- Get Scarab-ed to death with our Halloween sale! - 28 October 2021
This is your chance to enter into one of the most mysterious, haunting ancient monuments of all time - discounted for Halloween! Crawl through dark, foreboding hidden passageways. Discover cursed relics that threaten your very existence. And solve a Riddle perplexing mankind for millennia... because the curse is real!
- Play Riddle of the Sphinx™ on Android! - 26 October 2021
We are excited to announced Riddle of the Sphinx™ is now on Google Play app store, available for Android devices! Our mobile interface is very intuitive and you can explore the Sphinx and Great Pyramid whenever and wherever you are. What's different between the two? The Steam version features higher resolution graphics and music, along with a desktop interface, but the mobile version features an intuitive mobile interface with portability. The app really is a worthwhile experience! Get the ROTS Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.OldWorldStudios.RiddleoftheSphinxTheAwakening
- Play Riddle of the Sphinx™ on iPhone & iPad - 22 June 2021
We are excited to announced Riddle of the Sphinx™ is now on the Apple app store, and available for iPhone and iPad! Our mobile interface is very intuitive and you can explore the Sphinx and Great Pyramid whenever and wherever you are. What's different between the two? The Steam version features higher resolution graphics and music, along with a desktop interface, but the mobile version features an intuitive mobile interface with portability. The app really is a worthwhile experience! Get the ROTS iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/riddle-of-the-sphinx/id1560873403 Or scan this QR code on your mobile device:
- New Features! Achievements, Captions/Subtitles, & NEW DLC - Gil's Secret Library - 16 June 2021
You will have your hands full of features with this major update! The "Golden Scarab" (1.4) update features Gil's Secret Library (if you have the DLC). Gil's Library introduces a tremendous amount of lore behind the game. Plus we have included Captions/Subtitles. Captions are helpful for the tapes and dialog elsewhere in the game. And last, but not least, we have built-in a treasure cache of Steam Achievements for you to collect on your journey!
- "Paradise on the Nile" Sale - 25% off Riddle of the Sphinx™ - 3 May 2021
With this discounted pricing, now is the time to immerse yourself into the Giza Sphinx and Great Pyramid — one of the last seven wonders of the ancient world — and solve a Riddle of megalithic proportions. And along the way, you will be able to enjoy Paradise on the Nile! This is your chance to explore secret chambers, discover hidden tombs, unearth ancient relics, and unravel an ancient Riddle, entombed for centuries by the ancient Egyptians! Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (enhanced edition) features: Hours of challenging gameplay Complex puzzles and subtly hidden clues to challenge your skills Beautifully rendered 3D environments and scenes with meticulous attention to detail Cinematic animations and cut-scenes throughout the game Historical accuracy and real-world archaeological puzzle integration An original, richly orchestrated Egyptian soundtrack Over 50 million square feet o…
- Riddle of the Sphinx™ New Megalithic Price Discount - 26 March 2021
After listening to our user community, along with our desire to get Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening into as many hands as possible, we have decided to reduce the price significantly. It’s much more important to us to get Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening into the hands of more players and allow them to experience this epic ancient Egyptian archaeological adventure of a lifetime. So traveling to Egypt to explore the Giza Sphinx and Great Pyramid and solve the Riddle of the Sphinx™ is now more affordable than ever! ;) PS: The one thing you will still have to pay dearly for is a missed opportunity to play this epic adventure. Get the game, discover its secrets, and solve a Riddle perplexing mankind for millennia!
- Megalithic Price Reduction on Riddle of the Sphinx™ - 26 March 2021
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening is now available for $19.99… all day, everyday! We've made traveling to Egypt to explore the Giza Sphinx and Great Pyramid and solve the Riddle of the Sphinx™ is more affordable than ever! ;) PS: The one thing you will still have to pay dearly for is a missed opportunity to play this epic adventure. Get the game, discover its secrets, and solve a Riddle perplexing mankind for millennia!
- Minor patch for Cavern navigation - 7 March 2021
This fixes navigation in Cavern introduced in the prior update.
