Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is a adventure, lovecraftian and detective game developed and published by Frogwares.
Released on August 06th 2009 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Polish and Russian.

It has received 797 reviews of which 588 were positive and 209 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.32€ on K4G.

The Steam community has classified Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) into these genres:

Adventure Lovecraftian Detective Point & Click Mystery Puzzle First-Person Investigation Horror Third Person Singleplayer

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP, XP64
  • Processor: 1.3 Ghz
  • Memory: 512 Mb
  • Graphics: 32 Mb

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Jan. 2026
This game was honestly mid. The story was decent. The gameplay mechanics were okay. But, if they worked a bit harder like in the puzzle map and stuff, it would definitely be better. Overall Rating - 6/10
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Oct. 2025
I think You should definitely try this out if you are fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes Books. You will get that Nostalgic feeling along with this old graphics as well. It doesn't have much harder puzzles or a long story. I really enjoyed this game as my first SH game and willing to play the rest. Best thing I got playing this is I felt like Sherlock till the end of the Game. Thanks for making such a great game <3
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Sept. 2025
Played it as a kid cause I loved Sherlock Holmes. Oh boy did the altar scene traumatized me for live. Would recommend.
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April 2025
It's outdated and old, but charming nontheless. It's got a very interesting story, although the ending felt a bit rushed. The acting is hilarously bad sometimes, but it's fine overall! I had to look up guides often though, some of these puzzles/riddles aren't the easiest to solve. BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS! If you miss a clue, you might not trigger a new scene and you will be wandering all over the place just to find some dirty footprints you walked past several times already... Remember to save unless you have absolute faith that it won't crash. It never did for me luckily! Anyway, I'm happy to have played it! Overall a good game considering it's almost 20 years old!
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April 2025
Great game for fans of Sherlock Holmes and the works of HP Lovecraft. Haven't played the 2023 remake yet but I can confidently say this game is still worth playing.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) received 588 positive votes out of a total of 797 achieving a rating of 7.06.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) was developed and published by Frogwares.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is not playable on MacOS.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is not playable on Linux.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is a single-player game.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) does not currently offer any DLC.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) does not support Steam Remote Play.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) PEGI 12
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