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Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Frogwares · 2023-04-11

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Adventure

Franchise: Sherlock Holmes · Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 11, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 11, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 11, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Apr 11, 2023 (Xbox One), Apr 11, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 11, 2023 (PlayStation 4)

Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

13
playing now
82%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is an adventure video game developed and published by Frogwares. It is a remake of the 2007 game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened and the tenth installment in the Sherlock Holmes series. The remake builds upon the original game with updated visuals, a new voice cast, and improved gameplay. The plot was also reworked to serve as a sequel to the 2021 game Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 471 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~59/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 11,332 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 59k–132k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,939 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-90%
GOG$3.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-90%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.35 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 56 of 82 observed days · $0.64 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29829820232026Week of 2023-04-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4482026-08-11 19:00 — 27 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 19 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 24 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 23 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 22 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 25 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 35 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 24 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 26 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 44 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 28 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 30 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 17 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 23 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$2.942022-09-052026-08-302022-09-05 — best price $34.992023-05-07 — best price $31.992023-06-30 — best price $25.992023-07-30 — best price $21.992023-09-12 — best price $39.992023-10-25 — best price $21.992023-12-04 — best price $17.502024-01-08 — best price $21.992024-02-14 — best price $15.992024-03-19 — best price $15.992024-04-18 — best price $39.992024-05-24 — best price $39.992024-06-27 — best price $13.992024-08-02 — best price $9.992024-09-17 — best price $9.992024-10-28 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-01-13 — best price $39.992025-03-04 — best price $7.992025-04-09 — best price $39.992025-05-15 — best price $7.992025-06-27 — best price $7.992025-08-14 — best price $5.992025-10-09 — best price $39.992025-11-17 — best price $5.992026-01-12 — best price $5.992026-02-28 — best price $39.992026-04-03 — best price $39.992026-05-01 — best price $39.992026-06-15 — best price $39.992026-07-30 — best price $39.992026-08-17 — best price $3.992026-08-25 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

361822026-05-31 — 135 pageviews2026-06-03 — 87 pageviews2026-06-06 — 111 pageviews2026-06-09 — 97 pageviews2026-06-12 — 89 pageviews2026-06-15 — 106 pageviews2026-06-18 — 103 pageviews2026-06-21 — 138 pageviews2026-06-24 — 102 pageviews2026-06-27 — 111 pageviews2026-06-30 — 107 pageviews2026-07-03 — 89 pageviews2026-07-06 — 106 pageviews2026-07-09 — 90 pageviews2026-07-12 — 84 pageviews2026-07-15 — 143 pageviews2026-07-18 — 90 pageviews2026-07-21 — 89 pageviews2026-07-24 — 89 pageviews2026-07-27 — 109 pageviews2026-07-30 — 101 pageviews2026-08-02 — 93 pageviews2026-08-05 — 96 pageviews2026-08-08 — 97 pageviews2026-08-11 — 87 pageviews2026-08-14 — 97 pageviews2026-08-17 — 270 pageviews2026-08-20 — 203 pageviews2026-08-23 — 234 pageviews2026-08-26 — 154 pageviews2026-08-28 — 123 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
66%
earned "Read Between The Lines"
40.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)2,34666%28
Steam (Steam)1,72132%28
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)78140%28
PS4 (PlayStation)64575%28
Switch (Nintendo)480%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionHorrorMysteryDetectiveNarrationRealisticControllerOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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