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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

Frogwares · 2014-09-29

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Adventure

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

Releases: Sep 29, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Sep 29, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Sep 29, 2014 (Xbox 360), Sep 30, 2014 (Xbox One), Feb 03, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 29, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is a 2014 Adventure game priced at $2.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 8047 reviews).

29
playing now
89%
positive of 8.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (179 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (365 downloads)
4.33★
PlayStation Store rating (1,205 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

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

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments is an adventure mystery video game in the Sherlock Holmes series developed by Frogwares in 2014 and distributed by Focus Home Interactive from 2014 to 2019 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Frogwares regained the publishing rights to the title on Steam and the game reappeared on other platforms in the start of 2020. A Nintendo Switch version was released on February 3, 2022.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 29 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 456 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~57/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 28,838 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 201k–483k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,047 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-90%
GOG$2.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.08 at GamesPlanet UK (2024-04-19) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 90 of 120 observed days · $0.91 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20420420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7172026-09-15 13:00 — 31 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 23 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 19 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 39 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 41 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 17 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 37 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 13 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 45 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 30 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 18 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 45 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 20 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 38 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 19 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 20 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 49 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 39 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 29 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
21317Oct 2014Aug 2026Oct 2014 — avg 213 · peak 661Feb 2015 — avg 66 · peak 181Jun 2015 — avg 134 · peak 477Oct 2015 — avg 40 · peak 110Feb 2016 — avg 61 · peak 169Jun 2016 — avg 65 · peak 203Oct 2016 — avg 29 · peak 80Feb 2017 — avg 34 · peak 88Jun 2017 — avg 33 · peak 128Oct 2017 — avg 22 · peak 70Feb 2018 — avg 34 · peak 115Jun 2018 — avg 27 · peak 89Oct 2018 — avg 23 · peak 63Feb 2019 — avg 31 · peak 96Jun 2019 — avg 26 · peak 141Oct 2019 — avg 27 · peak 190Feb 2020 — avg 61 · peak 243Jun 2020 — avg 58 · peak 163Oct 2020 — avg 55 · peak 138Feb 2021 — avg 62 · peak 145Jun 2021 — avg 44 · peak 113Oct 2021 — avg 32 · peak 82Feb 2022 — avg 55 · peak 160Jun 2022 — avg 34 · peak 75Oct 2022 — avg 35 · peak 93Feb 2023 — avg 25 · peak 58Jun 2023 — avg 26 · peak 85Oct 2023 — avg 33 · peak 116Feb 2024 — avg 33 · peak 125Jun 2024 — avg 30 · peak 80Oct 2024 — avg 49 · peak 259Feb 2025 — avg 46 · peak 129Jun 2025 — avg 25 · peak 85Oct 2025 — avg 46 · peak 129Feb 2026 — avg 51 · peak 124Jun 2026 — avg 38 · peak 93Aug 2026 — avg 40 · peak 117
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$46.26$0.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $28.172015-04-21 — best price $36.952015-06-18 — best price $23.822015-12-30 — best price $25.492016-08-22 — best price $26.192017-07-21 — best price $29.992018-04-05 — best price $14.992018-12-07 — best price $29.992019-09-24 — best price $25.492019-12-13 — best price $22.782020-02-06 — best price $7.502020-04-19 — best price $4.172020-07-16 — best price $6.002020-09-09 — best price $25.382020-10-16 — best price $29.992020-11-26 — best price $4.492021-01-08 — best price $29.992021-02-25 — best price $7.502021-04-16 — best price $6.862021-06-03 — best price $25.382021-09-06 — best price $29.992022-01-31 — best price $29.992022-05-02 — best price $20.852022-10-10 — best price $29.992023-02-16 — best price $29.992023-06-11 — best price $5.392023-11-01 — best price $29.992024-02-19 — best price $2.992024-06-13 — best price $29.992024-10-28 — best price $2.992025-03-13 — best price $2.992025-07-25 — best price $1.732025-12-23 — best price $2.992026-04-21 — best price $29.992026-08-17 — best price $2.992026-09-11 — best price $29.992026-10-06 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

191492026-05-30 — 111 pageviews2026-06-03 — 67 pageviews2026-06-07 — 95 pageviews2026-06-11 — 106 pageviews2026-06-15 — 68 pageviews2026-06-19 — 78 pageviews2026-06-23 — 49 pageviews2026-06-27 — 83 pageviews2026-07-01 — 100 pageviews2026-07-05 — 95 pageviews2026-07-09 — 74 pageviews2026-07-13 — 114 pageviews2026-07-17 — 82 pageviews2026-07-21 — 59 pageviews2026-07-25 — 78 pageviews2026-07-29 — 99 pageviews2026-08-02 — 80 pageviews2026-08-06 — 75 pageviews2026-08-10 — 77 pageviews2026-08-14 — 80 pageviews2026-08-18 — 191 pageviews2026-08-22 — 134 pageviews2026-08-26 — 111 pageviews2026-08-30 — 118 pageviews2026-09-03 — 91 pageviews2026-09-07 — 104 pageviews2026-09-11 — 76 pageviews2026-09-15 — 68 pageviews2026-09-19 — 87 pageviews2026-09-23 — 64 pageviews2026-09-27 — 96 pageviews2026-10-01 — 54 pageviews2026-10-05 — 65 pageviews2026-10-08 — 67 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
57.6%
earned "Aye Aye, Captain!"
31.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-10-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS3 (PlayStation)17,60451%25
Xbox One (Xbox)12,92821%25
Steam (Steam)6,65018%25
PS4 (PlayStation)2,38355%25
Xbox 360 (Xbox)83851%25
PS4 (PlayStation)39069%25
Switch (Nintendo)1180%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

CrimeActionPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveHistoricalOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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