Underplayed Gems

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler (1988)

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler cover

Platforms: ZX Spectrum
Genres: Adventure
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 1 player ratings
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

Playing involves carefully reading text and solving puzzles at a deliberate, methodical pace.

detectivemysterytext-baseddeliberatepuzzlingretroslow-paced

Screenshots

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Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler screenshot 2

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Beheaded Smuggler screenshot 3

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