Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US. It's a world where logic clashes with madness, and the truth is more terrifying than fiction.
Reviews for the game are mixed, but they tell a consistent story.
Originally released in 2007, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened was remade from the ground up by Ukrainian developer Frogwares and released on April 11, 2023, for the Nintendo Switch alongside other modern platforms. This remake is not a simple port; it is a complete reimagining built using Unreal Engine 4. The game serves as a direct sequel to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One (2021) and explores the very first major case that the young detective and a freshly returned Dr. John Watson solve together, revealing how they went from being mere roommates to the world’s most famous crime-solving duo. Sherlock Holmes The Awakened -2DLC--US- NSP -2-...
The primary gameplay DLC adds six significant side cases that weave into the main narrative: Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
The Switch version utilizes minor UI adjustments, making menu navigation, book reading, and Mind Palace node-linking highly intuitive via handheld touchscreen inputs. Reviews for the game are mixed, but they
: Because cosmic horror breaks the boundaries of pure human rationale, certain levels require navigating surreal, physics-defying hallucination segments that test Holmes’s psychological stability. The Bundled Expansions: The "2DLC" Content Breakdown
While purely cosmetic, these items add a fun layer of personalization, letting you solve mysteries in style. The game serves as a direct sequel to
This is the most significant addition. It adds six brand-new, self-contained investigation cases that expand the world of The Awakened beyond the main storyline. The quests are:
: Solve puzzles while managing Sherlock’s fracturing mental state as he encounters cosmic horrors.
: Found in Chapter 4; triggered by interacting with wanted posters in town. Steam Community The Detective’s Wardrobe (Cosmetics)