PC (Microsoft Windows)2001

The Mystery of the Druids

In this classic adventure, you will take on the role of young Scotland Yard Detective Brent Halligan, assigned to solve the puzzle surrounding a mysterious order of Druids and a series of gruesome murders. It appears that the neo-Druids are conducting ritual killings in order to conjure up incredibly sinister forces.

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French	Y	Y	Y
German	Y	Y	Y
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Steam User 3802STEAMNot recommended

spiel stürzt ab

Mar 22, 2026·7h·Verified

Steam User 9566STEAMNot recommended

Oh boy. You need workarounds to make it work because it's kinda broken on steam. Once you find a way, it's funny because it's bad.
Got it as a gift, hence it was free.

Dec 12, 2025·1h·1

Steam User 0550STEAMRecommended

be sure to have a walkthrough handy, and pick up the matches on the desk in the very beginning otherwise u wont be able to progress later T_T good game tho

Nov 10, 2025·6h·1·Verified

Steam User 1798STEAMRecommended

The Mystery of the Druids is a point-and-click adventure game developed by House of Tales and published by HandyGames that attempts to blend classic detective storytelling with supernatural and historical intrigue. Set in modern-day London, the story begins with Detective Brent Halligan of Scotland Yard, a somewhat impulsive and often ill-tempered investigator who finds himself caught up in a series of gruesome murders. What seems at first like a conventional police case quickly takes on a darker dimension as Halligan uncovers links between the killings and ancient druidic rituals. The game soon expands beyond the city’s grim backstreets to include elements of archaeology, myth, and even time travel, giving it a narrative scope that is surprisingly ambitious for its early 2000s origins. Beneath its familiar murder mystery premise lies a story that tries to connect modern science with ancient sorcery, drawing the player into a web of conspiracy that stretches back centuries.

Visually, The Mystery of the Druids captures the transitional moment between the hand-drawn adventures of the 1990s and the 3D-rendered titles that would soon define the genre. Its pre-rendered backgrounds are detailed and atmospheric, depicting locations such as fog-shrouded forests, eerie excavation sites, and dimly lit London offices. The attention to environmental texture provides a convincing sense of place, but the 3D character models layered on top of these backgrounds have not aged gracefully. The animations are stiff, faces lack expression, and movements feel robotic, often breaking the immersion that the scenery works hard to build. Despite this, the game still possesses a certain charm typical of early adventure titles, where imagination fills the gaps left by technical limitations. The soundtrack complements the visuals effectively, mixing somber orchestral themes with ambient background noises that heighten the sense of tension and mystery.

The gameplay follows the traditional structure of classic adventure games: exploration, dialogue, and puzzle-solving form the backbone of the experience. Players control Halligan, and later Dr. Melanie Turner, as they search for clues, interrogate suspects, and piece together a growing web of evidence. The game’s puzzles range from standard inventory combinations to more complex multi-step investigations, requiring players to connect historical context with present-day events. Unfortunately, the puzzle design often leans toward the obscure and illogical, with several solutions demanding leaps of intuition rather than deductive reasoning. Many players have criticized these moments for being unintuitive and frustrating, as success sometimes depends on trying random item combinations or repeating dialogue options until the correct trigger is found. This undermines the detective fantasy the game seeks to create, as it shifts the focus from investigation to trial-and-error guesswork.

Narratively, the game’s ambition cannot be denied. Its story spans centuries, connecting ancient druidic rituals to a modern criminal conspiracy, and ultimately involves elements of time travel that dramatically alter the tone in the latter half. The writers clearly intended to give the adventure a grand, cinematic arc, taking inspiration from pulp mysteries and historical thrillers. At its best, the plot evokes the allure of old-school detective fiction—dark secrets buried beneath the surface of everyday life—but its execution often feels uneven. The dialogue is lengthy and sometimes awkward, bogged down by stilted phrasing and uneven voice acting that dulls the impact of emotional moments. Halligan, as a protagonist, is memorable for his gruff demeanor and impatience, but he lacks depth or growth, and his interactions with other characters often come across as unintentionally humorous due to the bluntness of the writing. Yet, this unintentional charm is part of what gives the game its cult following today; its flaws are so distinctive that they have become part of its identity.

Structurally, The Mystery of the Druids tries to maintain a balance between grounded detective work and the fantastical elements of druidic myth. The first portion of the game feels like a gritty procedural drama, filled with crime scenes, evidence, and bureaucratic tension, while the later stages shift into a more supernatural adventure filled with ancient secrets and ritualistic horror. This tonal shift, while bold, can feel disjointed. The pacing suffers as the game alternates between lengthy expository sections and sudden bursts of mystical revelation. Still, there are flashes of creativity—certain scenes involving cryptic symbols, ancient ruins, and time paradoxes hint at a more ambitious vision than the mechanics can fully support. House of Tales would later refine these narrative instincts in future titles like The Moment of Silence and Overclocked, but here, they are still raw and uneven.

Despite its mechanical shortcomings and narrative eccentricities, The Mystery of the Druids remains a fascinating artifact of its era. It represents a studio’s early attempt to craft a cinematic adventure at a time when technology and design conventions were rapidly evolving. For players today, it can be an uneven experience—one that frustrates as often as it entertains—but it also stands as a piece of adventure game history worth exploring. There is a genuine sense of atmosphere in its moody backdrops and eerie score, and its dedication to blending mystery, history, and fantasy is admirable even when it falters. While it will likely test the patience of anyone unaccustomed to the quirks of early 2000s adventure design, those who appreciate retro storytelling and cult classics may find it strangely captivating. The Mystery of the Druids is less a masterpiece of interactive fiction than a curious relic—a flawed but memorable journey into the foggy intersection of myth and murder that still echoes with the ambition of its creators.

Rating: 5/10

Nov 10, 2025·11h·3·Verified

Steam User 9752STEAMRecommended

Women do like winners, Halligan.

The game wont run unless you use files from the GOG version (which you can also play perfectly fine).
The game is psychotic and funny, its worth playing for the absurdity of it either by yourself or with friends, the puzzles are decent but can also be complete nonsense.

Oct 11, 2025·8h·Verified

Steam User 6367STEAMRecommended

Тот самый Broken Sword, который уже есть дома. Отлично подходит любителям острых ощущений, желающим попрактиковаться в телепатии.
Нет, правда, попробуйте. А потом жалуйтесь на современный геймдев.

Jul 26, 2025·11h·1·Verified

Steam User 9883STEAMNot recommended

Oh my God, is this game the drizzling poops. I had avoided it decades ago, but because I have an affinity for awful games as well as point and click adventure games, I decided to scratch both itches at once.

I was an idiot for having done so.

The Mystery of the Druids is infamous for its terrible plot, puzzles and graphics. Look at other adventure games that came out around the same time. Grim Fandango. Syberia. Dracula Resurrection. You can’t use the game’s age as an excuse for being this terrible. It’s not that it aged poorly; it’s that it was Daikatana for the adventure set from day one.

The surprising thing? The Steam version IS EVEN WORSE. The one you get here is missing important files so the game will crash every time you hand over an item, amongst other times. You’ll have to download files to make the game work without crashing. It also will not save properly on a PC, but it will on a Steam Deck, so you’ll have to download some more files to get that to function properly? How is this allowed to be sold on Steam? How can you sell a game that doesn’t work? It’s Dead Mountaineer’s Club all over again. Or WrestleMania XXI for the original Xbox.

Don’t buy this. If you must buy it, go to GOG.com where they sell a version that has all the correct files and so the game runs correctly. This isn’t a Steam Vs GOG thing; it’s a, “If you really hate yourself enough to buy this game, at least buy a functioning version.”

Just save yourself the insanity and don’t buy this game. Yes, I know you can get it for 50-99 cents during a Steam sale, but you can also get a handjob from a leper for about that much and you’d regret that too.

