Download Hints

Get quick and convenient access to just the hints you need for Broken Sword 5, without staying on our website. Just download a free trial version of our UHS Reader software and a copy of these hints. You will get the same gradual hints you see here -- unlike ordinary cheats or a walkthrough that can spoil your game.

You can also buy the full version of the UHS Reader for Windows or macOS. For just $14.95, you get full access to hints for hundreds of games and 1 year of free updates. You can also search, decode, or print an entire game's worth of hints at once.

Ask the Author

If you have questions about a puzzle that aren't answered anywhere in these hints, you may contact the author.

Broken Sword 5 Hints

How can I get past the three guards?

  • 1 of 11: Sneaking is impossible, so you have to chase them away.
  • 2 of 11: When even a "ghost apparition" from inside the cave didn't chase them away, you need to create a more dangerous situation.
  • 3 of 11: Look around what you have to your disposal.
  • 4 of 11: There's a locked jeep, a goat and a fig tree.
  • 5 of 11: Check the jeep.
  • 6 of 11: Take the backpack from the pickup's bed
  • 7 of 11: As George cannot identify the "military stuff", ask someone who can.
  • 8 of 11: Shears can identify the stuff as explosives.
  • 9 of 11: Once the goat is prepared, you have to lure it to the guards.
  • 10 of 11: Once the guards left, simply enter the dark cave.
  • 11 of 11: OK not that "simply". Use the lighter to see what you're facing at before entering.