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Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet cover art

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet

Frogwares

Steam

AdventureCasual

Franchise: Sherlock Holmes · Modes: Single player

Releases: May 09, 2008 (Mac), May 09, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Scotland Yard has called Sherlock Holmes with an urgent request for help! A young painter has been found murdered and rolled up in a remarkable Persian carpet. Along with Watson, you must investigate the peculiar crime, exploring crime scene locations in search of missing clues.

Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet is an Adventure and Casual title released in an unspecified year, priced at $0.99, with an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Negative (39% of 629 reviews).

0
playing now
39%
positive of 629 reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
41/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,833 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 13k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 629 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.80 at GamesPlanet UK (2024-08-02) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 14 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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101020172026Week of 2017-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 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negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
60Jul 2012May 2026Jul 2012 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2012 — avg 1 · peak 9Mar 2013 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2013 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2013 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2014 — avg 0 · peak 5Jul 2014 — avg 3 · peak 15Nov 2014 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2015 — avg 2 · peak 5Jul 2015 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2015 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2016 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2016 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Jul 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 9Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 11Nov 2020 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 13May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.95$0.632015-01-012026-08-172015-01-01 — best price $4.992016-11-23 — best price $2.492018-05-11 — best price $9.992018-09-03 — best price $9.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-02-18 — best price $9.992019-05-20 — best price $9.992019-08-26 — best price $1.872019-11-26 — best price $1.492020-01-19 — best price $9.972020-02-27 — best price $2.492020-05-16 — best price $9.992020-06-09 — best price $8.892020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-08-03 — best price $8.492020-09-09 — best price $8.892020-10-07 — best price $9.992020-10-28 — best price $9.992020-11-25 — best price $1.492020-12-23 — best price $1.492021-01-25 — best price $2.502021-02-14 — best price $9.992021-03-10 — best price $8.892021-04-04 — best price $9.992021-05-02 — best price $9.222021-06-03 — best price $8.892021-08-18 — best price $2.412021-12-20 — best price $8.592022-04-04 — best price $9.992022-08-14 — best price $1.482023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $1.992023-12-04 — best price $1.682024-05-20 — best price $0.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-05-26 — best price $6.492026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-08-17 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

CasualPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveHidden ObjectPoint & Click

Census log

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

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