Santa Fe Mysteries: Sacred Ground

The game received reviews ranging from negative to positive. JustAdventure thought the game was a "slight improvement" over The Elk Moon Murder, while noting "[it] is not entirely easy to classify - somewhere between an interactive movie and an adventure game".^[5] In a 2001 retrospective, Programmer in Black wrote, "For an older game, the game play here holds up well."^[6] Just Adventure said "There is one thing that [the game] absolutely, positively isn't: unique".^[7] Allgame gave Sacred Ground 2.5 stars out of 5.^[8] Tekno Magazine noted the annoyance of switching between the game's two CDs when moving back and forth between different locations.^[9] PC Player felt the title was a missed opportunity to build on the world created in the predecessor.^[10][11] MacGamer thought the title was serviceable in the genre of interactive murder mysteries, but admitted it was not revolutionary in any way.^[12] Adrenaline Vault praised the immersive characters and the atmospheric music.^[13]

• Official website (archived)
• Santa Fe Mysteries: Sacred Ground at MobyGames