Jun 27, 2025·7h·7·Verified

Steam User 5151STEAMRecommended

I'll update my review once I'm actually done with the game I just thought I would want to drop some knowledge here
If you are having issues

1. download DDrawCompat.dll From this steam review
https://steamcommunity.com/id/HardenedMetapod/recommended/343000/

2. Download fixed meshes from this steam post
And put the new meshes in the updates folder of the game
https://steamcommunity.com/app/343000/discussions/0/1471967615842468311/

Jun 13, 2025·7h·6·Verified

Steam User 6078STEAMNot recommended

Ich habe mir das Spiel gekauft, da ich früher nie dazu kam es ganz durchzuspielen und das endlich nachholen wollte.
Erstmal ist das Spiel selbst recht mittelmäßig, wie ein Metacritic Score von 49 folgerichtig schon vermuten lässt.
Da ich mich aber von einer Demo hatte blenden lassen, war mir das damals(tm) nicht bewusst, als ich das Spiel gekauft hatte - außerdem: Wir hatten ja nichts. ;)
Die Deutsche Übersetzung und Synchro macht es nun wirklich nicht besser, lässt alles noch etwas wirrer und trashiger erscheinen.
Das der Zahn der Zeit hier kräftig genagt hat, hilft da wenig.
Startschwierigkeiten, eine native Auflösung von 640x480, die auf manchen Systemen kaum darstellbar ist, die hässliche Skalierung auf LED/LCD-Monitoren.
Dieses Spiel erfordert geradezu einen alten PC mit Röhrenmonitor, um es erträglich zu machen.
Da mir sowas nicht vorliegt habe ich es mit dgVodoo und Losless Scaling versucht und das lief auch recht gut.
1920x1440 war damit drin, nicht sehr schön, aber mit viel Nostalgie erträglich.

Was der Wertung des Reviews nun den Todesstoß gegeben hat, nachdem ich 1 Stunde versucht habe die beste bzw. erträglichste Konfiguration zu finden, sind die Bugs der Steam-Version, die dazu führen das man schon früh am Anfang einen Crash innerhalb eines Dialoges hat, den man auch nicht umgehen kann.

Ich werde nie verstehen warum Steam andauernd defekte Versionen von alten Spielen zum verkauf anbietet.
Oldies nie wieder bei Steam.

Jan 19, 2025·1h

Steam User 3710STEAMRecommended

The Mystery of the Druids hat wohl den besten Hauptcharakter aller Zeiten! Wer braucht schon einen klassischen Helden, wenn man Halligan haben kann?

Halligan for the Win!

Jan 14, 2025·9h·12·Verified

Steam User 0977STEAMRecommended

I KNOW WHAT THE MYSTERY IS

Nov 26, 2024·666h·11·Verified

Steam User 6153STEAMRecommended

Das Geheimnis Des Druidens Stürtzt immer Ab Ich Möchte das Eine Neuauflage Oder Remaker Under Wintows 10 Geht Ohne Buggs und Ohne Abstürtzungen Gibt Heuer oder 2025

Oct 27, 2024·5h·1·Verified

Steam User 6663STEAMNot recommended

Broken on steam get on GOG

Aug 30, 2024·16·Verified

Steam User 6347STEAMNot recommended

Le pouce en bas ne concerne pas le jeu en lui-même, mais sa compatibilité sur Steam.

C'est honteux, chez moi, ne tourne pas sous Windows 8.1, ni Windows 11. Apparemment d'autres joueurs rencontrent des problèmes sous d'autres versions de Windows, y compris la mouture 10.

C'est navrant, car ce jeu était vraiment chouette.

Jul 23, 2024·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 6153STEAMRecommended

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Jul 15, 2024·8h·7·Verified

Steam User 6574STEAMNot recommended

Abort mission

Jul 9, 2024·Verified

Steam User 4015STEAMNot recommended

"The Mystery of the Druids" is an ancient game from 2001. It's a whopping 23 years old at the time of this review. The game lacks support for any modern gaming display resolutions (or widescreen monitors), hasn't been modernised or updated to run smoothly on modern gaming PCs. Despite this lack of modernisation, it carries a pretty high price tag for such an ancient game. This seems to have been put on Steam as a nostalgia gouge, or just a cash grab to try profit from abandonware.

This 3D rendered point and click adventure game became the poster child for the worst side of retro gaming, in no small part due to the arguably comical illustrated "Angry Druid" cover art. The game plot revolves around a murder mystery in old England with nasty druids doing sacrifices and things, you know. Wicker Man without the wicker man and bees etc. This was never a AAA game.

The poor quality of this game is reflected by how many people spent time with it. At the time of this review, SteamDB shows the all-time peak player number was only 6 players. This is a remarkably low number, and now, the only player activity occurs once or twice a month, presumably someone loading it up to see what it is then quickly uninstalling it. Considering there's over 120 million gamers on Steam and well over 100,000 games for gamers to choose from, the overwhelming lack of interest in this low quality game is to be expected.

So, should you buy this game? Is this one of the best of the 100,000+ games on Steam?

"The Mystery of the Druids" is relatively expensive for an abandonware nostalgia gouge, at $5 USD, and it's not worth it. The game is just too old, hasn't been modernised. And as the old saying goes, you can't go home again.

Jun 22, 2024·7h·7

Steam User 7123STEAMNot recommended

Man, people really hate Detective Brent Halligan. Boss won't sign papers, buddy won't borrow scissors, and cop is too busy to help. Poor guy!

But now there's only one reason why I can't recommend this game, and that's a game-breaking bug when presenting bones as evidence. Someone has found a way to fix it, but it's not possible if you're playing on Steam Deck. So memes and all that trying to unravel the mystery of the druids aside, this game shouldn't be Steam Deck verified at all, and even if you play on PC you'll have the same problem unless you're willing to try and fix it yourself.

May 18, 2024·1h·6·Verified

Steam User 1443STEAMNot recommended

Save feature does not work and game crashes when alt+tabing.

Mar 16, 2024·Verified

Steam User 0342STEAMRecommended

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand The Mystery of the Druids. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of celtic history most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Halligan's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike The Mystery of the Druids truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Lowry's existential catchphrase "Women do like a winner" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Martin Ganteföhr's wit unfolds itself on their computer screens. What fools.. how I pity them.
And yes, by the way, I DO have a The Mystery of the Druids tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid.

Feb 19, 2024·157h·18·Verified

Steam User 4257STEAMNot recommended

Расследуйте загадочную серию убийств, при которых на месте преступлений остаются лишь кости жертв.
Изучите историю жертвоприношений и узнайте - как в этом деле замешаны Друиды и детектив Ханниган…

[list][b]Понравилось:[/b]
[*]+ Локализация на несколько языков, в том числе и на русский
[*]+ Профессиональная озвучка диалогов
[*]+ Несколько финалов игры
[*]+ Знакомые голоса актеров озвучания
[*]+ Раскрытие персонажей через диалоги, не относящихся к основной сюжетной линии

