Circle of Blood

ReleasedOct 14, 1996

PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
DOS
PlayStation

About

Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world. To solve puzzles and progress in the game, the player collects items that may be combined with one another, used on the environment, or given to non-player characters. The protagonist converses with NPCs via dialogue trees presented through "conversation icons" to learn about the game's puzzles and plot. Clues and other information are obtained by clicking on items in the inventory and on objects in the environment. The player navigates with a map, to which new locations are added as the story unfolds. Unlike in most adventure games at the time, the protagonist's death is possible, after which the player starts from the last save point.

Developer: Revolution Software
Publisher: THQ, Sony Computer Entertainment, Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Themes: Fantasy, Thriller, Historical, Mystery
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Side view
Age ratings: ESRB T
Time to beat: 11 h rushed · 8 h normally
IGDB rating: 79 / 100 (193 ratings)
Also known as: 断剑：圣殿骑士的阴影, Les Chevaliers de Baphomet, Baphomets Fluch, Broken Sword 1, Broken Sword: Il Segreto dei Templari, Broken Sword: La Leyenda de los Templarios, Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
DOS	Oct 14, 1996 · EuropeNov 6, 1996 · North America
Mac	Oct 14, 1996 · EuropeNov 6, 1996 · North America
PC (Microsoft Windows)	Oct 14, 1996 · EuropeNov 6, 1996 · North America
PlayStation	December 1996 · EuropeMar 24, 1998 · North America