The Murder of Sherlock Holmes is a puzzle experience from cKolmos narrative, putting players in an unusual scenario. The best detective has been murdered, and it’s up to you to enter a virtual reality (VR) world that recreates 221B Baker Street. With a detailed design, rendered entirely in a voxel art style, you can interact with everything and find clues in unlikely places.

The plot twist, the challenging escape room premise, and even the references to the source materials make The Murder of Sherlock Holmes a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Also try The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend ft. Lucy Liu.

Solve Sherlock’s demise in VR

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes revolves around the death of the world’s greatest detective. You are sent to 221B Baker Street, best known as Sherlock Holmes’ residence, to find clues that would point you in the direction of the culprit. Beyond traditional detective work, this story also has a mystical aspect to it, with the game set in the World of Dreams and your character crossing into Oniria.

Set in virtual reality, you are free to interact with most objects in Mr. Holmes’ residence. Open the drawers, play his favorite violin, throw books around, or even smoke his pipe—which pushes the player to think out of the box to solve the mystery. Despite being an immersive VR experience, the entire game is rendered in a voxel art style, which creates a unique appeal and adds enjoyment.

The first requirement to playing this game is having a supported VR headset, which includes popular models like OpenXR, Meta Quest 2, or Oculus Rift. Also, the game has limited replayability, especially when the player sees the rest of Oniria. This is because Sherlock Holmes is but an episode in the larger Oniria World, together with Oniria Crimes from the same developers.

A fun addition to the growing Oniria World

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes offers an immersive VR experience where players explore 221B Baker Street, engage with various objects, and delve into a mystical World of Dreams. Utilizing a unique voxel art style, the game demands a supported VR headset and serves as an intriguing episode within the broader Oniria World, promising more adventures beyond its single-stage escape room.