[b]Не понравилось:[/b]
[*]- Существенная разница в громкости голосов в видеовставках и самой игре
[*]- Отсутствие настроек в игре
[*]- Отсутствие изменения видео разрешения больше 640*480
[*]- Отсутствие настроек графики
[*]- Неработающие ручные сохранения в игре (Необходимо скачать отсутствующую библиотеку для “разблокировки” данного режима)
[*]- Проблемы с анимациями персонажей
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149721068
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3149720139
[*]- Неверно установленные модели НПС в игровом окружении
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148123367
[*]- Наличие субтитров вверху экрана
[*]- Отсутствие клавиши “Начать игру” в меню лаунчера игры
[*]- Невозможность открытия вкладки “Настройки игры”, при взаимодействии с лаунчером игры
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148162403
[*]- Отсутствие субтитров при осмотре предметов/окружения на локации
[*]- Сброс настроек при перезапуске игры
[*]- Микро-подвисания курсора во время выбора варианта ответа в диалоговых окнах
[*]- Часть диалогов не связаны с предыдущими частями разговора персонажей
[*]- Периодические вылеты игры при взаимодействии с персонажами/объектами на локациях
[*]- Наличие неверных фраз/реплик в диалогах, не относящихся к текущему разговору персонажей
[*]- Большинство активных зон и предметов - не имеют описаний/диалогов при взаимодействии
[*]- Часть персонажей в видеовставках, имеют отличимые голоса озвучания по сравнению с игрой
[*]- Присутствуют прерывания озвучания диалогов
[*]- Баг с закрытием игры через alt+f4 при котором игра останется окном поверх рабочего стола, но игрок не может взаимодействовать с ним. Решается, закрытием приложения через диспетчер задач
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148162963
[*]- Некоторые действия персонажей - не несут логического смысла
[*]- Баг с постоянным наличием диалогового окна поверх игры, после выхода из локации Музея
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148165683
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148164301
[*]- Музыка не соответствует происходящему на экране
[*]- Отсутствие ключевых фраз на русском, для понимания задачи в качестве «подсказки»
[*]- Исчезновение персонажей в кадреv
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148463127
[*]- Персонаж способен проходить сквозь текстуры зданий/объектов в некоторых сценах
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148464225
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148464126
[*]- Присутствуют не локализованные участки диалогов
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148463604
[*]- Баг с бесконечным диалогом после посещения особняка Синклера
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3148462198
[*]- Лишние/использованные предметы не удаляются из инвентаря
[*]- Много лишних диалогов, что не влияют на сюжет и ведут беседы в «левое» русло
[*]- Непропускаемые анимации
[*]- Персонаж не может автоматически подобрать необходимые предметы при осмотре объекта/зоны. Требуется понять и «нащупать» предмет самостоятельно с помощью пиксельхантинга[/list]

[b]Вывод:[/b]
"[b]The Mystery of the Druids[/b]" - это квест-приключение, разработанное немецкой компанией [b]House of Tales[/b] и выпущенное в 2001 году. Игра предлагает игрокам окунуться в мир загадочных друидов и расследовать ряд таинственных преступлений.

Сюжет игры следует за главным героем - детективом Брентом Ханниганом, которому предстоит оказаться втянутым в расследование серии загадочных убийств. Игрокам предстоит раскрыть тайны древнего ордена друидов, исследуя различные локации и решая головоломки.

Один из главных аспектов игры - ее атмосфера. "[b]The Mystery of the Druids[/b]" создает таинственное и мрачное настроение, которое напоминает фильмы жанра "триллер". Графика игры была передовой для своего времени, хотя в сравнении с современными играми она может показаться устаревшей.

Геймплей включает в себя обнаружение и сбор свидетельств, разговоры с персонажами и решение различных головоломок. Время от времени игрокам приходится принимать решения, которые влияют на развитие сюжета. В то же время, некоторые головоломки могут показаться “сложными” и “нелогичными” - поэтому игрокам предстоит вспомнить о функции прошлого: пиксельхантинге, а также частым переборам объектов для поиска “правильного” предмета и места его активации.

Помимо этого, "[b]The Mystery of the Druids[/b]" имеет и другие проблемы. Вас ждет неинтуитивный интерфейс, нелогичные головоломки, множество багов - что способны испортить впечатление от игры; при этом не стоит забывать и о постоянных вылетах. Поэтому для комфортной игры, Вам предстоит не только “починить” игру самостоятельно, воспользовавшись руководствами других игроков, но и ежесекундно сохранять свой прогресс вручную - так как в любой момент, Вы можете оказаться в самом начале своего путешествия!

В целом, "[b]The Mystery of the Druids[/b]" - это игра с уникальной атмосферой и интересным сюжетом, которая понравится поклонникам приключенческих игр. Однако из-за обилия своих недостатков и сложных головоломок - игра будет интересна лишь “малой” толике игроков.

Если же Вам нравятся тайны и увлекательные истории, стоит дать этой игре шанс.

Jan 31, 2024·7h·16

Steam User 4157STEAMRecommended

This game revived my family christmas from the brink of despair without even needing mistletoe (mild spoilers, sorry). I am a connoisseur of games for the personal computer, and believe me when I say:

- The characters are so well written and complex
- The puzzles are intellectually stimulating but fair
- The graphics look like they could be from 2024 - even though they are over 20 years old!
- The plot is masterfully crafted and emotive and I often find myself contemplating the philosophical ideas presented.

My little brother gives this an 11/10 (which is off the scale good).

My mother was very impressed that I finished The Mystery of the Druids in under 13 hours (she added that 13 is Judas' number which would be very unfestive). PS. Mother finished The Mystery of the Druids in 14 hours.

My ex wife and I discovered new, deeper emotional connections when we heard the life story of the fisherman, Pierre, and caught the cat. Mashallah, I decided that we should cancel the divorce. She is very pleased. This applies to my little sister and her ex wife too.

My other little sister regained her sense of direction in life after the temple puzzle.

Buy this game IMMEDIATELY.

Jan 4, 2024·13h·1

Steam User 2619STEAMRecommended

It's goddawful in so many ways, took too much effort to get working, needed a guide for every step of the way, and you know what? I still had fun.

Nov 25, 2023·10h·Verified

Steam User 8664STEAMNot recommended

Huge issues with the steam version. If you want this, you should try getting it on GOG. The steam version is missing some files so you can't save or load the game without downloading random files from websites. That aside, it's got some insanely stupid puzzles, but it is very funny.

Nov 23, 2023·9·Verified

Steam User 9842STEAMNot recommended

lässt sich nicht speichern und stürzt ab

Aug 24, 2023·24h·Verified

Steam User 4640STEAMRecommended

GUTEN TAG ich wolte ein problem melden das ich das spiel nicht abspeichern kan und das spiel stürst immer ab wen ich den knochen an chris übergebe

Aug 12, 2023·1h·Verified

Steam User 6558STEAMRecommended

Если вы не против того, что:
- чтобы игра сохранялась и в принципе продолжалась после пары сюжетных ходов, надо накатить пару патчей
- игра почти не сворачивается, или вылетает, если сворачивается
- часто игра нелогична и прекращается в пиксель-хантинг - примерно на середине игры ТОЧНО нужны гайды
- старой графики

то вы получите:
-хаотичную старую копию disco elysium в виде главного героя и сюжета (сюжет просто ♥♥♥♥♥♥, не буду говорить в какой части игры, но просто ♥♥♥♥♥♥, 100 из 10)
-знания о давно забытых древних технологиях (копия подписи по кальке, отправка факса, работа с автоответчиком, вызов земляных червей водой и тд...)
-12 часов (с учетом гайдов, без гайдов наверное 100 часов) кайфа для ценителей старых упоротых игр

короче ценителям советую, 7\10

Jul 23, 2023·12h·4·Verified

Steam User 9273STEAMRecommended

Comfy 00s era point and click.

Here are the fixes:
1. Grab DDrawCompat from the GitHub and drop the .dll into your install folder.
2. Get the fixed meshes or whatever from the Steam Discussions post "Fix for crashes involving giving bone to Chris and taking bone from Melanie." Install instructions are in the post.

You now have a game that saves and doesn't crash.

Jul 21, 2023·12h·48·Verified

Steam User 2883STEAMNot recommended

The game seems fun and I adore the atmosphere.
But
Unfortunately the game doesn't save and it crashes constantly. Refunded :(
Will probably get this game somewhere else

Jul 2, 2023·5·Verified

Steam User 6765STEAMNot recommended

Save and load buttons don't work.

