broken Sword 2 – the Smoking Mirror, we do get the occasional fan asking us if we plan on re-releasing the game in its or
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual |
| Player tags | Adventure · Point & Click · Puzzle · Mystery · Retro · Singleplayer · 1990's · Funny · Drama · Comedy · Remake · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Official site | https://revolution.co.uk/games/the-smoking-mirror/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista Processor: Pentium or equivalent Memory: 16 Mb Graphics: Direct X 5.0 compatible card DirectX®: 5.0 or greater Hard Drive: 600 Mb Sound: Direct X compatible card