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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

Released Sep 25, 2012 Developer Frogwares Platforms Windows AdventureDetectivePoint & ClickPuzzleMystery
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

79.9%positive3,570 reviews
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“here's my problem with this game: on one hand it's definitely inspired by Soviet Sherlock Holmes, but on the other hand it's trying to reach a western audience, and it seems like it fails at both. maybe i'm wrong. but there is a nice feel-good, warm mood in this game anyway. so…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“The ending credits feel like a well-earned reward for the time and patience invested throughout the journey. I highly recommend this game, particularly for fans of the series. It offers a generous range of engaging puzzle-based mini-games, a thoughtfully designed narrative, and…”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“not enough detective in my sherlock holmes game”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:52 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

26playing at last check
2824-hour peak
655all-time peak
0 100 200 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 115 avg · Jan 2014

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.

32achievements
31.1%median completion
5.9%rarest: Blackmailer
72.0% of players 49.5% of players 48.6% of players 46.3% of players 45.8% of players 41.9% of players 41.0% of players 40.1% of players 40.0% of players 38.9% of players 37.4% of players 37.1% of players 34.8% of players 33.3% of players 32.9% of players 32.1% of players 31.1% of players 30.9% of players 30.7% of players 30.4% of players 30.3% of players 30.2% of players 28.3% of players 27.1% of players 27.0% of players 25.5% of players 25.2% of players 23.1% of players 22.6% of players 22.4% of players 11.8% of players 5.9% of players 72.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
72.0%Elementary — It seems you share my love of all that is bizarre. You recovered the Samoan necklace, well done!
49.5%Deduction Apprentice — To a great mind, nothing is little. You completed the first deduction board.
48.6%Safecracker — You would make a highly efficient criminal.
Rarest badges of honor
5.9%Blackmailer — Your morals don't improve!
11.8%The Brain — I never get your limits... there are unexplored possibilities about you.
22.4%Breaking the Law — I have a great deal of respect for your judgement. You opened the safe room!

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK16.99 GBP
Australia30.99 AUD
Canada26.99 CAD
Japan2,500 JPY
Brazil75.00 BRL
China99.00 CNY

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

China≈$15 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

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

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 12, 2023
Fix for corrupt saves and 4 new languages added to the game

Hey everyone, We just released an update that adds 4 new languages to The Testament of Sherlock Holmes. Ukrainian Brazilian Portuguese Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese To access the new language

Aug 05, 2022
Into the Unknown We Go | Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Kickstarter Campaign Goes

Dear friends, The moment is finally upon us. We've launched our Kickstarter! As of now, you can be part of Sherlock Holmes The Awakened history. Right now you can make a pledge and score yourself some

Jul 29, 2022
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened revealed. Kickstarter incoming.

Hello everyone, We hope that you are safe and well. If you are following our social media channels, you might have noticed that we are working on our next game, which is Sherlock Holmes The Awakened.

Feb 22, 2022
Free Sherlock Holmes Chapter One “Plague Doctor” DLC and Major Update are here!

Hello detectives, They say that the best things in life are free. Is this true? Well, we’re not entirely sure. So to test this theory, we’ve decided to release a DLC pack featuring some brand-new outf

Jan 24, 2022
The “Mycroft’s Pride” Sherlock Holmes Chapter One DLC is here!

Welcome detectives, We are happy to announce that a new Sherlock Holmes Chapter One DLC - Mycroft’s Pride is now available for you to play! The new DLC contains all new set of cases sent by your big b

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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.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsAdventure · Detective · Point & Click · Puzzle · Mystery · Singleplayer · Based On A Novel · Investigation · Story Rich · Crime · Atmospheric · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French * , Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian * , Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian *
Achievements32
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://frogwares.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7 Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 14 GB HD space Sound: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE