Life is good for American tourist George Stobbart... until an assassin’s bomb shatters the tranquility of a Parisian cafe. Before you know it, Broken Sword: Reforged has you exploring sunlit Spanish plazas and a spooky Scottish church to unravel a centuries-old conspiracy.

What we love: The slick features. Crisp, updated visuals and handy touchscreen controls enhance this puzzle-packed remake of the classic point-and-click adventure Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars. You can even toggle between the new look and the original graphics. It’s like travelling through time!

Quick tip: The infamous goat puzzle that stumped so many players in the ’90s is deceptively simple – if you know what to do. Right after the goat knocks you down, quickly use the plough on the left side of the screen; George will rush over to drag the machinery onto the goat’s tether, pinning the horned menace in place.

Meet the creator: Broken Sword: Reforged comes from UK-based Revolution Software, the original developer of 1996’s The Shadow of the Templars. For Reforged, game director Charles Cecil fixed some continuity errors that had been bugging him for decades – such as the blast damage from the cafe bomb being centred in the wrong spot.