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Is Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Sherlock Holmes fans who want a mystery featuring the detective and Watson
- Adventure players drawn to investigations involving clues, documents, and object combinations
- Lovecraft readers interested in a detective story involving the Cthulhu Mythos
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking fast-paced action rather than a traditional adventure investigation
- Players who prefer open-ended play, since the story follows an investigation across a set of locations
- Players looking for a multiplayer game
Our take on Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
The page emphasizes the updated presentation and two viewpoints, while the core remains a traditional adventure investigation. The advertised breadth comes through in its character interactions, object combinations, and several settings, but the description gives little detail about how those systems vary across the story.
What is Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)?
Play as Sherlock Holmes, accompanied by Doctor Watson, while investigating disappearances linked to a secret sect and the Cthulhu Mythos.
The story begins at Baker Street in London and moves through a psychiatric hospital near Bale, Louisiana, and Scotland. This updated adventure retains the original first-person view and adds a third-person option. Its investigation involves interacting with more than 60 characters across five settings, combining more than 50 objects, and examining clues and documents. A help system indicates available interactions with objects and actions. The game sets Holmes’s rational investigations against supernatural events, using the familiar detective and his companion in a Lovecraft-inspired mystery.
How Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) plays
- 01Two camera views
- Switch between first-person and third-person perspectives.
- 02Investigation interactions
- The help system points out possible actions involving objects.
- 03Clue gathering
- The investigation includes combining more than 50 objects and examining clues and documents.
- 04Multiple settings
- The mystery spans five settings, including London, Switzerland, Louisiana, and Scotland.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008): platforms & release
Is Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) worth it?
It is worth it if: sherlock Holmes fans who want a mystery featuring the detective and Watson. Skip it if: players seeking fast-paced action rather than a traditional adventure investigation.
Where can I download Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on?
Windows only.
