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* ExperiencedProtagonist: Except for ''Versus Jack the Ripper'', all the games are set after Holmes' final confrontation with Professor Moriarty in ''The Final Problem'' and subsequent return after faking his death. This means that this version is a very accomplished and experienced crime solver who has solved all of the famous mysteries from the books and is highly respected for his many accomplishments.
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* ExperiencedProtagonist: Except for ''Versus Jack the Ripper'', all the games are set after Holmes' final confrontation with Professor Moriarty in ''The Final Problem'' and subsequent return after faking his death. This means that this version is a very accomplished and experienced crime solver who has solved all of the famous mysteries from the books and is highly respected for his many accomplishments. This is subverted in the reboot, as while Sherlock has prior history with crime solving he's still learning and is in the early years of his career.
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* AgeLift: The reboot continuity does this to Sherlock, who is 21 in ''Chapter One'' which is set in 1880, placing his date of birth in 1859. In the original books it was stated that Holmes was born in 1854, making him five years younger. In ''The Awakened'', which is set in 1882, this makes him several years younger than Watson, who’s age is left unconfirmed in the books but is usually assumed to be roughly the same and is seemingly left unchanged here.
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* AgeLift: The reboot continuity does this to Sherlock, who is 21 in ''Chapter One'' which is set in 1880, placing his date of birth in 1859. In the original books it was stated that Holmes was born in 1854, making him five years younger. In ''The Awakened'', which is set in 1882, this makes him several years younger than Watson, who’s age is left unconfirmed in the books but is usually assumed to be roughly the same and is seemingly left unchanged here. This also applies to Mycroft, who was 7 years older in Sherlock in the books which placed his date of birth in 1847, while the game made the age gap 10 years which means he was born in 1849, making him two years younger.
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* TheGay90s: Except for ''Versus Jack the Ripper'', which starts in 1888 and covers the next few years, all the games in the original continuity are set in this decade.
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* TheGay90s: Except for ''Versus Jack the Ripper'', which starts in 1888 and covers the next few four years, all the games in the original continuity are set in this decade.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The original continuity ends on this. Despite the many tragedies and horrors he experienced in the 1890s, especially between 1894-1896, along with the difficulties of his original literary adventures, Sherlock’s life is a relatively happy one where he lives with a close friend, has a loving relationship with his adopted daughter, and still has time to solve cases here and there.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The original continuity ends on this. Despite the many tragedies and horrors he experienced in the 1890s, especially between 1894-1896, along with the difficulties of his original literary adventures, Sherlock’s life is a relatively happy one where he lives with a close friend, has a loving relationship with his adopted daughter, daughter Katelyn, and still has time to solve cases here and there.there. ''Testament'' also confirms with the ending that Katelyn grows into a very happy woman with a great education and has a family of her own, making Holmes a grandfather, and Holmes and Watson remain good friends for the rest of their lives.
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The series lets the player control Holmes, and occasionally his close friend Dr John Watson, to investigate and uncover clues to a mystery through point-and-click gameplay. Common gameplay elements involve having Holmes travelling across multiple locations to acquire information that will uncover more of the mystery, and making connections between different clues that are discovered. Noticeably, it’s entirely possible to ''fail'' fail the case by accusing the wrong person and later games also give the player the option to either bring the criminal to justice or decide that they were victims themselves and deserve a second chance.
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The series lets the player control Holmes, and occasionally his close friend Dr John Watson, to investigate and uncover clues to a mystery through point-and-click gameplay. Common gameplay elements involve having Holmes travelling across multiple locations to acquire information that will uncover more of the mystery, and making connections between different clues that are discovered. Noticeably, it’s entirely possible to ‘’fail’’ the case by accusing the wrong person and later games also give the player the option to either bring the criminal to justice or decide that they were victims themselves and deserve a second chance.
