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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Frogwares · 2021-11-15

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ActionAdventure

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

Releases: Nov 16, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 16, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Apr 28, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Nov 16, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is a 2021 Action and Adventure title priced at $4.49, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 4560 reviews).

42
playing now
78%
positive of 4.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (882 downloads)
4.12★
PlayStation Store rating (2,381 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 30h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$4.49
steam price (US)

42 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is an action-adventure mystery video game in the Sherlock Holmes series developed by Frogwares. It is also the first game in the series to be self-published by Frogwares itself. Described as an "origin story", the game follows a young Sherlock Holmes as he investigates a mystery in his family's home on the Mediterranean island of Cordona after his mother's death. It is the first open world title in the series.

Trailer

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One trailer thumbnail

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One - Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 42 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 516 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~65/week).
  • · Review velocity up 34% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 91k–205k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,560 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.49-90%
Microsoft Store$4.49-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.76 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $44.99 · on sale 86 of 112 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
47647620212026Week of 2021-11-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

83132026-09-15 13:00 — 50 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 32 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 23 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 60 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 71 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 21 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 32 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 55 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 26 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 57 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 48 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 23 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 43 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 33 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 32 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 60 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 36 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 83 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 64 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 18 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 42 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
51230Nov 2021Aug 2026Nov 2021 — avg 512 · peak 1,271Jan 2022 — avg 175 · peak 555Mar 2022 — avg 76 · peak 206May 2022 — avg 87 · peak 243Jul 2022 — avg 82 · peak 184Sep 2022 — avg 57 · peak 176Nov 2022 — avg 73 · peak 181Jan 2023 — avg 80 · peak 200Mar 2023 — avg 92 · peak 281May 2023 — avg 47 · peak 140Jul 2023 — avg 67 · peak 163Sep 2023 — avg 49 · peak 142Nov 2023 — avg 72 · peak 249Jan 2024 — avg 77 · peak 188Mar 2024 — avg 63 · peak 193May 2024 — avg 40 · peak 125Jul 2024 — avg 49 · peak 116Sep 2024 — avg 73 · peak 270Nov 2024 — avg 53 · peak 170Jan 2025 — avg 55 · peak 142Mar 2025 — avg 48 · peak 116May 2025 — avg 38 · peak 99Jul 2025 — avg 39 · peak 92Sep 2025 — avg 40 · peak 91Nov 2025 — avg 70 · peak 171Jan 2026 — avg 120 · peak 432Mar 2026 — avg 74 · peak 196May 2026 — avg 54 · peak 161Jul 2026 — avg 63 · peak 163Aug 2026 — avg 59 · peak 167
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$45.05$3.352021-09-162026-10-102021-09-16 — best price $40.492022-02-10 — best price $32.992022-03-24 — best price $29.692022-05-01 — best price $23.992022-06-24 — best price $24.742022-08-06 — best price $24.742022-10-18 — best price $22.492022-12-08 — best price $20.242023-01-31 — best price $44.992023-03-23 — best price $44.992023-05-02 — best price $15.752023-07-04 — best price $44.992023-08-14 — best price $13.492023-10-12 — best price $8.992023-11-29 — best price $44.992024-01-13 — best price $44.992024-02-27 — best price $8.992024-04-12 — best price $44.992024-05-27 — best price $44.992024-07-22 — best price $44.992024-09-05 — best price $44.992024-10-26 — best price $44.992024-12-09 — best price $35.992025-02-10 — best price $6.742025-03-31 — best price $6.742025-05-07 — best price $6.742025-07-16 — best price $6.742025-09-19 — best price $44.992025-11-09 — best price $4.492026-01-05 — best price $35.992026-02-23 — best price $44.992026-04-07 — best price $4.492026-05-25 — best price $4.492026-07-18 — best price $44.992026-08-12 — best price $4.492026-08-23 — best price $4.492026-09-02 — best price $4.492026-09-18 — best price $4.492026-09-30 — best price $4.492026-10-10 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

242542026-05-31 — 118 pageviews2026-06-04 — 100 pageviews2026-06-08 — 125 pageviews2026-06-12 — 92 pageviews2026-06-16 — 94 pageviews2026-06-20 — 125 pageviews2026-06-24 — 100 pageviews2026-06-28 — 126 pageviews2026-07-02 — 107 pageviews2026-07-06 — 85 pageviews2026-07-10 — 83 pageviews2026-07-14 — 94 pageviews2026-07-18 — 94 pageviews2026-07-22 — 75 pageviews2026-07-26 — 79 pageviews2026-07-30 — 100 pageviews2026-08-03 — 105 pageviews2026-08-07 — 93 pageviews2026-08-11 — 86 pageviews2026-08-15 — 113 pageviews2026-08-19 — 205 pageviews2026-08-23 — 184 pageviews2026-08-27 — 98 pageviews2026-08-31 — 110 pageviews2026-09-04 — 82 pageviews2026-09-08 — 90 pageviews2026-09-12 — 103 pageviews2026-09-16 — 57 pageviews2026-09-20 — 83 pageviews2026-09-24 — 70 pageviews2026-09-28 — 87 pageviews2026-10-02 — 62 pageviews2026-10-06 — 72 pageviews2026-10-09 — 66 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
70.1%
earned "The Walls Have Ears"
17%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing11 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Post-launch support: 11 DLC released, first 2021-11-16, latest 2022-05-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)4,09338%39
Steam (Steam)3,24014%39
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,66818%39
PS4 (PlayStation)1,04640%39

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CrimeActionCombatMysteryAdventureDetectiveOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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