Varied, fun puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the puzzles are genuinely fun to solve. Most of the puzzles are challenging enough to keep you thinking without being frustratingly difficult.”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
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Very Positive · 80%Very Positive · 80%Frogwares2012Detective · Point & Click · Adventure
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A dark, story-driven Sherlock adventure with varied puzzles and strong voice acting, but dated controls and a notorious save-crash bug on modern PCs. Skip it if you want real deduction.
Great for
Sherlock fans who like story-rich puzzle adventures and can tolerate dated controls and the occasional guide
Main risk
Crashes on save or failure to launch on modern PCs, plus obscure puzzles that force guides
What players love
Engaging story with big twists
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“How many plot twists one game can have?! I could not stop playing it!”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
Great voice acting and Holmes/Watson dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the Voice Acting underlining characters with depth and thought behind them to a level, I felt they actually could be real human beings”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Atmospheric Victorian London
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I loved the aesthetic of old London. Something you do not get to see quite frequently.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Choice of first, third and classic camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“I truly enjoyed how the game gives you choice to play it in 3 different perspectives: first person, third person, and classic point and click.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Playing as Toby the dog
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“the story was super interesting and the highlight was playing as Sherlock's dog”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes when saving or autosaving
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the game crashes whenever you save. Manually or via autosaving.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Won't launch on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The game locks up with a black screen after the opening cinematic when starting a new game.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Clunky, unresponsive controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Moving Holmes is like trying to back up a trash truck. The cameras and controls are some of the wonkiest I've ever seen”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Obscure puzzles and pixel hunting force guides
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“If you can't play it without a guide, its too hard. The problem is that each puzzle is harder than an IQ test.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
Plot holes and weak ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The plot is like a swiss cheese, full of holes. Nothing makes sense.”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Little real deduction, mostly generic puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Despite being a detective game, there is very little actual investigations - the game turns into a simple point and click adventure game pretty quickly.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable14 GB
Minimum
OSWINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7
ProcessorAMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ
Memory2048 MB RAM
Graphics256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER
Storage14 GB HD space
OSWINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7
ProcessorAMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ
Memory2048 MB RAM
Graphics256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER
Storage14 GB HD space
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