Jun 16, 2023·7

Steam User 4754STEAMNot recommended

worst thing to happen in 2001

- no Saving and loading
- not completable. the guide used a guide for one section
- sometimes softlocks the whole computer
- had to download a mod to function properly
- paid money
- literally indecipherable puzzles
- completely broken animations.
- walking sideways through ground
- disappearing sometimes
- hours of dialogue
- when there is a music, does not match. laughable
- every character is unlikeable
- everytime the romantic subplot is brought up, a character literally says "is now the best time?" ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ wait until we're not literally 1000 years in the past and getting executed in less than 48 hours
- important objects are often invisible to the average viewer
- inconsistent 3d and 2d art
- no transformation. not even once.
- objects will explode if you throw salt on them
- unbearably long
- cat
- random death pitfalls
- audio setting reset every time you close the game
- druids
- maze section
- mystery of the druids appears about 1/3 of the way through the game and is answered by the halfway point. everything else is just a goose chase to steal a book from a library or steal money from a homeless person or steal the livelihood of a fisherman or steal from a grave or steal from scotland yard or steal from your co-worker or steal from a druid that you know everything about or steal worms or steal from a bird or steal [spoiler] your lover's life [/spoiler] or literally commit arson on the property of a rich person or steal items from a rich person's house. who is also a druid. or steal laboratory alcohol. or steal a key from a high druid. god ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ damn it
- lowry
- multiple entirely useless areas and loading zones
- the maze section again
- death of 2? 3? characters
- magical top that will transform you??
- didn't actually transform me :(
- ♥♥♥♥
- no important information that should have been supplied in the jewel case
- incredibly specific conversational flags needed to progress. very easily missed.

Mar 18, 2023·10h·19·Verified

Steam User 6433STEAMNot recommended

Nuh uh! I don't think... that you should buy this one... cause... well... it's not super compatible with our modern machines! Brent halligan is far too classist to be compatible with modern operating systems, and the steam release is missing some files, so I've spent 4 hours playing this game and like 6 or so hours howling at discs like a cyber-wolve at the moon analogue that it worships. Video gasmes

Mar 12, 2023·4h·6

Steam User 6422STEAMNot recommended

Game is crashing !

Feb 27, 2023·3·Verified

Steam User 1854STEAMRecommended

Nesta aventura clássica, você assumirá o papel do jovem detetive da Scotland Yard Brent Halligan, designado para resolver o quebra-cabeça em torno de uma misteriosa ordem de Druidas e uma série de assassinatos horríveis. Parece que os neo-druidas estão conduzindo assassinatos rituais para invocar forças incrivelmente sinistras.

No decorrer de suas investigações, o envolvente anti-herói e seu aliado, um jovem cientista, mergulham em segredos quase esquecidos do passado. Auxiliados por um especialista em Druidas, eles viajarão no tempo. Só no passado eles conseguirão encontrar a chave para salvar o mundo, mas será que conseguirão?

Nov 20, 2022·31h·1

Steam User 3498STEAMRecommended

Heh nice

Oct 15, 2022·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 0412STEAMRecommended

i hate htis game

Oct 8, 2022·52h·Verified

Steam User 9742STEAMRecommended

horrible

Sep 12, 2022·7h·1·Verified

Steam User 0910STEAMRecommended

the greatest story ever told

Sep 11, 2022·20h·2·Verified

Steam User 6308STEAMRecommended

Dank Musterlösung konnte ich durchspielen. Danke für die Tipps der Vorgänger:
- Abstürze kann man vermeiden durch Halten der Escape-Taste bei der Übergabe von Gegenständen.
- Speichern ist nur durch Beenden des Spiels via Autosave möglich.
Synchro gut, Story gut. Er spielt im Macho-Team, sie opfert sich auf (aus der Zeit gefallen).
Insgesamt Daumen hoch.

Sep 10, 2022·10h·Verified

Steam User 6937STEAMRecommended

I want to kiss Halligan's juicy lips

Aug 12, 2022·33·Verified

Steam User 1593STEAMRecommended

Just doing my part to off-set the negative reviews. o7

Aug 2, 2022·1h·Verified

Steam User 2250STEAMRecommended

купите в GOG и там кайфаните от игры

May 28, 2022·1h·3·Verified

Steam User 8112STEAMRecommended

hideo kojima really did an outstanding work on this game, this game was so good it literally caused my lungs to collapse, i am now in the hospital... Breathtaking !

May 5, 2022·30

Steam User 0043STEAMNot recommended

This game crashes all the time. If only this could be fixed.

Feb 23, 2022·2h·Verified

Steam User 2551STEAMRecommended

Get the GOG version. This version has multiple persistent crashes during necessary actions to complete the game. To my knowledge, it is literally impossible to finish the Steam version without working around these crashes using the GOG version and transferring save files.

The best thing I can say about this game is that it's very fun to laugh/scream/maybe pee a little/cry at among friends. I look forward to the sequel.

Feb 9, 2022·6h·116

Steam User 6020STEAMNot recommended

Techical desaster. You need to take the ddraw from the GOG version to save and load. Sometimes the game hangs on exit. Cutscenes can crash the game. Just no fun.
Edit: When looking into the problem with the missing ddraw.dll, I made some tests with dgvoodoo2 which also has a ddraw.dll.
Here is the guide to play Mystery of the Druids - and other games with similar graphics - in 4K / 2160p resolution and 4:3 ratio:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3412108663

Jan 28, 2022·4h·11·Verified

Steam User 3929STEAMRecommended

"Through the magic of the druids" risos risos

Jan 22, 2022·1h

Steam User 4777STEAMRecommended

Halligan's life was pretty drab
Racking up debt with a pizza tab
Then his life got flipped around
When they found the bones on the hollow ground

It's the Mystery of the Droods, they all have an attitude
It's the Mystery of the Droods, they all have an attitude

Lowery was blessed with dashing looks
Got all the girls with all his books
He couldn't care less about the quest for killers
Still Halligan still came and swiped the scissors

It's the Mystery of the Droods, they all have an attitude
It's the Mystery of the Droods, they all have an attitude

The Droods are coming
The Droods are scary
The Scotland Yard is getting wary
But Halligan coming to solve the quarrel
No matter how ILLEGAL, CORRUPT, or IMMORAL

It's the Mystery of the Droods, they all have an attitude
It's the Mystery of the Droods, they all have an attitude

It's the Mystery of the Droooooods, a mystery for me and you
It's the Mystery of the Droooooods, a mystery for me and you

Jan 8, 2022·235·Verified

Steam User 5111STEAMNot recommended

Best game I have ever played, will not let me progress past the bones. It must be the doing of the druids.
Wasn't able to drug the homeless man but I least I was able to see Lowry.
Can't wait for the sequel.

Jan 7, 2022·16·Verified

Steam User 6351STEAMNot recommended

Saving and loading the game manual is not possible after years of complaints. Animations are broken. I've always wanted to play the game, but I suppose I'll never be able to at this rate.

Jan 1, 2022·6·Verified

Steam User 4472STEAMNot recommended

The Steam version is broken. You cannot save and it crashes all the time. I have had to buy it again on GOG as that one works

Jan 1, 2022·3h·21·Verified

Steam User 8608STEAMRecommended

Halligan's life was pretty drab.
Racking up debt with the pizza tab!
Then his life got flipped around
when they found the bones on the hallowed ground!

It's the Mystery of the Druids!
They all have an attitude!
It's the Mystery of the Druids!
They all have an attitude!

Lowry was blessed with dashing looks!
Got all the girls due to all his books!
He couldn't care less about the quest for killers
'Til Halligan came and swiped his scissors!

It's the Mystery of the Druids!
They all have an attitude!
It's the Mystery of the Druids!
They all have an attitude!

The Druids are coming!
The Druids are scary!
The Scotland Yard is gettin' wary!
But Halligan's coming
to solve the quarrel -
no matter how illegal,
corrupt, or immoral!

It's the Mystery of the Druids!
They all have an attitude!
It's the Mystery of the Druids!
They all have an attitude!

It's the Mystery of the Druids -
A mystery for me and you!
It's the Mystery of the Druids -
A mystery for me and you!

(transcribed from Xilefenko's "Mystery of the Druids ENDING THEME" on YouTube)

Dec 31, 2021·10h·27·Verified

Steam User 9251STEAMRecommended

Goodest.