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The series lets the player control Holmes, and occasionally his close friend Dr John Watson, to investigate and uncover clues to a mystery through point-and-click gameplay. Common gameplay elements involve having Holmes travelling across multiple locations to acquire information that will uncover more of the mystery, and making connections between different clues that are discovered. Noticeably, it’s entirely possible to ‘’fail’’ ''fail'' the case by accusing the wrong person and later games also give the player the option to either bring the criminal to justice or decide that they were victims themselves and deserve a second chance.
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* AgeLift: The reboot continuity does this to Sherlock, who is 21 in ''Chapter One'' which is set in 1880, placing his date of birth in 1859. In the original books it was stated that Holmes was born in 1854, making him five years younger. In ''The Awakened'', which is set in 1882, this makes him several years younger than Watson, who’s age is left unconfirmed in the books but is usually assumed to be roughly the same and is seemingly kept the same here.
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* AgeLift: The reboot continuity does this to Sherlock, who is 21 in ''Chapter One'' which is set in 1880, placing his date of birth in 1859. In the original books it was stated that Holmes was born in 1854, making him five years younger. In ''The Awakened'', which is set in 1882, this makes him several years younger than Watson, who’s age is left unconfirmed in the books but is usually assumed to be roughly the same and is seemingly kept the same left unchanged here.
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* {{Prequel}}: The first game in the series is chronologically the latest, making the next seven games this. ''Chapter One'' was intended to be this but eventually became the start of a new continuity.
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* {{Prequel}}: The first game in the series is chronologically the latest, last, making the next seven games this. ''Chapter One'' was intended to be this but eventually became the start of a new continuity.
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* AlternateContinuity: The series is divided into two continuities: the original, which covers all the games released between 2002 and 2016 and primarily follows a more experienced Holmes after the events of the ''The Final Problem''; and the reboot, which began in 2021 and follows a much younger Holmes during the early years of his career and partnership with Watson.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: Except for ''Versus Jack the Ripper'', all the games are set after Holmes' final confrontation with Professor Moriarty in ''The Final Problem'' and subsequent return after faking his death. This means that this version is a very accomplished and experienced crime solver who has solved all of the famous mysteries from the books and is highly respected for his many accomplishments.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Initially Watson was portrayed as being more of a buffoon who [[CaptainObvious always states the obvious]], but later games will treat him as a more equal partner to Holmes that he can bounce ideas off of and who's military background often comes into use.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Initially Watson was portrayed as being more of a buffoon who [[CaptainObvious always states the obvious]], but later games will treat him as a more equal partner to Holmes that he can bounce ideas off of and who's military background often comes into use. Of course given the AnachronicOrder of the series, this is more likely a case of TookALevelInDumbass InUniverse.
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* TheWatson: Dr. Watson appears in all the games in the series, though he's just a cameo in ''Chapter One''.
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* TheWatson: Dr. Watson appears in all the games in the series, though he's just a cameo in ''Chapter One''. In that game he's replaced by Sherlock's imaginary friend Jon.
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* IntercontinuityCrossover: Through PublicDomainCanonWelding, Holmes and Watson encountered a cult seemingly worshipping the Cthulhu Mythos which [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may or may not]] exist and come into conflict with Arsène Lupin.
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* AgeLift: The reboot continuity does this to Sherlock, who was 21 in ''Chapter One'' which was set in 1880, placing his date of birth in 1859. In the original books it was stated that Holmes was born in 1854, making him five years younger. In ''The Awakened'', which is set in 1882, this makes him several years younger than Watson, who’s age is left unconfirmed in the books but is usually assumed to be roughly the same.
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* AgeLift: The reboot continuity does this to Sherlock, who was is 21 in ''Chapter One'' which was is set in 1880, placing his date of birth in 1859. In the original books it was stated that Holmes was born in 1854, making him five years younger. In ''The Awakened'', which is set in 1882, this makes him several years younger than Watson, who’s age is left unconfirmed in the books but is usually assumed to be roughly the same.same and is seemingly kept the same here.
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* TheWatson: Dr. Watson appears in all the games in the series, though he's just a cameo in ''Chapter One''.
