{"id":1161060,"date":"2026-02-10T13:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/R5MbYtEGmW589NDdWPaQMb"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:05:07","slug":"this-whimsical-adventure-game-sees-you-play-as-a-retired-sherlock-holmes-whose-beekeeping-hobby-keeps-getting-interrupted-by-pesky-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-whimsical-adventure-game-sees-you-play-as-a-retired-sherlock-holmes-whose-beekeeping-hobby-keeps-getting-interrupted-by-pesky-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"This whimsical adventure game sees you play as a retired Sherlock Holmes whose beekeeping hobby keeps getting interrupted by pesky crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sherlock Holmes never struck me as the retiring sort, more the ‘dying in his armchair mid-deduction’ sort. Nonetheless, this is the premise of The Beekeeper’s Picnic\u2014A Sherlockian Adventure<\/a>, a charming little adventure game that’s just released on Steam.<\/p>\n

Finally fed up with the detective lark, Holmes retires to the village of Fulworth to start a new life as a beekeeper. He’s eventually joined by Dr Watson, who Holmes wants to help “rest and recuperate” from his service as a medic in the first world war. As part of this, Holmes decides to arrange a picnic for his pal.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the (former) world’s greatest detective, reality simply can’t stop throwing mysteries in his path. A woman from the village fete has been kidnapped, a kid’s cat has gone missing, a relic from the British museum has been stolen, and a ‘mermaid’ has apparently washed up on Fulworth beach. Indeed, as shown in the trailer, Holmes can’t even go for a walk without tripping over a corpse. “I feel the need to remind you I am retired”, he jests.<\/p>\n

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