# Broken Sword 1: Director's Cut

> Shadow of the Templars

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id350353259](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id350353259)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id350353259`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Revolution
- **Category:** Adventure
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (366 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-30
- **First published:** 2010-01-24
- **Size:** 390 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/broken-sword-1-directors-cut/id350353259)
- **Website:** [http://revolution.co.uk/games/the-shadow-of-the-templars/](http://revolution.co.uk/games/the-shadow-of-the-templars/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://revolution.co.uk/privacy-policy/](http://revolution.co.uk/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Broken Sword 1: Director's Cut brings the beloved classic to your browser as a director's cut with refined touch controls. Follow Nico Collard and George Stobbart through Paris, conspiracies, and a world-spanning mystery that reveals the Knights Templar's secrets.

This Chrome extension adds a new narrative thread, brand-new puzzles and jokes, while preserving the original's acclaimed storytelling, now with full English voice acting with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, or Italian, and has earned praise for its storytelling and ports.

## Rankings

- #82,066 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers praise the puzzles and story, but repeatedly cite technical issues on iOS: compatibility, touch responsiveness, chess puzzle glitches, and occasional crashes that disrupt otherwise nostalgic, well-crafted classic adventure on iPad.

### Pros

- Challenging, well-designed puzzles.
- Engaging storyline with strong voice acting and graphics.
- Nostalgic, faithful adaptation of a classic point-and-click game.
- Excellent touch-friendly controls and great performance on iPad.

### Cons

- Ongoing iOS compatibility issues (black screens, unusable UI, top-left menu) after updates.
- Touch controls are often unresponsive or imprecise, hindering interactions.
- Chess puzzle interactions frequently fail (pieces won’t drag, puzzles cannot be solved).
- Stability problems after updates (crashes or freezes) affecting playability.

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