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The series lets the player control Holmes, and occasionally his close friend Dr John Watson, to investigate and uncover clues to a mystery, often mystery through point-and-click gameplay. Common gameplay elements involve having Holmes travelling across multiple locations to acquire information that will uncover more of the mystery, and making connections between different clues that are discovered. Noticeably, it’s entirely possible to ‘’fail’’ the case by accusing the wrong person and later games also give the player the option to either bring the criminal to justice or decide that they were victims themselves and deserve a second chance.
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* SherlockScan: As usual Holmes can do this, with ''Crimes & Punishments'' introducing "Sherlock Vision" as a mechanic to help reveal clues the player might otherwise have missed, an idea that was inspired by ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''. The games also have the player observe and click on highlighted areas on a person that reveal details about them, with later games requiring the player to deduce from the available clues what this reveals about a person.
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** Sherlock's adventures, especially those set between 1894 and 1896, put him through many traumatic and difficult events, especially when it comes to his adopted daughter.
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** Sherlock's adventures, especially those set between 1894 and 1896, put him through many traumatic and difficult events, especially when it comes to his adopted daughter. Watson also gets this, with ''Versus Arsène Lupin'' revealing that he still suffers nightmares from the events of the ''The Awakened''.
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* MasterOfDisguise: Holmes is treated as this, having a wide range of clothing, fake facial hair and make up to appear as a completely different person and blend in with any other social class.
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* MultipleEndings: Starting with ''Crimes & Punishment'', at the end of each case Holmes must make a conclusion about how the crime was committed and accuse one of the suspects, with only one option being correct. Not only that, but Holmes also must decide whether to bring them to justice by arresting them, or [[LetOffByTheDetective let them get away with the crime]] for whatever reason is given, usually because they can be viewed as victims themselves who deserve a second chance.
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* StringTheory: Sort of. Many of the game have a page where you can make connections between the different clues that are uncovered during a game, allowing you to create a conclusion.
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* PublicDomainCanonWelding: The original continuity had Holmes encounter both the Cthulhu Mythos and Arsène Lupin. The reboot continuity would also have that version of Sherlock encounter the Cthulhu Mythos. ''The Awakened'' also has Holmes and Watson briefly interact with a young boy named [[Franchise/HerculePoirot Hercule]] who they advise to use his brain to solve puzzles after the child gave Holmes a puzzle box.
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* PublicDomainCanonWelding: The original continuity had Holmes encounter both the Cthulhu Mythos and Arsène Lupin. The reboot continuity would also have that version of Sherlock encounter the Cthulhu Mythos. ''The Awakened'' also has Holmes and Watson briefly interact with a young boy named [[Franchise/HerculePoirot Hercule]] who they advise to use his brain to solve puzzles after the child gave Holmes a puzzle box. The reboot continuity would also have that version of Sherlock encounter the Cthulhu Mythos.
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Beginning in 2002 with ''The Mystery of the Mummy'', the series was specifically modelled after the 1984 series ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' in regards to the portrayal of the main characters and the overall tone. An example of an AnachronicOrder, the series jumps back and forth in the [[TheGay90s 1890s]] with the first game chronologically being the last in the series being set in 1899. The last game in this continuity is ‘’The Devil’s Daughter’’, which is set in 1896 and despite featuring a new actor as Sherlock Holmes is considered to be canon in BroadStrokes.
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Beginning in 2002 with ''The Mystery of the Mummy'', the series was specifically modelled after the 1984 series ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' in regards to the portrayal of the main characters and the overall tone. An example of an AnachronicOrder, the series jumps back and forth in the [[TheGay90s 1890s]] with the first game chronologically being the last in the series being set in 1899. The last game in this continuity is ‘’The ''The Devil’s Daughter’’, Daughter'', which is set in 1896 and despite featuring a new actor as Sherlock Holmes is considered to be canon in BroadStrokes.
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* ''The Awakened'' (2023): A remake of the 2007 game, with an altered story to act as a sequel to ‘’Chapter One’’.