Dec 2, 2021·2h·4

Steam User 6010STEAMNot recommended

It crashed literally. Instantly. It crashed Nvidia Control panel along with it. It also stole my wallet and rummaged in the fridge. The Mystery oh... the mystery... the drama...the suspense ooooh I need to know the secret now. I won't stop, can't stop. I will ascend the mountains and cross the seven seas until I can catch it.

Heed this warning stranger and get the GOG version. Stay away, only evil lurks here... EEEEVILL!!!

Nov 15, 2021·1h·33·Verified

Steam User 4737STEAMRecommended

I have never felt more joy then when I drugged that homeless man for his spare change just to make a phone call that I got hung up on almost immediately

Nov 6, 2021·1h·Verified

Steam User 0643STEAMRecommended

i wish i could crush the developers mum as often as this game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crushes

Nov 3, 2021·3h·Verified

Steam User 5957STEAMRecommended

My friend messaged me and the game crashed, this is hell.

Jul 29, 2021·11

Steam User 2458STEAMNot recommended

♥♥♥♥

Jul 16, 2021·1·Verified

Steam User 3045STEAMRecommended

Lowry alpha as ♥♥♥♥

Jul 15, 2021·7·Verified

Steam User 2182STEAMNot recommended

I struggled to like this Z-grade [i]Broken Sword[/i] with all my might; I wrestled valiantly with its moonbat puzzles, all the while holding on to some semblance of equanimity, but when came the withering revelation that the game was [i]too damned broken for me to progress[/i] -- and this after I'd actually purchased the GOG version to get around the Steam edition's lack of manual saves and tendency to crash -- it was the final straw, the overbearing ounce. It was the captain's kitty that put an end to my quixotic quest; the dialog option to materialize the little bugger never appeared despite my best efforts to call it out of the aether. And if I hadn't broken down and referenced the Internet, I wouldn't have even known there [i]was[/i] a cat in the first place.

Sadly, this busted adventure has attractive elements. The voice acting is mostly [i]excellent[/i], coming from talented British actors who rattle off their lines with naturalistic ease and snappy Anglo-Saxon snark. The story, while fascinatingly detailed in some areas, such as the disposition of the corpse that starts the whole fiasco, is in general a little retarded -- yet charmingly so, like a B-flick that knows how to exploit its own badness without leaning [i]too[/i] heavily on your lack of good taste. Brent Halligan, the lovable, well-meaning not-quite-a-dope of a Scotland Yard detective, is a figure I immediately identified with; he is perpetually dismissed for his slovenly habits and love of simple pleasures, like alien conspiracy books and Al's Pizza (or "pitza" as Brent calls it), but it all rolls off him like water from a duck's back. He is also persistent to a fault, but since he refuses to pursue the shadiest of suspects without sufficient evidence, it seems even he knows when he's reached an impasse, and -- if I may indulge in a little [i]meta[/i] fanfiction here -- when confronted with a janky mess like [i]The Mystery of the Druids[/i], he would almost certainly give it up as a bad job and just go to Al's for some damned pitza.

(This game reminds me, in a funny, cockeyed way, that something generally bad can impart a worthwhile idea or mood -- so even though I couldn't complete my experience, I don't really regret the time I spent with it.)

Jul 6, 2021·1h·9

Steam User 2732STEAMNot recommended

Speichern und Laden nicht möglich. Schmiert ständig ab. Wirklich schade, da ich das Spiel echt mag

Jun 29, 2021·2h·Verified

Steam User 5287STEAMNot recommended

Zur eigentlichen Qualität des Spiels kann ich kaum etwas sagen. Warum ? Es stürzt ständig und als ob das nicht schon schlimm genug wäre, funktioniert die eigentliche Speicherfunktion nicht.

Praktisch nicht spielbar!!!!

Jun 27, 2021·3h·Verified

Steam User 5757STEAMRecommended

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4_9pSJVis4

May 12, 2021·3·Verified

Steam User 3832STEAMRecommended

it closed but still kept the audio so all i heard for a solid 15 minutes was a druid throat humming into my ears at an infinitely increasing volume till i had to take off my headphones and let them flood my room with druid sounds

Apr 25, 2021·21

Steam User 2414STEAMNot recommended

Keeps crashing

Apr 12, 2021·1h·7·Verified

Steam User 8356STEAMRecommended

underrated af

Apr 11, 2021·1h·11·Verified

Steam User 9218STEAMNot recommended

POOPY

Apr 11, 2021·4h·5

Steam User 2627STEAMRecommended

fun

Apr 10, 2021·3h·2·Verified

Steam User 5125STEAMRecommended

I was turned to this game by a garbage meme on an equally garbage retro gaming forum. Since most the reviews on this game are either people who can't get the game running or losers about to write a game theory to send as their resume to Kotaku who somehow have time to write a wall of text that would make the Chinese jealous about why a game sucks so I figured this game wouldn't be that bad. Now in all honesty the game probably has more reported crashes than the road next to a drive-thru liquor store and the saving doesn't even work so if you're thinking of buying this game, don't. Just watch a play through. But otherwise the story is really something else and the game play isn't bad at all. All in all good game but it needs some love.

Apr 3, 2021·1h·9·Verified

Steam User 5213STEAMRecommended

Drood good, can't save

Mar 28, 2021·11h·1

Steam User 5080STEAMRecommended

This game is the greatest achievement in human history.

Feb 15, 2021·1h·15

Steam User 5422STEAMRecommended

10/10 would steal money from a homeless man again

Feb 10, 2021·1h·63

Steam User 4906STEAMNot recommended

No don't get it.

Jan 30, 2021·2·Verified

Steam User 8495STEAMRecommended

honest review of video game.

pros:
-yeah

cons:
-crashes when alt tabbing
-no windowed mode
-no video settings
-cant save

best game i have ever played, immediately buy this right now

Jan 3, 2021·8

Steam User 4072STEAMNot recommended

The game crashes the entire time, unplayable don't buy it.

Dec 30, 2020·3h·Verified

Steam User 0282STEAMRecommended

very good

Dec 23, 2020·2·Verified

Steam User 0888STEAMRecommended

been playing for a long time and cant figure out how to get the cat at the docks. PLEASE HELP!

Dec 14, 2020·68h·6

Steam User 9259STEAMRecommended

I would like to preface this by saying if you are interested in playing this game I would highly recommend you download a patch created by a fellow Steam user that should stop most of the bugs related to items from crashing the game (I will include the link at the end; it fixed the problem entirely for me though I cannot guarantee it will work for everyone.)

Where to begin with this game... The Mystery of the Druids is an obscure (though at this point somewhat of a cult classic) point-and-click adventure game originally developed by House of Tales and CDV Software released in 2001. The story puts you in the shoes of Brent Halligan, a Scotland Yard detective who is suddenly put in charge of a case known as "The Skeleton Murders" after a fellow colleague named Lowry (who you may know as the psychic wizard who levitates above his desk in his office) had made some critical mistakes in his investigation. You are given Lowry's case file, but quickly realize that it isn't of much use as it is complete non-sense and as a result are tasked with essentially starting from scratch on the investigation. Along the way you will find yourself meeting several different characters, some which you will interact with multiple times throughout the game, and some which basically only serve one purpose. Along with these interactions you will also face many roadblocks and puzzles along the way which are very much fitting for a point-and-click of its time- that is to say, many of these will have you banging your head on your desk in frustration at the sheer lack of logic or reason.

Though this game is often made fun of for its ridiculous story, horrible graphics which already looked dated when it first released, and mind-bending puzzles (among other things) I actually had a fun time with it and enjoyed the varied environments and characters along the way. Make no mistake, this isn't a great game, it is riddled with bugs (which can be fixed with the patch below) and has a lot of puzzles which make absolutely no sense and involve pixel hunting for items that do not immediately stand out upon first glance. The graphics as I said are not great, they look more like something that would have been released in 1996 and the cutscenes are hilariously poorly animated (please do watch them though they are worth the laugh). However, if you can look past these shortcomings this game actually has a pretty interesting and novel story and I actually really enjoyed the lore even if it isn't 100% historically accurate as some have pointed out. Overall I think it's a game that could have been much much better had the developers put more effort into the areas I mentioned, but regardless, I would recommend you try it if you are a fan of this genre.

