Good deal in sight on the eShop Nintendo Switch : a single-player game usually sold for $49.99 (around €46) has just gone to just $5 for a limited time in the United States. In Europe, the same reference also benefits from a 90% discount which drops its price to just a few euros.
The game in question is called Sherlock Holmes: The Awakenedsigned Lovecraftian remake Frogwares which leads the detective and John Watson into an investigation linked to the Cthulhu mythos. Compatible with all current Switches and announced playable on Nintendo Switch 2 thanks to backwards compatibility, this eShop version becomes one of the best value for money of the moment.
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened on Nintendo Switch: what is this $50 game on sale?
Released on Switch in April 2023, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is the complete remake of an episode from 2006, which became the tenth game in the series. The screenplay was rewritten to serve as a direct sequel to Sherlock Holmes Chapter Onewith a still young Sherlock who gradually meets his future partner, John Watson.
The atmosphere mixes Victorian investigation and cosmic horror: disturbing disappearances, dark cult, visions which undermine Sherlock’s mental health. Concretely, the gameplay is based on the exploration of crime scenes, the collection of clues, interrogations and a system of deductions where you reconstruct the events in the head of the detective.
The main campaign lasts around 10 hours depending on how you search the locations and solve the puzzles. The game has a score of around 75 on Metacritici.e. generally positive reviews, and offers texts in French, PEGI 16 classification and three game modes: portable, tabletop or TV.
Nintendo Switch and Switch 2: why does this Sherlock Holmes The Awakened promo make you think?
Normally, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is sold for $49.99 on the American eShop, or around €46, and €39.99 in Europe. With the current discount, the price drops to $4.99 (around €4.60) in the United States and €3.99 in several European countries managed by Nintendo of Europea reduction of 90%.
For a recent game of this type, this represents less than €0.40 per hour of investigation, which places it among the best solo deals in the catalog. The promo does not require any Nintendo Switch Online subscription: a Switch, Switch Lite or Switch OLED is enough to buy it and keep it in your library.
Another advantage, the Switch version is announced as playable on Nintendo Switch 2 via backwards compatibility, and is not included in the official list of rare problematic games. Your purchase will therefore remain valid if you change console.
How long will Sherlock Holmes The Awakened be on sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop?
Currently, the €3.99 promotion is displayed on several European eShops until April 24, 2026 and should also concern the French store; check the exact price on your console before purchasing.
If you like investigation games, the Lovecraft atmosphere and compact single-player experiences, this price is less than €5 for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened is hard to ignore. This is typically the kind of good eShop deal to secure as long as it is displayed at this price on your Nintendo Switchbefore it rises to its usual level.