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* ''The Awakened'' (2023): A remake of the 2007 game, with an altered story to act as a sequel to ‘’Chapter One’’.
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Beginning in 2002 with ''The Mystery of the Mummy'', the series was specifically modelled after the 1984 series ‘’The ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’’ Holmes'' in regards to the portrayal of the main characters and the overall tone. An example of an AnachronicOrder, the series jumps back and forth in the [[TheGay90s 1890s]] with the first game chronologically being the last in the series being set in 1899. The last game in this continuity is ‘’The Devil’s Daughter’’, which is set in 1896 and despite featuring a new actor as Sherlock Holmes is considered to be canon in BroadStrokes.
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* PublicDomainCanonWelding: The original continuity had Sherlock Holmes encounter both the Cthulhu Mythos and Arsène Lupin. The reboot continuity would also have that version of Sherlock encounter the Cthulhu Mythos. ''The Awakened'' also has Holmes and Watson briefly interact with a young boy named [[Franchise/HerculePoirot Hercule]] who they advise to use his brain to solve puzzles after the child gave Holmes a puzzle box.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The reboot does this to Sherlock, giving him a significantly more tragic backstory concerning [[spoiler:his mother’s death and family’s mental illness]] while in ''The Awakened'' more focus is placed on Watson’s trauma as a soldier.
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** Sherlock's adventures, especially those set between 1894 and 1896, put him through many traumatic and difficult events, especially when it comes to his adopted daughter.
** The reboot does this to Sherlock, giving him a significantly more tragic backstory concerning [[spoiler:his mother’s death and family’s mental illness]] while in ''The Awakened'' more focus is placed on Watson’s trauma as a soldier.
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* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesSecretOfTheSilverEarring The Case of the Silver Earring]]'' (2004)
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* AnachronicOrder: The original continuity with this, with the first game being set in 1899 and all later games being set earlier in the timeline.
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* AnachronicOrder: The original continuity with this, with the first game being set in 1899 and all later games being set earlier in the timeline. The chronological order of the original series is: ''Versus Jack the Ripper'' (1888-1891), ''The Awakened'' (1894), ''Crimes & Punishment'' (1894-1895), ''Versus Arsène Lupin'' (1895), ''The Testament of Sherlock Holmes'' (1895), ''The Devil's Daughter'' (1896), ''Secret of the Silver Earring'' (1897) and ''The Mystery of the Mummy'' (1899).
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The original continuity ends on this. Despite the many tragedies and horrors he experienced in the 1890s, along with the difficulties of his original literary adventures, Sherlock’s life is a relatively happy one where he lives with a close friend, has a loving relationship with his adopted daughter, and still has time to solve cases here and there.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The original continuity ends on this. Despite the many tragedies and horrors he experienced in the 1890s, especially between 1894-1896, along with the difficulties of his original literary adventures, Sherlock’s life is a relatively happy one where he lives with a close friend, has a loving relationship with his adopted daughter, and still has time to solve cases here and there.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The original continuity ends on this. Despite the many tragedies and horrors he experienced in the 1890s, along with the difficulties of his original literary adventures, Sherlock’s life is a relatively happy one where he lives with a close friend, has a loving relationship with his adopted daughter, and still has time to solve cases here and there.* {{Prequel}}: The first game in the series is chronologically the latest, making the next seven games this. ''Chapter One'' was intended to be this but eventually became the start of a new continuity.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: The original continuity ends on this. Despite the many tragedies and horrors he experienced in the 1890s, along with the difficulties of his original literary adventures, Sherlock’s life is a relatively happy one where he lives with a close friend, has a loving relationship with his adopted daughter, and still has time to solve cases here and there.there.
* {{Prequel}}: The first game in the series is chronologically the latest, making the next seven games this. ''Chapter One'' was intended to be this but eventually became the start of a new continuity.
* {{Prequel}}: The first game in the series is chronologically the latest, making the next seven games this. ''Chapter One'' was intended to be this but eventually became the start of a new continuity.