LINK TO THE PATCH: https://steamcommunity.com/app/343000/discussions/0/1471967615842468311/

Dec 8, 2020·18h·27·Verified

Steam User 3150STEAMRecommended

Women love winners, Halligan!

Dec 2, 2020·9h·27

Steam User 4417STEAMNot recommended

[h1] Kaum spielbarer "Frust-Erzeuger"[/h1]

Als ich zuletzt nochmal meine physische Adventure-Sammlung durchging, hielt ich die DVD-Version von "Das Geheimnis der Druiden" in der Special Edition in der Hand. Wie das nun mal bei älteren Spielen so ist, bekam ich es unter Windows 10 nicht ans Laufen. Selbst mit diversen Internet-Recherchen und dem Lesen von diversen Foren-Beiträgen etc. musste ich die DVD-Verison unverrichteter Dinge wieder zurück ins Regal stellen. Da ich das Spiel als gar nicht so schlecht in Erinnerung hatte und nun keine einzige Minute spielen konnte, dachte ich mir über Steam könnte es funktionieren. Mein Gedanke war, bei Steam werden die Spiele wohl an aktuelle technische Voraussetzungen und Betriebssysteme angepasst und habe mir deshalb das Spiel günstig über "Humble" gekauft. Ich unterlag da einem gewaltigen Irrtum.

Trotz Steam-Key war es nichts mit Spielspaß. Was ich statt dessen bekam, war Frustration und Verärgerung. Ich habe einige Nerven gelassen und kann über das, was hier über Steam als Spiel angeboten wird nur den Kopf schütteln. Den regulären Preis von 4,99 € ist das Spiel in dieser Bereitstellungsform jedenfalls nicht wert. Daher kann ich nur eine [u]deutliche und eindringliche Warnung[/u] aussprechen!!! Das Geld sollte man sich lieber sparen, spenden, oder irgendwas anderes sinnvolles damit machen. Eigentlich ist es gar keinen Preis wert. Hier ist sogar geschenkt noch zu teuer!

Das Spiel als solches ist schon kein "Blockbuster" unter den Adventures, sondern eher ein "B-Movie". Aber B-Movies können ja auch mal unterhaltsam sein. Zudem hatte ich im Hinterkopf, dass es sich bei dem Spiel um das Erstlingswerk des inzwischen nicht mehr existenten Spielestudios "House of Tales" handelte. Da ist man dann eigentlich mit Kritik etwas gnädiger. Da sieht man über eine teils sehr hässliche Grafik hinweg und schmunzelt eher über unlogische und abstruse Rätselketten und Kombinationen. Ein Pluspunkt wäre die ganz passable deutsche Sprachausgabe. Wenn das Spiel hier in technisch einwandfreiem Zustand angeboten würde, könnte vielleicht sogar eine Wertung im Bereich von 60 - 70% herauskommen. Aber so? Nein, nein, nein, das ist einfach nur schlecht!! Es ist in meinen Augen sogar eine Frechheit sowas überhaupt zum Verkauf anzubieten!!

Also nach meiner Einschätzung hat die Steam-Version auch nichts mit der "Special Edition" von damals zu tun. Da hab ich nicht solche krassen Grafikfehler, wie einen schwebenden Mann über seinem Bürostuhl usw. in Erinnerung. Hier gibt es lauter Grafikfehler und technische Probleme, die es einem fast unmöglich machen das Spiel überhaupt zu spielen. Speichern ist nicht möglich. Man muss das Spiel beenden, dann wird eine Art "Autosave" angelegt und man kann beim Neustart dann weiter spielen. Sehr ärgerlich wenn es sogar Situationen gibt in denen man sterben kann und dann das Spiel von neuem beginnt. Da hilft dann nur ein Reboot des Computers ohne ein Beenden im Spiel. Zudem stürzt das Spiel an einigen stellen ab, wenn man Gegenstände an andere Charaktere übergibt. Hier hilft ein Tipp aus der Community, dass man die ganze Zeit bei der Übergabe eines Gegenstandes die "Esc-Taste" gedrückt hält. Dann flackert das Spielmenü, die Szene läuft im Hintergrund weiter und wenn die Aktion erledigt ist, kann man die "Esc-Taste" los lassen. So wird zumindest der Absturz des Spiels verhindert. Ein Wahnsinn solche Klimmzüge unternehmen zu müssen, um ein Spiel überhaupt spielen zu können. Das Beenden des Spieles über das Menü - was man ja häufig als Speicherfunktion nutzen muss - führte bei mir oftmals zu eingefrorenen Bildschirmen. Da hilft dann auch nur noch ein Neustart des Computers. Das verursachte bei mir mittelschweren Brechreiz!

Ich habe nun erstmal abgebrochen das Spiel zu spielen. Zuletzt hatte ich einen Absturz des Spiels, als ich in der Bibliothek von Oxfort war. Nun müsste ich einiges nochmal spielen. Mein Interesse daran liegt aber gerade bei einer Skala von 0-10 bei "-10" (minus zehn).

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Selbst hart gesottene Adventure-Fans sollten hiervon die Finger lassen!

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Nov 14, 2020·8h·25

Steam User 1203STEAMNot recommended

Absolute Frechheit das Spiel als kompatible zu heutiger HW und OS zu verkaufen.
Speicher/Laden geht nicht. Außer man beendet das Spiel und kopiert ein Datei im Spielverzeichnis.
Das Spiel stürzt permanent ab (wenn man z.B. Objekte übergibt oder bekommt).
D.h. man muss ständig (alle 2-5 Min.) das Spiel beenden, den Spielstand kopieren und das Spiel bzw. Rechner neu starten.
Beim Absturz hängt sich oft der Screen so auf, dass man nur noch einen Hardware-Reset oder über den Lock-Screen einen Neustart erzwingen muss. Da man weder auf den Desktop kann, noch mit den Taskmanager das Spiel beenden kann.

Ich glaube das Spiel war mal gut, aber so unspielbar.
Finger weg !

Oct 10, 2020·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 4364STEAMNot recommended

I checked out the reviews and thought I'd still like to try to play it. I thought I don't mind if it crashes often. I just save very often and I should be ok with it. But LOL, the save button doesn't work :D

Sep 1, 2020·2

Steam User 1648STEAMNot recommended

Bug s'arrête tout seul au premières minutes mar de ses jeux qui bug

Aug 30, 2020·1h·Verified

Steam User 5870STEAMNot recommended

Le menu pour sauvegarder la partie ne fonctionne même pas

Jul 8, 2020·1h·Verified

Steam User 5428STEAMNot recommended

Довольно интригующее начало, но к сожалению полностью оценить игру не получилось так как она не сохраняется и вылетает практически в начале при передачи улик (esc как советуют некоторые не помог).

Apr 14, 2020·1h·2·Verified

Steam User 9078STEAMNot recommended

You know, Tale of Tales were able to get into really interesting things, subtext that barely any other adventure managed to have, in the flawed but memorable The Moment of Silence and in the a bit less memorable Overclocked. Those are games that you find yourself thinking about, and almost forgetting their flaws (backtracking, lack of clues) because of the investment they had on characters, writing and world building. Those are present in the main dev latest game, the Daedalic "State of Mind".

Not here. This one is bad, really bad, horrible, full of bugs, with an awful design that never gives you any clue of what to do and the "That doesn't work" syndrome where the character never tells you of the goals or why the combination, well, does not work. And it looks awful, combined with the many graphic glitches. And, again, bugs, bugs all over the place. It is decently written, but for an exploitation of a Broken Sword you could have a way better time with a casual game. Stay away.

