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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a 2023 remake of the 2008 game "Sherlock Holmes The Awakened" by the same developer. The player will recognize the most memorable levels and moments from the original game. The remake offers a more focused…”
“I really liked the gameplay and story of this. The slow build up to eldritch encounters were cool, although there could have been more of them. Aside from the last puzzle section - I had a lot of fun. That one was just…”
“british twink dress up game with riddles. minus point for not letting me pet the cats (buy on sale only)”
30 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“If you’ve enjoyed previous entries in the series, this is absolutely worth your time. Huge respect to the devs for pulling through and releasing this game just a month after the invasion of Ukraine. It’s a bit painful…”
“такого гарного Шерлока намалювали”
“The game definitely shows that Frogwares always wanted to make a Cthulhu game. Yes, it is a Sherlock Holmes game and it is a remaster. But it is clear that it heavily leans on Cthulhu inspiration. Still a good game that…”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a 2023 remake of the 2008 game "Sherlock Holmes The Awakened" by the same developer. The player will recognize the most memorable levels and moments from the original game. The remake offers a more focused…”
“I really liked the gameplay and story of this. The slow build up to eldritch encounters were cool, although there could have been more of them. Aside from the last puzzle section - I had a lot of fun. That one was just…”
“I've got the game when it was on sale. Overall it was OK and that's all I can say. Chapter 1 was way better than this one, and one of problems was lack of depth to missions and the fact that we couldn't explore the…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Excellent game. Beautiful graphics and sound. Perfect timing in regard to revealing certain clues to keep progress moving along with the story. You might struggle at first with the interface, but things become clear…”
“Pros - Game looks good although the main characters faces were a bit blurry - The controls are fine. - The side cases was a nice change of pace from the main story. - Performance is good - Voice acting is excellent. -…”
“In one word: BEAUTIFUL!!! I've never seen a game so well optimized, indeed I can play it at extra settings at 5k resolution while having an 8GB GPU, the story is, to put it simply, breathtaking, so was the voice acting…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I've got the game when it was on sale. Overall it was OK and that's all I can say. Chapter 1 was way better than this one, and one of problems was lack of depth to missions and the fact that we couldn't explore the…”
“I paid $8 for this game, I enjoyed it. If I had paid $40 for this game, I would feel robbed.”
“I'm giving this a hesitent thumbs up, and yet again wish there was more than these idiotic binary choices. It's a 2.5 out of 5. A game with so much potential, like an OK game with a Great One screaming to get out (get…”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“british twink dress up game with riddles. minus point for not letting me pet the cats (buy on sale only)”
“I've got the game when it was on sale. Overall it was OK and that's all I can say. Chapter 1 was way better than this one, and one of problems was lack of depth to missions and the fact that we couldn't explore the…”
“[h1]I paid $4 for this and feel scammed. 1/10[/h1] This game was a chore to play. The gameplay is horrible and requires no thinking - you just wander from one point to another, clicking on glowing objects. The story is…”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Finally played and finished it. Generally, it was a very pleasant experience. I played through most Sherlock Holmes games. If you liked Chapter One, you will likely enjoy playing this one. BUT. The ending for me was...…”
“[h1]I paid $4 for this and feel scammed. 1/10[/h1] This game was a chore to play. The gameplay is horrible and requires no thinking - you just wander from one point to another, clicking on glowing objects. The story is…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“I really liked the gameplay and story of this. The slow build up to eldritch encounters were cool, although there could have been more of them. Aside from the last puzzle section - I had a lot of fun. That one was just…”
“I've got the game when it was on sale. Overall it was OK and that's all I can say. Chapter 1 was way better than this one, and one of problems was lack of depth to missions and the fact that we couldn't explore the…”
“After playing The Sinking City this game moves at a SNAILS pace, takes WAY too long to start getting good and ends anticlimactically in my opinion... I wasn't expecting an action packed thrill ride, I knew it was all…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I really liked the gameplay and story of this. The slow build up to eldritch encounters were cool, although there could have been more of them. Aside from the last puzzle section - I had a lot of fun. That one was just…”
“After playing The Sinking City this game moves at a SNAILS pace, takes WAY too long to start getting good and ends anticlimactically in my opinion... I wasn't expecting an action packed thrill ride, I knew it was all…”
“Lowk a fun game, mechanics are good, the puzzles are intricate at times. Easy to follow storyline and puzzles, wished for it to be a bit more complex, 100% the game on my first run so pretty easy. Wierdly the dialouge…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The game definitely shows that Frogwares always wanted to make a Cthulhu game. Yes, it is a Sherlock Holmes game and it is a remaster. But it is clear that it heavily leans on Cthulhu inspiration. Still a good game that…”
“After playing The Sinking City this game moves at a SNAILS pace, takes WAY too long to start getting good and ends anticlimactically in my opinion... I wasn't expecting an action packed thrill ride, I knew it was all…”
“Sherlock Holmes The Awakened is good only if you want to feel tense atmosphere and see creepy scenes. However, other than that there is not much in this game. It's linear without open world. Comparing to Sherlock Holmes…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Detective · Lovecraftian · Story Rich · Mystery · Open World · Horror · Exploration · Action-Adventure · Choices Matter · Psychological Horror · Controller · Narration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 28 |
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