Action · June 10, 2016
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter (2016)
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration for an extraordinary experience that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul while playing as the great detective, as you untangle a web of intrigue leading to the final stunning revelation. Each of your deductions and actions affects the rest of the story , for better or for worse… Play as Sherlock Holmes and use his extraordinary abilities to progress through the adventure. Freely explore several of the city's neighbourhoods in search of clues and suspects. Interrogations, combat, chases, infiltration… discover a game that is unlike any other!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Adventure · 377
- Detective · 361
- Mystery · 312
- Story Rich · 309
- Puzzle · 300
- Crime · 285
- Thriller · 282
- Singleplayer · 279
- Third Person · 268
- Atmospheric · 262
- Action · 260
- Investigation · 229
- Point & Click · 227
- Choices Matter · 225
- First-Person · 215
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 13.8k Steam reviews | Top 32% in Action |
| Positive rating | 80% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 69% |
| Metacritic | 65/100 | Genre average 77 — top 90% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 7 h average | Top 63% for session depth among Action |
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain
- Russian
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Czech
- Simplified Chinese
Full audio (4)
- English
- French
- German
- Arabic
Reception Metrics
Steam community
80%Mostly Positive · 13.8k reviews
11.0k positive · 2.8k negative
Metacritic
65/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.1/10
Curator recommendations
11.7k
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
7h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
5h
Current engagement
Achievements
25
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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Release & Availability
| Release date | Jun 10, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Frogwares |
| Base price | $2.99 -90% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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