Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened

This article is about the original 2006 video game. For its 2023 remake, see Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2023 video game).
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
European cover art
Developer(s)Frogwares
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Jalil Amr
SeriesSherlock Holmes
Platform(s)Windows, iOS
ReleaseWindows
  • FRA: November 24, 2006[2]
  • UK: February 16, 2007[1]
  • NA: September 11, 2007
Remastered
  • EU: June 27, 2008
  • NA: August 6, 2009
iOS
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is an adventure video game developed by Frogwares and published in 2006 for Windows. The game follows an original plotline as Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. John H. Watson investigate a series of strange disappearances related to the Cthulhu Mythos.

The third in the Sherlock Holmes series of adventure games developed by Frogwares, The Awakened was preceded in 2002 by Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy and in 2004 by Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring. This is the first game in the series to tackle supernatural elements such as the Cthulhu Mythos, the previous two games having fairly traditional (albeit original) Holmesian plots.

In 2008, a remastered version was released that offers the ability to play in a third-person perspective mode in addition to the first-person perspective. This version also features improved graphics and changes to the help system. It is also the first "Sherlock Holmes" game to get an M (Mature 17+) rating from the ESRB. The remastered version became available on Steam on August 6, 2009.

A remake of the game was released in April 2023 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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  2. ^ "Sherlock Holmes : La Nuit des Sacrifiés" [Sherlock Holmes: Night of the Sacrificed]. Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened HD". TouchArcade. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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  5. ^ Legally, Focus Home Interactive was not a publisher but a licensee (distribution intermediary): "It needs to be clear it wasn't a "developer and publisher" situation" (Waël Amr), Planète Aventure, 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ "CDV to Publish Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened in North America". GamesIndustry. June 8, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2024.