Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon marks a sharp turn for the series: the hand-painted 2D scenes are gone, replaced by a full 3D world seen through fixed cinematic camera angles. George Stobbart lands in the Congo following a lead on a mysterious power source and quickly finds himself back alongside Nico, chasing a conspiracy rooted in ancient Voynich mythology and a secret society with catastrophic plans. The shift to keyboard controls and physical box-pushing puzzles divided fans at the time, but the story's ambition and the chemistry between George and Nico remain intact.