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Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy

Skip28%

Mostly Negative · 542 player reviews · Medium confidence

Probably one to skip.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Frogwares · Adventure · Aug 6, 2009

Player review score
28%
Mostly Negative
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio6 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy?

Buy it if you like
  • Linux compatibility: 7 reviews raised it, opinion split
  • Performance: 4 reviews raised it, opinion split
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 76 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 542 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 297 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
0% of themes are praise20% are divided80% are complaints

No theme drew consistent praise across 297 reviews.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love

No theme drew consistent praise in this sample.

Divided opinion
Linux compatibility
43% still recommend
Performance
25% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
26% still recommend
Story
38% still recommend
Graphics
21% still recommend
Gameplay
30% still recommend
Audio
24% still recommend
Interface
13% still recommend
Bugs
8% still recommend
Difficulty
23% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

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