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Retired beekeeper Sherlock Holmes prepares a picnic for Watson while exploring a Sussex village and solving its small mysteries.
Released 26 Mar 2025
Plan Watson's Picnic
Solve Village Mysteries
Question Local Neighbours
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.
Developed by The Wonder Room · Published by The Wonder Room
In 1920s Sussex, retired detective and beekeeper Sherlock Holmes is preparing a picnic for Dr. Watson, newly returned from the First World War. Local mysteries and neighbours’ troubles keep interrupting his plans.
Explore the village in a point-and-click adventure, inspect objects, gather clues and talk with residents. Holmes can investigate small incidents and help the people he meets while getting ready for the picnic.
Combine information to make deductions and solve puzzles, some with more than one solution. Choices affect how characters respond, and Holmes can call his brother Mycroft for hints.
Players often praise the tender Holmes-and-Watson story, character writing and performances, along with the relaxed village atmosphere, visual style and nods to the original stories. Some enjoy the clear, approachable puzzles and choices; others find the mysteries and gameplay too simple or the experience too short.
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
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
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| Achievements | 13 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
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