A mystery-solving life sim where John Watson tries to get his flatmate to eat something and go to sleep.

One of the world's most beloved literary characters... ...is now YOUR problem. ---- Hearth &amp; Holmes is a mystery-solving puzzle game set on a backdrop of cozy life simulation. You play as John Watson, new to his friendship with Sherlock Holmes and desperately trying to cajole his work-obsessed, reckless friend into exercising some level of self-care. Accompany Holmes through the formative years of his development as a detective: <ul class="bb_ul"><li>Should he focus on his Chemistry experiments or on learning the Criminal History of London? </li><li>Should he hone his skills in Disguise or in Deduction? </li><li>Or should he abandon all other subjects and respond to every challenge he encounters by playing the Violin at it?</li></ul> Explore life at 221B Baker Street: <ul class="bb_ul"><li>Finish writing 'A Study in Scarlet' and try to get it published. </li><li>Plot with Mrs. Hudson to make sure Holmes eats breakfast. </li><li>Start a book club with Irene Norton. </li><li>Play bridge with Professor Moriarty, who is an innocent college professor and certainly doesn't have any nefarious designs on your friend. </li><li>Confront darker matters: Holmes' substance abuse and your own PTSD from the Anglo-Afghan War.</li></ul> Work hard. Be caring. Be thoughtful. And maybe you'll even solve the greatest mystery of them all: Friendship. (God knows Sherlock does NOT have that one figured out.)

Hearth & Holmes Demo

Did you ever have a virtual pet? Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments? Your virtual pet is named Sherlock Holmes. Try to keep him alive.

<h2 class="bb_tag" >Sherlock Holmes.</h2>Genius detective. Middling flatmate. Delightful disaster of a man.He is one of the world's most beloved literary characters.He is now your problem.<video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2643970/extras/4f2feae5dcec52b18d9e32be350b7fe3.poster.avif?t=1761328646" width=640 height=394 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2643970/extras/4f2feae5dcec52b18d9e32be350b7fe3.webm?t=1761328646" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2643970/extras/4f2feae5dcec52b18d9e32be350b7fe3.mp4?t=1761328646" type="video/mp4"></video><h2 class="bb_tag" >You are John Watson.</h2>You are Sherlock's roommate and best friend.You are worried about him. You are right to be worried. Left to his own devices Sherlock will destroy himself with overwork and cocaine. Don't let him do that. <video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2643970/extras/81d34171dc9b3c5e844496172992b1b4.poster.avif?t=1761328646" width=640 height=394 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2643970/extras/81d34171dc9b3c5e844496172992b1b4.webm?t=1761328646" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2643970/extras/81d34171dc9b3c5e844496172992b1b4.mp4?t=1761328646" type="video/mp4"></video><h2 class="bb_tag" >Did you ever have a virtual pet?</h2>Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments?If so, you are well prepared for this challenge.If you succeed your reward is a fulfilling relationship with a cool detective and his friends: an opera singer whose house you tried to burn down but for fake, a perfectly normal college professor, and your landlady. <img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2643970/extras/2a11077fd70a2eadb62f9e4a3685d80a.avif?t=1761328646" width=640 height=394 /><h2 class="bb_tag" >Hearth &amp; Holmes</h2>is a mystery-solving life simulation about the importance of self-care and relationships.It contains scenes of graphic violins.