Frogwares’ Sherlock Holmes The Awakened release delayed because of relentless Russian bombing
Ukrainian developer Frogwares has announced that the release date of Sherlock Holmes The Awakened has been delayed due to a power deficit in the country caused by Russian bombings. Developers don’t know when they can work, often sitting at home in complete darkness while waiting for the power to come back on.
The Russian army has shifted to bombing Ukrainian power stations. While anti-air defenses stop 80% of the bombs, it only takes one or two to have a dramatic impact. Ukraine is now in a power deficit, and authorities are using scheduled blackouts around the country as a result. This, as you can imagine, makes it incredibly challenging for a game developer to get any work done. The game was originally set to be released between February and March but has now been pushed back to March or April. A firm release date will be announced in the future.
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Staff are never sure if the power will be on in the Frogwares office or their own homes, meaning they need to travel between the two to work. Often the power will be on in the evenings, meaning most of the work from Ukraine-based employees gets done overnight. The true challenge is being able to sync up and work with other people around the world. Tasks such as bug fixes and QA that usually take a couple of hours now take a couple of days to complete.
As stated in the news post for this delay, Sherlock Holmes The Awakened is launching across nine platforms. It’s the largest scale release the developer has put out, and the extra time the delay gives it will be put towards ensuring all versions of the game are as bug-free as possible and provide players with a satisfying gameplay experience.
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