Adventure · September 29, 2014
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014)
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Detective · 302
- Adventure · 247
- Mystery · 199
- Investigation · 165
- Crime · 159
- Puzzle · 140
- Story Rich · 125
- Atmospheric · 109
- Singleplayer · 106
- Point & Click · 98
- Choices Matter · 80
- Historical · 65
- Third Person · 62
- Open World · 57
- Action · 40
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 7.2k Steam reviews | Top 32% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 90% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 54% |
| Metacritic | 77/100 | Genre average 77 — top 59% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 7 h average | Top 45% for session depth among Adventure |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Czech
- Polish
- Japanese
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Korean
- Simplified Chinese
Full audio (2)
- English
- Turkish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
6.5k positive · 719 negative
Metacritic
Curator recommendations
6.7k
Press Quotes
“I have to believe Holmes would approve.” 8/10 – Polygon “Thrilling detective-game ... even Moriarty would play it!” 85/100 – GameStar “Hands down the best detective game I've ever played and one of the most enjoyable experiences of the 2014 gaming year so far.” 9,5/10 – Hooked Gamers
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
7h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
6h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
25
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
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Release & Availability
| Release date | Sep 29, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Frogwares |
| Base price | $2.99 -90% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Content Notes
With a lot of crime scenes to investigate, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments can get pretty gruesome at times. It depicts Blood, Drug Reference, Violence.
Editions & Packages
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