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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Frogwares · 2012-09-25

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Adventure

Franchise: Sherlock Holmes · Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 09, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 29, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Sep 25, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Sep 25, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 25, 2012 (Xbox 360)

Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!

26
playing now
80%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (118 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 13h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.99
steam price (US)

26 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is an adventure video game in the Sherlock Holmes series developed by Frogwares and distributed by Focus Home Interactive. After being delayed from an original 2010 release, the game was released in September 2012.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 26 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 225 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~28/week).
  • · Review velocity up 56% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 158k–315k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,938 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-12-10) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 53 of 75 observed days · $0.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
616120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3422026-08-06 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 16 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 26 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 29 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 30 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 29 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 26 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$23.63$1.292015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $6.792015-03-07 — best price $11.432015-05-18 — best price $19.992015-07-14 — best price $11.162016-05-02 — best price $19.992017-10-26 — best price $4.992018-06-08 — best price $19.992018-09-11 — best price $19.992018-11-22 — best price $8.002019-02-11 — best price $19.992019-04-18 — best price $5.002019-08-06 — best price $5.592019-11-08 — best price $5.002020-01-11 — best price $19.992020-02-16 — best price $19.482020-04-20 — best price $5.002020-08-25 — best price $4.992020-11-16 — best price $19.992021-01-21 — best price $4.402021-04-12 — best price $5.002021-07-09 — best price $19.992021-11-26 — best price $2.992022-03-12 — best price $18.582022-07-22 — best price $3.992022-12-05 — best price $3.672023-04-24 — best price $19.992023-08-02 — best price $19.992023-12-11 — best price $15.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-07-22 — best price $19.992024-11-25 — best price $19.992025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-08-04 — best price $14.252025-11-17 — best price $1.992026-04-03 — best price $19.992026-07-31 — best price $1.292026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

152342026-06-01 — 81 pageviews2026-06-04 — 54 pageviews2026-06-07 — 64 pageviews2026-06-10 — 51 pageviews2026-06-13 — 75 pageviews2026-06-16 — 53 pageviews2026-06-19 — 69 pageviews2026-06-22 — 61 pageviews2026-06-25 — 51 pageviews2026-06-28 — 73 pageviews2026-07-01 — 66 pageviews2026-07-04 — 77 pageviews2026-07-07 — 71 pageviews2026-07-10 — 59 pageviews2026-07-13 — 101 pageviews2026-07-16 — 68 pageviews2026-07-19 — 82 pageviews2026-07-22 — 49 pageviews2026-07-25 — 58 pageviews2026-07-28 — 65 pageviews2026-07-31 — 54 pageviews2026-08-03 — 59 pageviews2026-08-06 — 56 pageviews2026-08-09 — 65 pageviews2026-08-12 — 44 pageviews2026-08-15 — 53 pageviews2026-08-18 — 129 pageviews2026-08-21 — 95 pageviews2026-08-24 — 62 pageviews2026-08-27 — 61 pageviews2026-08-29 — 79 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
71.9%
earned "Elementary"
31.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

15 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Hungarian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,57918%32
Xbox 360 (Xbox)3,00639%32
PS3 (PlayStation)2,42464%33
Xbox 360 (Xbox)1,59748%32
PS4 (PlayStation)1,25664%33
Switch (Nintendo)360%0

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

Player tags

CrimePuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericEscape RoomFirst-Person

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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