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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“This game is sort of a mixed bag. I did like a lot of the mechanics then again, some other parts felt a bit off. Whilst its an overall positive from me, bear in mind that it is not everyone's cup of tea. First of all,…”
“Overall I really nejoyed playing this game. Although some reviews claim the open world was empty, I did like the Treasure Hunt(s), side cases and the overall look of the locations. I also liked the cases a lot, but…”
“A huge improvement over the Sinking City. The open world is enjoyable, with an interesting, unusual setting and stunning graphics. The combat is simplistic and rough around the edges, but still fun, decently challenging…”
32 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“A huge improvement over the Sinking City. The open world is enjoyable, with an interesting, unusual setting and stunning graphics. The combat is simplistic and rough around the edges, but still fun, decently challenging…”
“I really recommend this game if you're into solving cases. Sherlock's personality is amazing and the gameplay is great. The only mechanic I hated is the combat one, but it is definitely different from other games.”
16 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“This game is sort of a mixed bag. I did like a lot of the mechanics then again, some other parts felt a bit off. Whilst its an overall positive from me, bear in mind that it is not everyone's cup of tea. First of all,…”
“Overall I really nejoyed playing this game. Although some reviews claim the open world was empty, I did like the Treasure Hunt(s), side cases and the overall look of the locations. I also liked the cases a lot, but…”
“A huge improvement over the Sinking City. The open world is enjoyable, with an interesting, unusual setting and stunning graphics. The combat is simplistic and rough around the edges, but still fun, decently challenging…”
5 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“Easily the best game of the Sherlock series by Frogwares, and one of the best games I've played. It's got a few things wrong, but they are largely overcome by the heart and soul put into the story, the characters, the…”
“I LOVE this game! Im a huge Sherlock Holmes fan - this game offers such a rich addition to the canon, and I enjoy this creative spin on his origins. The open world and combat mechanics are a real treat for me, as they…”
4 of the 98 reviews raise this.
“A huge improvement over the Sinking City. The open world is enjoyable, with an interesting, unusual setting and stunning graphics. The combat is simplistic and rough around the edges, but still fun, decently challenging…”
“Great Puzzle setup, not too easy not too hard, and great story telling :)”
“I like the open world design - finding cases or some challenges as you explore the map, it works pretty well. Overall, a cool detective game, funny, entertaining, challenging at times and quite addictive when you get…”
30 of the 98 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“Its extremely annoying and soo scripted, that when you want to "progress" with something you have to pin the correct evidence on your screen so new clues can appear. There was also a case where i found the item that i…”
“As a Sherlock fan I was disappointed with this game. The UI is very unintuitive - it'll tell you to go to a room which isn't clearly marked, not prompt you when you need to speak to someone first and makes it difficult…”
“This game is pure disappointment. It's not authentic, it's not investigative, it's not about original characters and spirit. And characters and NPCs are lame and fake. It's just an exploitation of the beloved brand. In…”
8 of the 98 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I hate this game, more than the testimant of Sherlock Holmes. I can't figure out where to go without a guide. You are supposed to figure it out with a big map and no clues whatsoever. There doesn't seem to be any…”
“Holmes is so babygirl, half of the game I spent staring at his gorgeous face. I didn't complete the entire game bc it's so long in quests but I just spent most of my time exploring and doing smaller investigations.…”
“Good game overall, alot of things to do for the price, but the graphics is blurry,and the voices of the npc is annoying and they use the same voice everytime and i wish they gave more hints on certain parts of the…”
7 of the 98 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is pure disappointment. It's not authentic, it's not investigative, it's not about original characters and spirit. And characters and NPCs are lame and fake. It's just an exploitation of the beloved brand. In…”
“Overall I really nejoyed playing this game. Although some reviews claim the open world was empty, I did like the Treasure Hunt(s), side cases and the overall look of the locations. I also liked the cases a lot, but…”
“>Five minutes into the game >See black NPCs conversing with white folks as if this isn't early Victorian Era UK >Close the game This is not a Sherlock Holmes game. It's a character similar to Sherlock Holmes put in a…”
6 of the 98 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“As a Sherlock fan I was disappointed with this game. The UI is very unintuitive - it'll tell you to go to a room which isn't clearly marked, not prompt you when you need to speak to someone first and makes it difficult…”
“I not good at doing reviews and generally only do them if I really really love a game. With that being said, I am only doing it for this game because in order to thumbs down this game, steam insists I review it. I find…”
“I really wanted to like this game. The idea of a fun game is there, but they took the idea of solving mysteries way too far. [i]Everything[/i] in the game is a mystery. Who stole the jewel? Who murdered the countess?…”
5 of the 98 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Im sorry. I prefer smaller maps for Sherlock. And sherlocks abilites sometimes just dont work. At least the story and cases are more grounded though, but I just can't finish it because it feels so tidious and TOO open.…”
“It is a different take compared to the other sherlock games. It's open world and there are some fun things to discover. I hated the combat part of it, but apart from that it is a pretty fun game, you have elements from…”
“I really enjoyed this edition. This game was so much more involved than any other Sherlock game I've played in the past. Along with the main case, there are an abundance of other cases, adventures and a large map to…”
Counted across 98 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I have played the previous games, and i enjoyed them all a lot- except for devils daughter. I am also an avid fan of the IP as i have read every book multiple times. Now, after finishing devils daughter i was quite dissapointed, after all i enjoyed the previous games and yet…”
— a player, Steam review · 107 hrs played“Quite frankly, when I bought this videogame I thought it would be average: its graphics from benchmarks and gameplays didn't seem that good-looking, its first case looked quite small, but hell... I WAS WRONG!!!! I can tell you for a matter of fact that its optimization is as…”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played“This is a very niche game for people who could enjoy it, even for me--I could see how it could be enjoyable to some people, but no one I know comes to mind. And this is saying something because it is usually very easy for me to feel positive about most games. Some of the many…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Detective · Open World · Story Rich · Mystery · Action · Choices Matter · Crime · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Investigation · Atmospheric · Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 39 |
| Official site | https://sherlockholmes.one |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, 4 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 28 GB available space