Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

A project in Kiev, Ukraine by Frogwares
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A nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure into the heart of the Cthulhu Mythos. Developed in Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
Backers: 4876
Average Pledge Per Backer: €52

Funded: €252,599 of €70,000
Dates: Aug 4th -> Sep 3rd (30 days)
Project By: Frogwares
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Latest News

Only 8 hours to go! New screenshots & release window revealed!

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello detectives! This is it. These are the final moments of our crowdfunding campaign. In a little less than 8 hours, this campaign will be over and part of Kickstarter history. If you were thinking of making a pledge or upgrading it, now is the... (Read More)

Frogwares Promotes 'Sherlock Holmes The Awakened' Kickstarter By Raffling Off Chance To Write Message On Ukrainian Artillery Shells

September 2nd - via: boundingintocomics.com
Amid the western gaming industry’s condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine — along with the western entertainment industry —Frogwares was one of the developers directly affected by the invasion. The Ukrainian developer announced in April that the Xbox One version of Sherlock Holmes Chapter One had been indefinitely postponed due to the war. (Read More)

An important message from us

August 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to our backers, we have been able to fund all the additional feature ideas our team had floating around for the game. Ideas we had knowing full well our available resources, abilities and in view of our current situation. A situation that is... (Read More)

Fear of the unknown and psychological horror in The Awakened

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The Awakened takes place just a few years after the events of our 2021 release, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. Holmes and Watson are not yet the inseparable investigative duo but rather just roommates, renting a flat at 221B Baker Street. Together they... (Read More)

Meet your future best friend, Dr. John Watson

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, We are now 18 days into our campaign and we are still blown away by all the support we are receiving! It’s humbling and uplifting at the same time. And seeing the number of backers who pledged our game is also insane - in a good way... (Read More)

Stretch goal 4 revealed - more immersion with expanded NPC dialogue & realistic physics for various in-game objects!

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Now that our third stretch goal is funded, we are happy to reveal our next objective! It’s a two in one package deal that includes: Expanded NPC dialogues. This one was actually proposed by one of our backers, Michael Douglas Kirby. Michael... (Read More)

Experience Sherlock’s descent into madness with our insanity puzzles

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The Awakened, being a Lovecraftian game, features certain psychological themes such as fear of the unknown and mental decay. Sherlock is up against an entity beyond human comprehension, which causes him to slowly descend into madness as he gets... (Read More)

Play as Dr. Watson funded, new stretch goal revealed!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
In horror games, music makes up half of the atmosphere, and we would like to use this opportunity to significantly expand our in-game soundtrack and throw in more tracks mixing otherworldly Lovecraftian themes with Sherlockian vibes. And as a bonus... (Read More)

Meet our hero, the not-yet world-famous Sherlock Holmes (also, our Discord server is up!)

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Our Kickstarter campaign is now in full swing - and blowing away all of our expectations. Thank you (yes you!), for all of your support, kind words, and pledges. When we started our Kickstarter campaign, we had a bit of an idea of what we can expect.... (Read More)

Metagame unlocked, 2nd stretch goal revealed - play as Doctor Watson!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Gee, you are moving fast, thank you so much for your support!  Now, our second stretch goal will let you play as Doctor John Watson in certain moments of the story! You will have full VO and will be able to talk to other characters as well as help... (Read More)

New pledges and first stretch goal revealed!

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We are excited to reveal our first stretch goal for The Awakened, a feature we call internally “Metagame”. And the best thing is, we are just $10K away from unlocking it, thanks to your absolutely overwhelming support! Concept image Metagame is a... (Read More)

Kickstarter Campaign For The Remake Of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Has Begun

August 5th - via: happygamer.com
Holmes, Sherlock The Awakened is a creepy Lovecraftian novella featuring a young Sherlock Holmes who, after relocating to London, takes on his first significant enterprise. Investigate a string of puzzling disappearances throughout Europe and the US as Sherlock Holmes, and you’ll find yourself at the center of the terrible Cthulhu Mythos. (Read More)

Hit our funding target in just over 6 hours | Streach goals incoming

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone!  We are absolutely floored by the amount of support we've gotten in such a short space of time. We honestly did not expect to hit our goal in over 6 hours.  From the bottom of our hearts,  thank you so very damn much to everyone... (Read More)

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened remake reveal trailer, Kickstarter campaign launched

August 4th - via: gematsu.com
Frogwares has released the reveal trailer and launched the Kickstarter campaign for its newly announced Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened remake. The developer is seeking €70,000 to fund the game’s development. (Read More)

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened remake Kickstarter now live, reveal trailer released

August 4th - via: gonintendo.com
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened was released exclusively for PC back in 2006, with a remastered version arriving soon thereafter. Frogwares, the developer and publisher of the original, announced last month that they are working on a full remake and “substantial rewrite” of the game, and that it would be coming to Switch. (Read More)

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