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* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheDevilsDaughter The Devil’s Daughter]]'' (2016): While WordOfGod states that this game features a separate iteration of the characters to the versions seen in previous games, the game acts as a BroadStrokes sequel to ‘’The Testament of Sherlock Holmes’’ and therefore can be considered loosely canon.
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* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheDevilsDaughter The Devil’s Daughter]]'' (2016): While WordOfGod states that this game features a separate iteration of the characters to the versions seen in previous games, the game acts as a BroadStrokes sequel to ‘’The ''The Testament of Sherlock Holmes’’ Holmes'' and therefore can be considered loosely canon.
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''Sherlock Holmes'', also known as ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', is a video games series developed and later published by Ukranian based video game studio Frogwares. The series is an adaptation of the [[Literature/SherlockHolmes book series of the same name]] by Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, though each game has an original plot and storyline.
The series lets the player control Holmes, and occasionally his close friend Dr John Watson, to investigate and uncover clues to a mystery, often through point-and-click gameplay. Common gameplay elements involve having Holmes travelling across multiple locations to acquire information that will uncover more of the mystery, and making connections between different clues that are discovered. Noticeably, it’s entirely possible to ‘’fail’’ the case by accusing the wrong person and later games also give the player the option to either bring the criminal to justice or decide that they were victims themselves and deserve a second chance.
Beginning in 2002 with ''The Mystery of the Mummy'', the series was specifically modelled after the 1984 series ‘’The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’’ in regards to the portrayal of the main characters and the overall tone. An example of an AnachronicOrder, the series jumps back and forth in the [[TheGay90s 1890s]] with the first game chronologically being the last in the series being set in 1899. The last game in this continuity is ‘’The Devil’s Daughter’’, which is set in 1896 and despite featuring a new actor as Sherlock Holmes is considered to be canon in BroadStrokes.
In 2021 the series was given a ContinuityReboot with ''Chapter One'', which was set in 1880 and followed Sherlock Holmes when he was 21, though initially it was treated as a prequel to the original games. However the 2023 remake of ''The Awakened'', reimagined to be a sequel to ''Chapter One'', made this a separate continuity.
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!!Main Games
As of 2023, Frogwares has developed ten main games in the series.
!!!Original Continuity
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheMysteryOfTheMummy The Mystery of the Mummy]]'' (2002)
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesSecretOfTheSilverEarringThe Case of the Silver Earring]]'' (2004)
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheAwakened The Awakened]]'' (2007): An IntercontinuityCrossover with the Franchise/CthulhuMythos.
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesVersusArseneLupin Versus Arsène Lupin]]'' (2007): An IntercontinuityCrossover with Literature/ArseneLupin.
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesVersusJackTheRipper Versus Jack the Ripper]]'' (2009)
* ''VideoGame/TheTestamentOfSherlockHolmes'' (2012)
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesCrimesAndPunishments Crimes & Punishments]]'' (2014)
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheDevilsDaughter The Devil’s Daughter]]'' (2016): While WordOfGod states that this game features a separate iteration of the characters to the versions seen in previous games, the game acts as a BroadStrokes sequel to ‘’The Testament of Sherlock Holmes’’ and therefore can be considered loosely canon.
!!!Reboot Continuity
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesChapterOne Chapter One]]'' (2021): An OriginsEpisode for the character.
* ''The Awakened'' (2023): A remake of the 2007 game, with an altered story to act as a sequel to ‘’Chapter One’’.
!!Casual Games
Along with the above games Frogwares, by itself or through it’s division Waterlily, has developed four LighterAndSofter casual games with more simplified gameplay while being less faithful to the source material, usually having supernatural and fantasy themes.
* ''The Mystery of the Persian Carpet'' (2008)
* ''Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House'' (2010)
* ''Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles'' (2011)
* ''The Mystery of the Frozen City'' (2012)
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!!Tropes in the series:
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The reboot does this to Sherlock, giving him a significantly more tragic backstory concerning [[spoiler:his mother’s death and family’s mental illness]] while in ''The Awakened'' more focus is placed on Watson’s trauma as a soldier.
