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Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

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.

Released Apr 11, 2023 Developer Frogwares Platforms Windows DetectiveLovecraftianStory RichMysteryOpen World
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

84.2%positive1,999 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“I like this game. I like it so much I completed it in a day. The last sequence did annoy me a bit as in that sequence as opposed to literally any other moment in the game, there's always only one correct option. If you choose the wrong one, you have to do a tedious section over.…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“This is a review of the PC game released in 2023, which is a remake of the original 2008 game. We have not yet played the older version, so I won't be comparing them here. Like most adventure games from the past 30 years, there is good and there is bad. There is a sense of…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Not recommended · 25 found this helpful

“The game started great. Wonderful animations, greatly designed locations, and an interesting mystery, but the structure was far too chaptered. The NPCs were forgotten so quickly, it was just sad. I had so many questions at the end and was left feeling absolutely dissatisfied.…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

31playing at last check
6724-hour peak
724all-time peak
0 100 200 2024 2025 2026 187 avg · Apr 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

28achievements
40.9%median completion
8.6%rarest: Reawakened
66.1% of players 61.4% of players 53.6% of players 50.3% of players 48.0% of players 46.1% of players 45.5% of players 43.6% of players 42.5% of players 42.3% of players 42.1% of players 42.1% of players 41.8% of players 41.3% of players 40.9% of players 40.5% of players 39.8% of players 38.6% of players 38.5% of players 36.6% of players 36.5% of players 34.8% of players 32.7% of players 32.5% of players 23.0% of players 22.9% of players 17.6% of players 8.6% of players 66.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
66.1%Read Between The Lines — Help Barnes with his love life.
61.4%To Hell In A Handcart — Complete Chapter One.
53.6%High Profile — Learn about the missing Nepali brother.
Rarest badges of honor
8.6%Reawakened — Collect all achievements.
17.6%Big Breakthrough — Find out how the intruder got into the warehouse.
22.9%Curiosity Killed The Cat — Rouse evil from its slumber.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$3.99−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99base price
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US3.99 USD−90%
EU3.99 EUR−90%
UK3.99 GBP−90%
Australia6.49 AUD−90%
Canada5.79 CAD−90%
Japan613 JPY−90%
Brazil15.50 BRL−90%
China20.99 CNY−90%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.0 China Japan US Canada Australia EU UK≈$5.3

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 10, 2026
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Apr 15, 2026
Join us in the Backed by Backers Steam Fest!

Hello Detectives, We’re proud to be part of the Backed by Backers Steam Festival - a celebration of games that exist thanks to the players who believed in them. To mark the occasion, Sherlock Holmes:

Nov 22, 2023
Time to do justice to a good story in more than one way!

The Autumn Sale is here, and so are the Steam Awards: it's your chance to nominate Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened for Outstanding Story-Rich Game category! Also, during the Autumn Sale you can buy all

May 05, 2023
Patch 1.1 - Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Hello, detectives, A new patch for Sherlock Holmes The Awakened is now available on PC! It contains improvements in stability and fixes of various issues related to gameplay, localization, and visuals

Apr 28, 2023
A thank you from us to you

Hello detectives, Its been a touch over two weeks since the release of Sherlock Holmes The Awakened. We waited with bated breath to see your reactions - and we were positively taken back by them. We h

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsDetective · Lovecraftian · Story Rich · Mystery · Open World · Horror · Exploration · Action-Adventure · Choices Matter · Psychological Horror · Controller · Narration (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements28
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD recommended