Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened – What is this Game?

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened – What is this Game?

Ukrainian developer Frogwares released a new “What is this Game?” video for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, a remake of their previous game from over a decade ago. The video provides a basic explanation of what the game is about and how the team is dealing with development as the Ukraine conflict enters its tenth month.

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About Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened

Experience a tense Lovecraftian adventure recreated from the ground up with cutting-edge visuals and gameplay. As you investigate a sequence of inexplicable disappearances throughout Europe and the United States, you will find yourself at the center of the terrible Cthulhu Mythos.

The Awakened is a Lovecraft meets Sherlock Holmes crossover that pits you against the renowned Cthulhu Mythos. Investigate a sequence of inexplicable disappearances that seem to be connected to a dangerous cult worshiping an Ancient God. Whatever their aim is, you must stop it… or suffer unfathomable repercussions.

Sherlock is terrified for the first time in his life. As a man of logic and reason, he encounters an extraterrestrial creature that defies all explanation, and his revelation is both illuminating and devastating. The quest of the truth drives Sherlock insane, and it is the sole tale that Watson will never publish.

The Awakened, set in 1884, reveals how Sherlock and John, who were housemates at the time, became the world’s most renowned crime-solving partnership.

Features

  • Investigate H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos and confront Eldritch creatures beyond human knowledge.
  • Fight the creeping lunacy as you seek answers to problems that have no reasonable explanation.
  • Find clues that will bring you through London’s iconic Baker Street, a terrifying psychiatric institution in Switzerland, the dangerous Louisiana marshes, and more.
  • A remake of the 2008 title: The Awakened was rebuilt from the ground up in Unreal Engine and has current visuals and animations, an enlarged plot, several side missions, and new elements such as unique insanity gameplay.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened will be released on the Nintendo Switch in the first quarter of 2023.