The Beekeeper's Picnic - a cosy Sherlock Holmes game!

[Jabbage]

The Beekeeper's Picnic

It is the 1920s, and in a sleepy Sussex village, beekeeper and former world's greatest detective Sherlock Holmes is trying to arrange a pleasant clifftop picnic for his lifelong companion Dr Watson. The only problem is that a series of mysteries keep getting in the way!.

A retro-inspired cosy point and click adventure and mystery(ish) game lovingly inspired by the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

• Explore a seaside town It's the day of the village fete, a suspicious new neighbour has taken a lease on  a long-abandoned cottage and something strange is happening down on the  beach...
• Interrogate and befriend a fully professionally voice-acted cast of eccentric characters including a clown with a tragic past, a budding young naturalist, a wannabe showman and a prickly police officer.
• Make deductions and decisions. Puzzles have multiple solutions, some of which may please your neighbours more than others.  What path will you choose? Who will you enlist to help you?
• Phone for help of you get stuck! Your older brother Mycroft is always ready to act as your consultant, just give him a call at his club if you need a hint. 
• A relaxing bespoke soundtrack
• 4-6 hours of gameplay

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After 2.5 years of work, the game is finally released on Steam and Itch.io!

I'd like to give a huge thank-you to everyone in the AGS community for your help and support throughout the creation of this game - I came into it as someone with a very limited knowledge of AGS and coding in general, and even though I think I've been a little bit shy in these parts, the forums here and the Discord were absolutely key in seeing me through to the end!

[heltenjon]

Congratulations on the release!   

[The Last To Know]

Congratulations!

Btw, our review is here:
https://www.dasklapptsonicht.de/the-beekeepers-picnic-a-sherlockian-adventure/

[Jabbage]

Thank you! It's been so nice to see all the reactions and reviews for the game.

[Pogwizd]

Hi,

I was reading a (Polish) games magazine over breakfast when I came across a small section dedicated to indie games — literally just a couple of pages. At first, I couldn't quite put my finger on what stirred up such emotion, but after a moment it hit me: in a professional, paid, printed games magazine, there was a brief mention of your game made with AGS.

Maybe it's just me, but I think that's something really special.

I don't know the ins and outs of marketing — whether there was any involved in this case — but I'd guess the reviewer who covers indie games simply chooses titles she likes.

In short, your game received a good deal of praise for its charm. The reviewer even mentioned that she teared up a bit during the ending.

All in all, I just wanted to say that, in this age of modern journalism, I think it's amazing that your game was written about in an actual print magazine. Congratulations!