Roots in the Sky – The Hand of Glory 2

A client dies under a sniper’s bullet, and former Miami detective Lazarus “Lars” Bundy has no room to wait for the authorities. Working quietly for a security agency in Italy after years spent evading a dangerous cult, Lars is forced back into investigation before his own past becomes impossible to hide. Roots in the Sky – The Hand of Glory 2 delivers a traditional point-and-click mystery with a globe-trotting conspiracy at its center, balancing dry humor with occult tension and personal stakes. Its mood shifts effectively from Rome’s elegant streets to stranger, more mystical corners of Jordan, India, and Japan.

Players inspect richly illustrated scenes, collect and combine objects, question suspects, follow leads, and untangle puzzles rooted in the logic of the unfolding case. Progress relies on careful observation and dialogue rather than reflexes, with problems designed to feel like believable obstacles in a detective story instead of arbitrary inventory tests. Control alternates between Lars and returning ally Alice, allowing the investigation to approach situations from different perspectives and giving certain puzzles a more collaborative structure. The pace remains story-led, but the game expects players to pay attention to details, revisit locations, and connect clues that initially seem unrelated.

More than 50 hand-drawn HD locations give the adventure a strong sense of travel and place, while full English voice acting and an atmospheric score support its old-school cinematic presentation. Its clearest influences are classics such as Broken Sword and Gabriel Knight: conversational detective work, international secrets, supernatural undercurrents, and a willingness to let a mystery develop gradually. Newcomers can follow the plot without playing the first The Hand of Glory, although returning players gain extra context for Lars and Alice’s history. Anyone who misses deliberate, puzzle-driven adventures with characterful writing will find a polished modern take on that tradition here.