The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure

Released Mar 2025

Beekeeper (and former world’s greatest detective) Sherlock Holmes is arranging a surprise picnic for his friend Watson. Unfortunately pesky mysteries keep getting in the way! Explore, find clues and interrogate your neighbours in this cosy adventure.

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Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Steam Updated 13 Oct 2026 $13.99

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Evaluation

The Beekeeper's Picnic launched on March 26, 2025 as a self-contained cozy adventure game with 3–5 hours of gameplay. The store description presents it as a complete, standalone experience with no mention of post-launch content or expansions. The only DLC is the soundtrack, which was released the day before the game itself (March 25, 2025) — a purely cosmetic/audio add-on with no gameplay content. Post-launch, the developer issued several bug fix and polish patches (versions 1.1 through 1.13.5, between March 29 and August 28, 2025), improving audio levels, fixing bugs, and making minor quality-of-life adjustments. These patches reflect ongoing care for the shipped product but do not introduce new story content or gameplay systems. Most tellingly, a May 4, 2026 sale announcement confirmed that the developer has moved on to a new project — "The Museum of Everything" — which is now available to wishlist on Steam. This strongly indicates that The Beekeeper's Picnic is a completed work, with the developer's attention now directed elsewhere. No future content for this game has been announced or hinted at.

Evidence

Developer announces a new game, The Museum of Everything, and runs a 50% sale on The Beekeeper's Picnic — indicating the studio has moved on to a new project.

news post · May 4, 2026 source development ending

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Store description presents a self-contained 3–5 hour adventure with no mention of planned DLC, expansions, or post-launch content.

description · Mar 26, 2025 source development ending

medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

The Beekeeper's Picnic Soundtrack

Mar 2025

Media

Details

Developer

The Wonder Room

Publisher

The Wonder Room

Achievements

Platform

Windows, Linux

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Adventure Detective Cozy Mystery Story Rich Historical Investigation Relaxing Emotional Point & Click LGBTQ+2D Pixel Graphics Hand-drawn Nature

About this game

It is the 1920s, and in a sleepy Sussex village, beekeeper and former world's greatest detective Sherlock Holmes is trying to arrange a pleasant clifftop picnic for his lifelong companion Dr Watson. The only problem is that a series of mysteries keep getting in the way!

Explore a seaside town It’s the day of the village fete, a suspicious new neighbour has taken a lease on a long-abandoned cottage and something strange is happening down on the beach…
Interrogate and befriend a fully professionally voice-acted cast of eccentric characters including a clown with a tragic past, a budding young naturalist, a wannabe showman and a prickly police officer.
Make deductions and decisions. Puzzles have multiple solutions, some of which may please your neighbours more than others. What path will you choose? Who will you enlist to help you?
Phone for help of you get stuck! Your older brother Mycroft is always ready to act as your consultant, just give him a call at his club if you need a hint.
A relaxing bespoke soundtrack
3-5 hours of gameplay