Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Point-and-click detective adventure with riddles and traps inside a manor
Frogwares · Released Aug 6, 2009
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 31% of 586
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 61/100 (critic reviews)
What is Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy?
A single-player, first-person adventure in which Sherlock Holmes investigates Lord Montcalfe's death at his daughter's request. You explore Montcalfe's manor, search for objects, solve riddles, and avoid traps while Watson is away.
For you if...
- +you enjoy working through puzzles with little guidance
Not for you if...
- −you dislike searching scenes for tiny, easily missed objects
What players say
31% of 586 reviews are positive
Some players enjoy figuring out the puzzles, but complaints center on crashes, mouse-control bugs, and the setup work needed to run the game on modern PCs.
Screenshots and trailer
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 7 GPU, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
- Processor
- CPU PII 350 Mhz
- Graphics
- 8 Mb DirectX 7 compatible
- Memory
- 64 MB
- Storage
- 130 MB Free
Does Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