Feb 18, 2020·4h·3

Steam User 3887STEAMNot recommended

I've never seen my computer freeze or crash so much from one game.

Jan 30, 2020·2h·2·Verified

Steam User 4318STEAMNot recommended

Ich muss gestehen, dass ich noch nie einem Game über welches ich ein Review schrieb, einen Daumen nach unten gegeben habe. Schon gar nicht, wenn es sich um ein deutlich älteres Spiel handelt. Aber hier geht es beim besten Willen nicht anders!

"Das Gehemnis der Druiden" ... wie es im Deutschen heißt, ist ein klassisches "Point & Click" Adventure, welches allerdings von der Technik versagt, sowie optisch als auch inhaltlich.

Zuerst der Inhalt. Ohne viel darüber zu sprechen, die Story ist ok und erfrischender Weise auch mal etwas für Erwachsene, obwohl es gegen Ende schon etwas fantastisch wird. Auch das Ende selbst wirkt etwas gehetzt, abgehackt, teilweise unlogisch und es bleiben Fragen offen. Das ganze ist immerhin ordentlich erzählt, da die deutsche Sprachausgabe, die Sprecher und die Stimmen selbiger, noch echt positiv herausstechen. So bekam z.B. die Hauptfigur die Stimme von "Tom Cruise" verpasst.

Was die Rätsel und die Logik dahinter betrifft, hört es allerdings komplett auf bei mir. Folgend einige Beispiele (Vorsicht Spoiler):

Die Hauptfigur, ein Inspektor von Scotland Yard, muss im Museum anrufen. Er kann aber nicht, weil der Chief sein Telefon gesperrt hat und seine Kollegen ihn einfach nicht telefonieren lassen wollen. Also soll/muss er ein Münztelefon nutzen. Natürlich hat er auch noch seine Brieftasche verloren und somit auch kein Kleingeld. Also möchte er einem Bettler einige Münzen aus dem Hut klauen (als Inspektor). Das geht aber erst, wenn man den Laboranten im Yard dazu bringt, die Flasche mit dem Alkohol/Ethanol anzufassen, welche man dann mit Fingerabdruckpulver bepinselt, um zu wissen welche es ist, weil die Flaschen natürlich kein Etikett haben! Dann mischt man das Ethanol mit Apfelsaft und gibt es dem Bettler. Dieser schläft davon ein und man kann die Münzen nehmen. Ja nee ... ist klar! In einem anderen Beispiel muss man einem Angler eine Angel klauen (als Inspektor), einen Eimer daran befestigen, um damit von einem Schiffsrumpf Salz abzukratzen. Diesen Salzbrocken zermahlt man dann mit einem Knochen auf einem Grabstein, um damit eine Art verschlossenes Haus zu bewerfen, in welches man hinein muss, weil es einen alten Druidenfluch gibt, in welchem Salz ein Haus einstürzen lässt. Merkt ihr was!? In einem anderen Beispiel merkt man auch eine Art inkonsequente Art der Rätsel. In einer Bibliothek sind Bücher auf dem Tisch, von denen man eines nehmen, also ins Inventar legen und damit ein Rätsel lösen kann. Später könnte man wieder ein Buch vom selben Stapel bzw. dessen Einband brauchen. Natürlich versucht man wieder eines zu nehmen, was aber nicht geht. Also verwirft man die Idee. Die Lösung ist, das Buch nicht erst ins Inventar zu legen, sondern gleich auf dem Tisch damit zu interagieren. Unlogisch und irreführend! Man denkt sich: "Wie denn nun!? Erst Inventar ... dann wieder nicht!?" - Apropos Inventar. In einem weiteren Beispiel erhält man nach einigen Anstrengungen eine Schatulle, in welcher ein wichtiger Schlüssel ist. Man möchte diese Schatulle natürlich im Inventar öffnen. Es geht aber nicht. Man wendet alles Mögliche darauf an und denkt sich selbstverständlich, dass auch diese verschlossen ist. Es stellt sich aber heraus, dass sie es nicht ist. Erst wenn man die Schatulle auf einen Hocker neben dem Fundort abstellt, macht der Charakter sie in einer Animation auf. Vielleicht soll dies bedeuten, dass diese zu schwer ist, um sie auf dem Arm zu halten und gleichzeitig zu öffnen. Aber wieso sagt der Charakter so etwas nicht!? Dann käme man auch drauf, dass man sie abstellen muss und denkt nicht die ganze Zeit sie aufbrechen oder anderweitig öffnen zu müssen. In einem letzten Beispiel muss man einen Vogel weglocken. Natürlich denkt man an Futter! Also durchsucht man die vorhandene Küche und die Speisekammer nach Körnern, Brot, oder etwas Ähnlichem. Die Lösung ist, man muss aus besagter Küche eine Art Ingwer-Kraut mitnehmen, zum Gemüsebeet im Garten gehen und den dortigen Wasserabfluss damit verstopfen. Dann dreht man das Wasser auf und das Beet läuft komplett voll und es erscheinen Regenwürmer ... welche man dann nehmen und dem Vogel geben kann. Als ob sich jeder mit dem Prinzip von Regenwürmern auskennt und dann noch um so viele Ecken denkt. Außerdem völlig unlogisch. Wieso nicht Brot aus der Speisekammer nehmen!?

Was die Optik, also die Grafik betrifft. Ich bin bei alten Spielen ja echt immer extrem nachsichtig und wirklich kein Grafikjunkie ... aber das hier ist einfach nur furchtbar, vor allem auch für 2001. Das Spiel musste wie es aussieht unbedingt in 3D herausgebracht werden, was aber die Grafik und speziell die Charaktermodelle aussehen lässt, als spiele man gerade auf dem C64 oder im besten Fall auf dem AMIGA. Besonders fällt das ganze auch im Vergleich mit anderen Spielen auf. Man bedenke als Beispiel, dass im selben Jahr "Runaway - A Road Adventure" released wurde, welches mit seinem Comicstyle heute noch mithalten kann.

Zu guter Letzt die technischen Mängel. Es mag heutigen Rechnern und Betriebssystemen geschuldet sein. Aber Hauptproblem ist, dass man ... und jetzt kommts ... nicht speichern kann! Es ist nicht möglich ein Savegame zu erstellen! Die einzig wirkliche Möglichkeit sind externe Launcher und Mods, was teils streng genommen aber gegen die Steam-Richtlinien verstößt. Oder aber man nutzt das Ausmachen des Spiels. Dann gibt es nämlich eine Art "Autosave". Das heißt man muss ständig das Spiel aus- und wieder anmachen, wenn man speichern will. Meine Steamfreunde dachte sicher, ich bin nicht ganz richtig oder mein Rechner ist kaputt. Nun und natürlich gibt es nur ein einziges "Autosave". Wer also mehr als eine Abspeicherung möchte, muss die Datei nach dem Ausmachen immer umständlich umbenennen oder verschieben. Spielfluss entsteht so nicht.

Auch gibt es Abstürze an immer denselben Stellen. Dies geschieht immer dann, wenn man einen Gegenstand auf eine andere Person anwendet und diesen also übergibt. Wenn man dann nicht schnell genug oder an falscher Stelle den Dialog, der währenddessen abläuft, per ESC-Taste wegdrückt, crasht das Spiel! Teils brauchte ich (so z.B. in der Bibliothek ) rund 20 Anläufe. Sehr spaßig!

Auch von einiges Grafikfehlern und Bugs bleibt man leider nicht verschont! Charaktere sitzen in der Luft statt auf dem Stuhl, die Hauptfigur steht plötzlich zweimal im Raum oder Charaktere laufen waagerecht statt senkrecht über den Boden.