* AgeLift: The reboot continuity does this to Sherlock, who was 21 in ''Chapter One'' which was set in 1880, placing his date of birth in 1859. In the original books it was stated that Holmes was born in 1854, making him five years younger. In ''The Awakened'', which is set in 1882, this makes him several years younger than Watson, who’s age is left unconfirmed in the books but is usually assumed to be roughly the same.
* AnachronicOrder: The original continuity with this, with the first game being set in 1899 and all later games being set earlier in the timeline.
* BroadStrokes: Despite featuring a reimagined depiction of the title character, portrayed by a new actor and inspired by more modern depictions, ''The Devil’s Daughter'' is still canon to the original continuity as it picks up the storyline left by ''The Testament of Sherlock Holmes''.
* ContinuityReboot: ''Chapter One'', while initially treated as being a prequel, became this with the release of the 2023 remake of ''The Awakened'', which acted as a sequel. ''The Devil’s Daughter'' is also apparently this, but it uses enough lore from the previous games to be considered canon to the original continuity in BroadStrokes.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The original continuity ends on this. Despite the many tragedies and horrors he experienced in the 1890s, along with the difficulties of his original literary adventures, Sherlock’s life is a relatively happy one where he lives with a close friend, has a loving relationship with his adopted daughter, and still has time to solve cases here and there.* {{Prequel}}: The first game in the series is chronologically the latest, making the next seven games this. ''Chapter One'' was intended to be this but eventually became the start of a new continuity.
* PublicDomainCanonWelding: The original continuity had Sherlock encounter both the Cthulhu Mythos and Arsène Lupin. The reboot continuity would also have that version of Sherlock encounter the Cthulhu Mythos.
* YoungerAndHipper: Downplayed with ''The Devil’s Daughter'', as both Holmes and Watson were still grown men, but they seemed to be a little younger than in previous games and visually Holmes seemed inspired by more modern portrayals which made him seem younger. ''Chapter One'' does this more successfully, featuring a far younger version of the character who has yet to become a famous detective. Somewhat downplayed in the sequel since it’s set when Holmes and Watson are now living together, but still noticeably present as it’s set in 1882 which is 12 years earlier than when ''The Awakened'' occurred in the original continuity.
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''Sherlock Holmes'', also known as ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', is a video games series developed and later published by Ukranian based video game studio Frogwares. The series is an adaptation of the [[Literature/SherlockHolmes book series of the same name]] by Creator/ArthurConanDoyle, though each game has an original plot and storyline.
The series lets the player control Holmes, and occasionally his close friend Dr John Watson, to investigate and uncover clues to a mystery, often through point-and-click gameplay. Common gameplay elements involve having Holmes travelling across multiple locations to acquire information that will uncover more of the mystery, and making connections between different clues that are discovered. Noticeably, it’s entirely possible to ‘’fail’’ the case by accusing the wrong person and later games also give the player the option to either bring the criminal to justice or decide that they were victims themselves and deserve a second chance.
Beginning in 2002 with ''The Mystery of the Mummy'', the series was specifically modelled after the 1984 series ‘’The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’’ in regards to the portrayal of the main characters and the overall tone. An example of an AnachronicOrder, the series jumps back and forth in the [[TheGay90s 1890s]] with the first game chronologically being the last in the series being set in 1899. The last game in this continuity is ‘’The Devil’s Daughter’’, which is set in 1896 and despite featuring a new actor as Sherlock Holmes is considered to be canon in BroadStrokes.
In 2021 the series was given a ContinuityReboot with ''Chapter One'', which was set in 1880 and followed Sherlock Holmes when he was 21, though initially it was treated as a prequel to the original games. However the 2023 remake of ''The Awakened'', reimagined to be a sequel to ''Chapter One'', made this a separate continuity.
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!!Main Games
As of 2023, Frogwares has developed ten main games in the series.
