The Game Census
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper cover art

Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper

Frogwares · 2009-12-23

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

AdventureRPG

Franchise: Sherlock Holmes · Modes: Single player

Releases: May 24, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 26, 2009 (Xbox 360)

Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.

5
playing now
81%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (48 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper is an adventure game for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360, developed by Ukrainian studio Frogwares and distributed by Focus Home Interactive. It is the fifth game in the Sherlock Holmes series of adventure games developed by Frogwares. The game takes place in the London district of Whitechapel in 1888, the historical site of the Jack the Ripper murders.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 26% of 11,450 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 55k–110k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,371 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.75 at GamesPlanet UK (2022-08-05) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $0.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1602026-08-11 17:00 — 9 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 06:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Player tags

RPGCrimePuzzleMysteryThrillerAdventureDetectiveHistoricalStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

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

Players also track

Rusty Lake HotelUnforeseen IncidentsForgotton AnneGreedFallDraugenHello Neighbor: Hide and SeekBlacksad: Under the SkinThe Room 4: Old Sins

Similarity via IGDB.

Wikipedia ↗Discord ↗Official site ↗