Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition

The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. Keeping with the traditional Point & Click…

27 June 2008

What Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition is

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition is an adventure game developed by Frogwares and released in 2008. It was published by Focus Entertainment. It is available on iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game puts the player into an investigation of the myth of Cthulhu - as imagined by author H.P. Lovecraft. Sherlock Holmes, assisted by the loyal Doctor Watson, investigates strange disappearances which seem related to the activity of a secret sect. The adventure begins in London, in the renowned Baker Street, taking us to investigate a disturbing psychiatric hospital near Bale, Switzerland, on to Louisiana and finally to Scotland.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Sherlock Holmes series

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition is the 17th of 55 entries we hold in the Sherlock Holmes series. The next entry was Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy in 2009.

See all 55 Sherlock Holmes games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 7.8 hrs.

What it launched against

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition launched on 27 June 2008, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV and Battlefield: Bad Company.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV, Battlefield: Bad Company.

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