The Game Census
Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles cover art

Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles

Waterlily Games · Frogwares · 2012-04-23

SteamGOG

AdventureCasual

Franchise: Sherlock Holmes · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Mar 01, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 06, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

Help Sherlock Holmes, the famed detective, investigate the legend of a supernatural hound on the fog-shrouded moorland in England of the 19th century. Immerse yourself into the dangerous world of diabolical curse and discover the truth of the monstrous creature.

Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles is an Adventure, Casual game released in 2012, priced at $0.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 960 reviews).

3
playing now
89%
positive of 960 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$0.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 94 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 38k–77k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 960 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.80 at GamesPlanet UK (2024-08-02) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 70 of 96 observed days · $0.19 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620172026Week of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
111Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2012 — avg 3 · peak 14May 2013 — avg 3 · peak 25Oct 2013 — avg 2 · peak 35Mar 2014 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2014 — avg 2 · peak 10Jan 2015 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2015 — avg 2 · peak 13Nov 2015 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2016 — avg 1 · peak 7Sep 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2017 — avg 1 · peak 7Jul 2017 — avg 2 · peak 16Dec 2017 — avg 1 · peak 7May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 15Nov 2020 — avg 8 · peak 34Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 17Sep 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 24Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 20Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.84$0.632015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-11-02 — best price $9.992017-10-26 — best price $2.492018-06-25 — best price $3.002018-10-22 — best price $2.502019-01-23 — best price $2.492019-04-18 — best price $2.502019-08-26 — best price $1.872019-11-12 — best price $9.992020-01-15 — best price $10.012020-03-06 — best price $9.992020-05-26 — best price $7.342020-07-15 — best price $9.992020-09-04 — best price $8.822020-10-07 — best price $9.992020-11-04 — best price $9.992020-12-13 — best price $9.992021-01-18 — best price $2.492021-02-27 — best price $9.992021-04-09 — best price $9.992021-05-13 — best price $2.502021-06-28 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $2.492022-02-28 — best price $9.992022-06-24 — best price $1.992022-10-31 — best price $7.892023-03-20 — best price $1.992023-08-02 — best price $9.992023-12-11 — best price $8.332024-04-08 — best price $0.992024-08-19 — best price $1.192025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-05-12 — best price $0.992025-09-29 — best price $0.992026-03-04 — best price $9.992026-06-15 — best price $9.992026-09-07 — best price $0.992026-09-27 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
73.5%
earned "Incredible Speed"
58.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Danish, Dutch, Swedish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,90935%32
Switch (Nintendo)80%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CasualPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveSingleplayerHidden ObjectPoint & Click

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Don't Knock TwiceRusty Lake HotelUnforeseen IncidentsRusty Lake: RootsVampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2Rusty Lake ParadiseDraugenBlacksad: Under the Skin

Similarity via IGDB.

Discord ↗Official site ↗