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FranchiseSherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes in "Another Bow"

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First release
Sep 01, 1985
Developer
Imagic
Genres
Adventure · Mystery
Platforms
DOS, Mac, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Apple II

An aging Sherlock Holmes has to solve the mystery of what seems to be an apparent suicide on board of a steamship. Along his investigations he meets famous people like Lawrence of Arabia, Houdini, Picasso and Thomas Edison among others in this original mystery based on the immortal creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Storyline
Amid the upheaval following World War I, Holmes and Watson enter history to take "Another Bow." To bring you aboard the S.S. Destiny, where you are Sherlock Holmes, with Watson at your side, passing through the world of Edison and Graham Bell, acquainting yourself with the genius of Picasso and Gertrude Stein, while Henry Ford, Baron de Rothschild, Lady Astor, Louis Armstrong and other real and imaginary stars of the past parade across this interactive stage. With cases as complex as history itself...Read more

Amid the upheaval following World War I, Holmes and Watson enter history to take "Another Bow." To bring you aboard the S.S. Destiny, where you are Sherlock Holmes, with Watson at your side, passing through the world of Edison and Graham Bell, acquainting yourself with the genius of Picasso and Gertrude Stein, while Henry Ford, Baron de Rothschild, Lady Astor, Louis Armstrong and other real and imaginary stars of the past parade across this interactive stage. With cases as complex as history itself...

Release dates
Apple II
Sep 01, 1985
DOS
1985
Mac
1985
All 4 release dates
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1985
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
5h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Text, Third person
Keywords
detective, interactive fiction, sherlock holmes, based on - book, crime
… All 8, single-player only, text adventure, tie-in

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Main + Extras (IGDB)
5h
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IGDB · recorded 15 Sept 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 15 Sept 2026