Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Released Aug 2008
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
70% positive · 767 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is a 2008 standalone adventure game from Frogwares that released on August 7, 2008. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained mystery experience — a single story pitting Sherlock Holmes against Arsène Lupin across 19th-century London. There are no DLC listings, no season pass, and no post-launch content updates associated with this title.
All developer news posts found on this game's Steam page are promotional announcements for a completely separate, newer Frogwares game — Sherlock Holmes Chapter One (released November 2021) — including its DLC and trailers. None of these posts represent updates or additional content for Nemesis itself. Frogwares simply uses this older game's Steam news feed as a cross-promotional channel.
Nemesis launched as a finished product and has received no post-launch content cycle. The game is complete as it shipped.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete, self-contained detective adventure with no mention of DLC, post-launch content, or ongoing updates.
Developer news post announces DLC for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — a separate, newer Frogwares title — not for Nemesis.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Frogwares
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
This new adventure offers gamers tremendous freedom and an even stronger sense of involvement through real-time 3D. The game invites you to visit 19th century London in all its splendor and to travel through superb decors which have been faithfully reproduced.
Features
This new adventure offers gamers tremendous freedom and an even stronger sense of involvement through real-time 3D. The game invites you to visit 19th century London in all its splendor and to travel through superb decors which have been faithfully reproduced.
Features
- The magnificent city of London with all its most famous monuments (Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tower of London...), is faithfully created for the scenes of investigation
- Meet the Queen of England in a very private interview.
- Interact with more than 40 characters to further your inquiry.
- Take turns being the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his faithful friend, Doctor Watson.
- Use and combine more than 100 objects and discover hundreds of clues and documents to help you bring the investigation to its conclusion.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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