Play Sherlock Holmes - Another Bow Online

Sherlock Holmes: Another Bow came out in 1992 for MS-DOS, developed by ICOM Simulations. It was part of that wave of early 90s adventure games where you really had to pay attention to your surroundings, no hand-holding, just you and the mystery. The graphics were pixelated but full of character, and it captured that foggy, gaslit London vibe perfectly for its time.

You play as Dr. Watson, guiding him screen by screen through detailed environments, collecting items and talking to witnesses to gather evidence. The main goal is to solve the case by finding clues and presenting the right conclusions to Holmes; if you get something wrong, he doesn't hesitate to point it out. The pacing is deliberate, almost slow, and the difficulty comes from noticing small details others might miss. It feels like genuine detective work, rewarding patience and observation.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".