crossover fiction
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
By Frogwares, released 1 Jan 2006
- Microsoft Windows
- adventure video game
What it is
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is an adventure game developed and published by Frogwares, released in 2006. Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate disappearances linked to a secret sect and the Cthulhu Mythos. The journey starts in London, then moves through a psychiatric hospital near Bale in Switzerland, Louisiana and Scotland. This updated version offers both third-person and first-person views, retaining the classic perspective alongside the newer one. Players can interact with more than 60 characters across five settings, and a help system indicates available object and action interactions. The game brings Sherlock Holmes into a story shaped by Lovecraft's supernatural mythology. Its Steam release is listed for Windows and includes single-player and Family Sharing. The Steam release date is August 6, 2009.
What players like, and what they don't
- Choose between first- and third-person views
- Investigation spans five settings
- Interact with more than 60 characters
- Help system shows available interactions
- Steam release lists Windows only
- Single-player only on Steam
Who it suits
It suits players who want an investigative adventure featuring Holmes and Watson, with a supernatural mystery. The two available viewpoints may appeal to players who want to choose between third- and first-person play.
The Awakened combines a Holmes investigation with the Cthulhu Mythos and lets players switch between two viewpoints. Its Steam listing is limited to Windows and single-player play.