- Mummy Madness Sale - 25% off Riddle of the Sphinx™ - 7 March 2021
With this discounted pricing, now is the time to immerse yourself into the Giza Sphinx and Great Pyramid — one of the last seven wonders of the ancient world — and solve a Riddle of megalithic proportions. This is your chance to explore secret chambers, discover hidden tombs, unearth ancient relics, and unravel an ancient Riddle, entombed for centuries by the ancient Egyptians! Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (enhanced edition) features: Hours of challenging gameplay Complex puzzles and subtly hidden clues to challenge your skills Beautifully rendered 3D environments and scenes with meticulous attention to detail Cinematic animations and cut-scenes throughout the game Historical accuracy and real-world archaeological puzzle integration An original, richly orchestrated Egyptian soundtrack Over 50 million square feet of exploration The Enhanced Edition Engine features: HD resolution:…
- Extreme Savings with this Extreme Expedition Pack bundle - 6 March 2021
This is your chance to get extreme savings on an extreme expedition! Get the game and all DLCs unlocked for a great deal.
- Mega Mummy Update & Lower DLC Prices - 6 March 2021
This Mummy Madness Update unwraps major game enhancements, updates, and new lower DLC prices! With the lower pricing, save up 30-40% off DCLs. Plus, we have optimized gameplay along with addressing a few known issues, along with some rare bugs. And we have further optimized the audio mixing. Fixes: The robot puzzle has been wholly reprogrammed for the few that seemed to run into issues with the HAP codec. The music levels have been further normalized and adjusted. The quit video audio has been reduced (WIN only today; MAC in a few days) Fixed AGE key inventory bugs. Optimized navigation is several areas. Added no-click zones in certain areas to aid in exploration. ... and many more!
- Megalithic Savings! The official ROTS Survival Kit bundle is now available! - 13 February 2021
Get megalithic savings with this EPIC bundle! With mummies, cobras, scarabs, and trap doors, you won't want to venture into the Great Pyramid without your ROTS Awakening survival kit. This is your chance to unlock : the full, enhanced edition of Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening the Moonlight Exploration DLC the interactive in-game hints and solutions guide DLC, Book of the Dead Ends™ Gil's Secret Library DLC (coming soon) and the ROTS Awakening Digital Soundtrack composed and performed by ROTS co-creator, Jeff Tobler.
- POWER-UPdate (1.0r3) released! - 11 February 2021
We've made several improvements to the Robot puzzle and ITV, plus much more... We listened and made the robot faster with a variable speed throttle/toggle. The heaviest particles in the game (dust) have been optimized for older/slower computers. Many other enhancements have been made, plus we fixed a few things that needed fixing! As an added bonus, we have also unlocked the Book of the Dead Ends™ trial to include full access to all hints and solutions at: the Sphinx Plateau Gil's Tent the Great Pyramid necropolis (outside areas of Cheops) the Ascending Passageway the Descending Passageway the Grand Gallery the Queen's Chamber and the King's Chamber. This will allow players more access to hints and solutions in the crucial beginnings of the game and get a good feel for how the in-game hints system works. Details below: Optimization of ITV toggles, allow for faster navigation of Cheoptro…
- Paw Patch (1.0r2) is available! - 6 February 2021
Paw Patch recommended for immediate update. This is a major patch for both Mac and Win builds that resolves many small and few larger issues affecting gameplay and UI interaction. We encourage you to update to Paw Patch for the best adventure experience. And we will continue to quickly address issues as they come to our attention. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed and/or reported these issues. While not everyone experienced most of the following issues, they were either reported by users (and verified) or discovered by the dev team: Change log: Gameplay: Fixed soft locks (covers several reported soft locks/freezes) Fixed premature Cheoptronic auto-retrieval Fixed RaPyr door zoom/soft lock Fixed DLC panels lock/unlock status (infrequent) Fixed right-click turning pages in books Fixed hiding of notebook when taking photos Fixed Chamber of Ages navigation issue after solving (rare) Ref…
- Revised MAC Book of the Dead Ends content - 2 February 2021
Fixed and added some content to Book of the Dead Ends.
- Revised Book of the Dead Ends™ Hints & Solutions content - 1 February 2021
Revised and added more content to Book of the Dead Ends™, including more images.
- Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening is LIVE! - 1 February 2021
Immerse yourself into the Giza Sphinx and Great Pyramid — one of the last seven wonders of the ancient world — and solve a Riddle of megalithic proportions. Riddle of the Sphinx™ is truly an epic ancient Egyptian adventure featuring exploration in and around highly accurate 3d replicas of the Giza Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Cheops (aka, Khufu). While you start out at the Sphinx and can examine the inside of the Great Pyramid as it exists today, this is only the beginning of a long journey that reveals and solves many real-life archaeological mysteries. You will be the one to make these exciting finds, and ultimately solve the Riddle of the Sphinx™! But you must be careful. Your choices matter. The ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to keep others from finding the secrets and solving the Riddle. Decode ancient puzzles designed to thwart 4,500-year-old tomb robbers. And explore secr…
