Frogwares, the developer behind Sherlock Holmes and The Sinking City, has announced the release of the final major paid DLC to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One and the Nintendo Switch version of their title Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter. M for Mystery DLC for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is now available while the Nintendo Switch version of Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter will release on April 7, 2022.
Despite a war ongoing in Ukraine, the Ukrainian-based team has managed to release both the DLC and prepare the Nintendo Switch release with the help of external partners and a handful of remote-based staff. The team is now aiming to adapt to the situation and do what they can to keep the studio semi-functioning and afloat. In a press release, Wael Amr, CEO, Frogwares, shared a detailed message:
Put simply, we need to keep the studio alive and functioning to the best of our abilities now more than ever. Nobody on the team is expected to work, only those who can and want to. Some on the team have become full-time volunteers in the humanitarian efforts around the country. Others have joined the defense forces. The rest are in various, safer locations abroad or around the country and have made themselves available to work remotely. And we continue to pay all of these people on the team. For those fighting or volunteering, each of their spots on the team will be waiting for them at the end of the war. But essentially it is through a collection of staff that either fled Ukraine to neighboring EU countries and those who have relocated to safer areas who are keeping Frogwares going right now. We are an independent studio with no external financing, investors, or parent company keeping us afloat. So it’s up to us alone and through the support of our players wanting to play our games that will keep this studio alive. And as this war drags out more and more, we and people all around Ukraine are seeing that even if they are not involved in the fighting directly, they need to somehow keep things moving forward. So that when this is all over and it’s time to rebuild and restart, we are not starting from zero.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter on Nintendo Switch will set you back $29.99 and is a digital-only release. Pre-orders for the game are now live and you can nab a 15% discount on the price until launch. If you own The Sinking City or Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments on your Nintendo Switch account, you will get an additional 10% discount as well.
Are you planning on playing Sherlock Holmes: The Devils’ Daughter on Switch or are you planning to jump back in Sherlock Holmes Chapter One to play its final DLC M For Mystery? Let us know in the comments section below.
