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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

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.

Released Nov 15, 2021 Developer Frogwares Platforms Windows DetectiveOpen WorldStory RichMysteryAction
View on Steam ↗ $44.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

78.5%positive3,658 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 15 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:54 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

34playing at last check
9524-hour peak
1,271all-time peak
0 500 1k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 512 avg · Nov 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

39achievements
17.1%median completion
2.9%rarest: Becoming Sherlock Holmes
70.3% of players 64.9% of players 41.3% of players 37.0% of players 30.4% of players 30.0% of players 28.4% of players 26.1% of players 25.9% of players 25.0% of players 24.4% of players 24.0% of players 22.8% of players 22.3% of players 22.2% of players 21.3% of players 20.6% of players 18.7% of players 18.3% of players 17.1% of players 16.7% of players 15.6% of players 15.5% of players 14.8% of players 14.6% of players 13.2% of players 12.6% of players 12.6% of players 12.5% of players 11.7% of players 10.1% of players 9.4% of players 9.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.3% of players 7.6% of players 6.3% of players 5.4% of players 2.9% of players 70.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.3%The Walls Have Ears — Eavesdrop on your first piece of gossip.
64.9%Diamond in the Rough — Solve the first case on Cordona.
41.3%Once Upon a Time — Open Sherlock's room.
Rarest badges of honor
2.9%Becoming Sherlock Holmes — Get every achievement.
5.4%Daredevil — Fight in all of the bandit lairs.
6.3%Not Now — Refuse to help Mycroft.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$44.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US44.99 USD
EU44.99 EUR
UK39.99 GBP
Australia69.99 AUD
Canada59.99 CAD
Japan5,600 JPY
Brazil169.00 BRL
China229.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$33 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$53

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Oct 12, 2022
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One won the Narrative CEEGA Award!

Before last weekend’s Game Industry Conference in Poland, we knew that our Sherlock Holmes Chapter One was nominated for four (!) CEEGA Awards; Best Audio, Best Game, Best Narrative, and Visual Style.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsDetective · Open World · Story Rich · Mystery · Action · Choices Matter · Crime · Adventure · Action-Adventure · Investigation · Atmospheric · Combat (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements39
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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