Hello detective,
As you might’ve heard, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One has been part of Gamescom 2020. This time, we decided to show you more of your playground - the place in which your legend is born. If you haven’t already seen the “World of Crime” trailer, you can watch it below. (You can actually save the elephant)
We also revealed more details on the island itself - how not everything seems as perfect as it does on the surface, the factions involved, and what to expect on the island itself. You can see our in-depth look video here below.
Apart from the island reveal, we also have some other pieces of news about the game that we can share with you.
- Sherlock Holmes Chapter One’s main story will last around 15 hours. However, there will be plenty of other side investigations and activities, giving you around 30 to 40 hours of gameplay in total. We will have 5 main quests that span multiple hours and more than 20 side quests of varying size and complexity, with each offering a moral choice.
- Chapter One is an action-adventure game, with an emphasis on detective gameplay, but combat is still an important element. Sherlock is quite agile, so you’ll be able to use his agility to switch cover or evade being hit. He wields a small handgun and certain tools like smoke bombs that he uses to incapacitate enemies. He can also use the environment to his advantage, for example, shooting out weak balcony support to bring it down.
- Though abandoned and run down, Sherlock has his own mansion on the island as this is where he spent his childhood. You will be able to restore and custom decorate the mansion as you see fit, with goods from local merchants. Also, some rooms in the mansion will only become accessible later, helping to reveal the secrets about Sherlock and his family. You can also buy or find outfits for Sherlock throughout the game. Some will be cosmetic, changing how Sherlock looks while others will be required to complete quests.
- The game is now in pre-alpha and we hope to show a deep dive into detective gameplay around December / January. We are also planning to support the game post-release with additional content, but we are not making this into a “Games as a Service” title. Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is a complete, stand-alone game, developed and self-published entirely by Frogwares.
We hope that you’re liking the look of our new location so far. What are your thoughts on it? And what about the additional info? Do you like the sound of it? As always, share your thoughts with us down below. Always love hearing feedback on what we do.
Until next time,
Frogwares team