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Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make a statement, when suddenly a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses - a mortal wound to the heart... A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and no suspects! You, Sherlock Holmes, must use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“"Secret of the Silver Earring" is the second game in the Frogwares Sherlock Holmes franchise. Consider this the real start of the series though, because it introduces the Sherlock Holmes character model and voice actor that will be used through the next three titles: "Sherlock…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“The game can be difficult at times, as it is very picky about the order of doing things. I've had to check guides because I missed clues the size of a speck of dust. The forest timed segment is awful because of the unoptimized controls. I still finished the game and enjoyed it…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“While it is a notable step-up from [i]Mystery of the Mummy[/i], I found this entry to still be a mostly unenjoyable gaming experience. A lot of the puzzles/progressions are just way too difficult to figure out without a walkthrough, and the "action" segments are also terrible…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedLatest official news
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Point & Click · Detective · Puzzle · Mystery · Retro · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Bulgarian, Czech, French * , German * , Italian, Polish, Russian * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://frogwares.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows 2000/XP/Vista Processor: Pentium™ III 600 MHz or higher Memory: 256 Mb RAM Graphics: Video card 32MB DirectX® 8.1 compatible Hard Drive: 1.2 Gb hard disk drive Sound: DirectX™ compatible sound card