Alles in allem kann ich das Spiel einfach nicht empfehlen. Schon gar nicht für den aktuellen Preis von 5 EUR! Ein Spiel das man nicht einmal abspeichern kann, sollte man kostenlos anbieten. Ähnliche Probleme, wie z.B. eine nicht funktionierende Maus, hat als Beispiel das Spiel "Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of The Mummy". Nur dieses ist eben kostenlos zu haben! Aber Geld zu verlangen und auf der Shopseite nicht einmal die heftigsten Probleme zu erwähnen, grenzt für mich schon an Betrug. Keine Möglichkeit abzuspeichern! Hallo!?

Und apropos 5 EUR. Das spiel ist für den Preis noch nicht einmal komplett! Normalerweise liegt dem Ganzen nämlich eine "Fallakte" in Form eines Buches bei! Diese beschreibt die Mordserie, welche der Spieler übernimmt und lösen muss. Ohne diese Akte gelesen zu haben, weiß man also gar nicht worum es im Detail überhaupt geht! GOG hat diese Fallakte als .pdf beigelegt. Bei der Steam-Version fehlt hiervon jede Spur! Warum!? In meinen Augen unverzeihlich!

Es tut mir leid ... aber ich rate jedem vom Kauf ab! Für ein paar Kreuzer kann man mal reinschauen. Aber nur mit einer echt großen Nachsichtigkeit, Frustresistenz und einem Lösungsbuch zur Hand. Andernfalls ... Finger weg!

Jan 13, 2020·17h·10·Verified

Steam User 3066STEAMRecommended

Buena historia aunque a veces los puzzles son muy rebuscados. El final es horrible.

Good story, although the puzzles are too complicated sometime. Final chapter is awful.

Dec 29, 2019·32h·3·Verified

Steam User 5243STEAMRecommended

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Nov 9, 2019·667h·561·Verified

Steam User 6507STEAMNot recommended

Its a buggy mess, regular crashes that will cause you to loose progress as well as numerous graphical glitches that border on the hilarious.
The game itself (when it does work) is a chore, like not actually difficult in a logically challenging way but just a drawn out slog to do things in the right order so the game will allow you to progress. Any semblance of a worthwhile story is ruined by hateful characters and obnoxious dialogue.
My advice is to avoid. If you are really curious about this game look up a lets play on YouTube. Or give it a go if you get it in a bundle with something else you actually want to play during the sales (this is how I got it) but I do not recommend spending money just to get this game on its own.

Oct 15, 2019·10h·3·Verified

Steam User 5662STEAMNot recommended

An okay game with retro graphics and game play. Basic point and click. Reasonably interesting storyline.

Downsides were puzzles that I found to be illogical and puzzles you couldn't solve without backtracking a long way and playing hunt the pixel after finding out (from a walkthrough) that you failed to pick up something critical several scenes ago (I'm looking at you - piece of wire!).

A bit too much 'hunt the pixel' for my liking and with the game providing no hints, too many of the puzzles were just too abstract (try combining everything with everything else regardless of how bizarre, then with every clickable object in every scene, some of which are incredibly difficult to find, and each time have an annoying and unhelpful audio that you can't click to skip). I ended up needing a walkthrough to get through a number of areas and I hate that (a few once you become really stuck is okay, this was way too many and involved heaps of backtracking).

Bless those people who provided the fix for the cut scenes, without which the game would have been unplayable - why release it on Steam if you have no intention of making it playable except for the good grace of the community helping you out? Not cool.

Personal gripe - this is a copper who is constantly complaining about his boss who then commits numerous crimes, often times needlessly (if you're going to 'borrow' something - read steal - and have absolutely no need to keep hold of it for the rest of the game, why couldn't you just return it?!). That just made it really hard for me to connect with the character and given that this is a story-based game, rather than game-play based game, it just really undercut the enjoyment for me.

In all, it was an okay point and click adventure and I did play through just to find out what happened but I'd never go back to it. I'd only recommend this game if you really need to fill a P&C adventure hole.

Jun 1, 2019·17h·6·Verified

Steam User 7767STEAMNot recommended

Категорически не рекомендую! И сожалею о потраченном времени.
Да, я понимаю, что игра вышла в 2001 году, но в Стиме она появилась только в 2015, и Нордик могли бы её хотя бы чуть-чуть подправить, обладая правами на неё и имея исходники. Если открыть файлы игры, то можно увидеть что это просто копия с CD диска с заблокированным ланчером.
Да, игра полностью локализована на русский язык, но этот же факт является причиной бреши в логике загадок, т.к. в одном месте подсказка переведена неверно, а в другом она вообще отсутствует (т.е., даже оригинального текста не осталось)
Ужасный интерфейс - обычный курсор и активный визуально практически не отличаются, что заставляет водить его очень медленно, дабы не пропустить активную точку тем более, что эти самые точки не имеют описания и не подсвечиваются, и ты не поймёшь, куда тыкнул, пока ГГ не отреагирует. И перемещаться ГГ пытается напрямую к месту клика независимо от того, есть на пути препятствия или нет.
С середины игры начинается бред в плане сюжета и логики головоломок.

Единственная стоящая вещь в игре - это анимация лиц друидов во время ритуалов)))))

Dec 7, 2018·18h·8·Verified

Steam User 7764STEAMRecommended

The best file explorer for Windows in 2018

Nov 21, 2018·3·Verified

Steam User 9819STEAMNot recommended

Jedna z najgorszych gier przygodowych, w jakie kiedykolwiek miałem okazję grać.

Sep 19, 2018·10h·1

Steam User 2818STEAMRecommended

Purchased for nostalgia, as this was my first ever point & click adventure game, which got me into the genre. The characters are very poorly pixelated, but the interactive scenes still look very nice. The voice acting is good, which helps immerse you in the intriguing story. Puzzles are challenging, albeit annoyingly illogical a lot of the time. Overall, if your willing to invest your time into getting this old game working properly, it's worth a buy in the sales.

A big thank you to Steam members:

Bakhtosh_nar_Kiranka :for the guide using DxWnd program, to get the save/load menu fucntions working.
cyanic :for the patched data files, that stop the game crashing when passing objects between characters etc..

May 17, 2018·6·Verified

Steam User 2827STEAMNot recommended

I had the original box game many years ago, but am unable to play them on the newer computers. As I enjoyed it years ago I decided to purchase this game on steam and ran into a glitch where I could go no further. I didn't bother to pursue the problem as I only paid $2.50 for it. But unfortunately, I am realizing that steam is selling some of these older goodie games which are not compatiable with the newer computers. Too bad.

Mar 12, 2018·1h·2·Verified

Steam User 4819STEAMRecommended

it exists

Nov 23, 2017·4

Steam User 7186STEAMRecommended

It is a mystery.

Nov 23, 2017·49h·5

Steam User 1789STEAMNot recommended

Oyunu cidden oynamak için çok uğraştım ama yeni sistemlerde bunun imkanı yok. Tamamıyla oynanamaz halde ve bu haliyle Steam'de bulunmaması gerekiyor. Geliştiricilerin de çoktan ortadan kaybolduğunu göz önüne alırsak bu oyunun tarihe gömüldüğünü söyleyebilirim.

Çözünürlük ve grafikler zaten oyun oynanabilse bile şu ana göre sorun sayılabilir. En büyük problemlerden biri save tuşu çalışmıyor. Yine de oyundan çıkıp girdiğinizde son kaldığınız yerden sizi devam ettirdiği için biraz ilerlenebiliyor ama bu noktada da karşınıza crash sorunu çıkıyor. Alt+Tab yaptığınızda, belirli hareketlerle ya da durduk yere oyun çalışmayı durduruyor. Oyunu en son kapattığınız yerden itibaren yaptığınız her şey de kayboluyor.

Şu durumda oyunun hikayesinden bahsetmeye bence gerek yok. Zaten bahsedemem de çünkü toplasan 10 dakika ilerleyemedim.

Bu oyun şu anki haliyle para verilip alınacak bir şey değil. Ya düzeltilmesi(Ben ihtimal vermiyorum.) ya da Steam'den tamamen kaldırılması gerekiyor.

Oct 21, 2017·2h·6·Verified

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