!!!Original Continuity
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheMysteryOfTheMummy The Mystery of the Mummy]]'' (2002)
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesSecretOfTheSilverEarringThe Case of the Silver Earring]]'' (2004)
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheAwakened The Awakened]]'' (2007): An IntercontinuityCrossover with the Franchise/CthulhuMythos.
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesVersusArseneLupin Versus Arsène Lupin]]'' (2007): An IntercontinuityCrossover with Literature/ArseneLupin.
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesVersusJackTheRipper Versus Jack the Ripper]]'' (2009)
* ''VideoGame/TheTestamentOfSherlockHolmes'' (2012)
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesCrimesAndPunishments Crimes & Punishments]]'' (2014)
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesTheDevilsDaughter The Devil’s Daughter]]'' (2016): While WordOfGod states that this game features a separate iteration of the characters to the versions seen in previous games, the game acts as a BroadStrokes sequel to ‘’The Testament of Sherlock Holmes’’ and therefore can be considered loosely canon.
!!!Reboot Continuity
* ''[[VideoGame/SherlockHolmesChapterOne Chapter One]]'' (2021): An OriginsEpisode for the character.
* ''The Awakened'' (2023): A remake of the 2007 game, with an altered story to act as a sequel to ‘’Chapter One’’.
!!Casual Games
Along with the above games Frogwares, by itself or through it’s division Waterlily, has developed four LighterAndSofter casual games with more simplified gameplay while being less faithful to the source material, usually having supernatural and fantasy themes.
* ''The Mystery of the Persian Carpet'' (2008)
* ''Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House'' (2010)
* ''Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles'' (2011)
* ''The Mystery of the Frozen City'' (2012)
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!!Tropes in the series:
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The reboot does this to Sherlock, giving him a significantly more tragic backstory concerning [[spoiler:his mother’s death and family’s mental illness]] while in ''The Awakened'' more focus is placed on Watson’s trauma as a soldier.
* AgeLift: The reboot continuity does this to Sherlock, who was 21 in ''Chapter One'' which was set in 1880, placing his date of birth in 1859. In the original books it was stated that Holmes was born in 1854, making him five years younger. In ''The Awakened'', which is set in 1882, this makes him several years younger than Watson, who’s age is left unconfirmed in the books but is usually assumed to be roughly the same.
* AnachronicOrder: The original continuity with this, with the first game being set in 1899 and all later games being set earlier in the timeline.
* BroadStrokes: Despite featuring a reimagined depiction of the title character, portrayed by a new actor and inspired by more modern depictions, ''The Devil’s Daughter'' is still canon to the original continuity as it picks up the storyline left by ''The Testament of Sherlock Holmes''.
* ContinuityReboot: ''Chapter One'', while initially treated as being a prequel, became this with the release of the 2023 remake of ''The Awakened'', which acted as a sequel. ''The Devil’s Daughter'' is also apparently this, but it uses enough lore from the previous games to be considered canon to the original continuity in BroadStrokes.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The original continuity ends on this. Despite the many tragedies and horrors he experienced in the 1890s, along with the difficulties of his original literary adventures, Sherlock’s life is a relatively happy one where he lives with a close friend, has a loving relationship with his adopted daughter, and still has time to solve cases here and there.* {{Prequel}}: The first game in the series is chronologically the latest, making the next seven games this. ''Chapter One'' was intended to be this but eventually became the start of a new continuity.
* PublicDomainCanonWelding: The original continuity had Sherlock encounter both the Cthulhu Mythos and Arsène Lupin. The reboot continuity would also have that version of Sherlock encounter the Cthulhu Mythos.
* YoungerAndHipper: Downplayed with ''The Devil’s Daughter'', as both Holmes and Watson were still grown men, but they seemed to be a little younger than in previous games and visually Holmes seemed inspired by more modern portrayals which made him seem younger. ''Chapter One'' does this more successfully, featuring a far younger version of the character who has yet to become a famous detective. Somewhat downplayed in the sequel since it’s set when Holmes and Watson are now living together, but still noticeably present as it’s set in 1882 which is 12 years earlier than when ''The Awakened'' occurred in the original continuity.
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