Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Steam Deck Unsupported

Frogwares · Detective · Nov 15, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $44.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

78%
Mostly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 183 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 101 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise20% are divided40% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
As a whole, though, the writing and voice acting remains top notch, the investigation aspect takes a step back, and everything else is ... well-intentioned but frustrating.
183 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I'll start off by saying that the world is absolutely gorgeous: the graphics are great, the engine is well-optimized, and being set in a British-occupied fictional island that was formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, there are a wide variety of different locations to explore and people to talk to, each with their own unique cultural background and flavour.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
As a whole, though, the writing and voice acting remains top notch, the investigation aspect takes a step back, and everything else is ... well-intentioned but frustrating.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Polished HUD - Clean and functional interface.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters183 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay63 reviews
75%
Difficulty15 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat101 reviews
73%
Performance15 reviews
60%
Bugs13 reviews
62%
Optimization8 reviews
25%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

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Currently $44.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $44.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
39
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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