Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Frogwares · Detective · Nov 15, 2021

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$44.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
39
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio1 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy Sherlock Holmes Chapter One?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 162 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 141 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 90 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

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
37% of themes are praise27% are divided36% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
162 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is Open-World, meaning you can freely explore every nook and cranny of the island, uncover all its secrets, conspiracies and tales amidst the rampant corruption and crime.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
141 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Both main and side-quests were a delightful experience, filled with twists and dark turns.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On to the graphics, it does have significant improvement compare to their older games and kudos to them.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay162 reviews
Story141 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
56% still recommend
Optimization
29% still recommend
Characters
33% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
73% still recommend
Difficulty
81% still recommend
Bugs
55% still recommend
Performance
70% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$44.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

9 points recordedtoday · $44.99

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