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Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Detective adventure tracing disappearances to a Lovecraftian cult

Frogwares · Released Apr 11, 2023

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 2,746
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 40 in 30 days
Players
14
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
May 5, 2023
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 770
8 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Sherlock Holmes The Awakened?

A single-player detective adventure set in 1882, as Sherlock Holmes investigates disappearances across Europe and the US. You explore locations, find clues, and solve puzzles while following a case linked to a cult.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy piecing together clues in a horror setting
  • +you prefer one connected mystery over separate cases

Not for you if...

  • −you want large, open areas to explore
  • −you expect a strictly rational Sherlock Holmes mystery

What players say

81% of 2,746 reviews are positive · 77% of 40 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dark atmosphere, detailed locations, and central mystery. They criticize repetitive or unclear investigation steps and an ending they find unsatisfying or unresolved.

Players over time

▼ -15% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 37 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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How many players finish Sherlock Holmes The Awakened?

38% of Steam players have unlocked «Fhtagn!», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened screenshot 1

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 770, 8 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64bit
Processor
Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 590, 8 GB
Memory
12 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
SSD recommended

Does Sherlock Holmes The Awakened have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Sherlock Holmes The Awakened run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
28
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
13+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Sherlock Holmes The Awakened use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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