Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
- Developer
- Frogwares
- Publisher
- Frogwares
- Released
- 11 April 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £3.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
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.
Best gaming PC for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Frogwares on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64bit | Windows 10 64bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 590, 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-6700 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.