Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Point-and-click detective adventure investigating murders across Victorian London
Frogwares · Released Aug 6, 2009
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 59% of 807
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- May 13, 2021
Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)
What is Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring?
A third-person point-and-click adventure set in Victorian London, where you play as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to investigate murders after a tycoon is shot at a reception. You explore locations, question witnesses, collect clues, solve puzzles, and answer case quizzes between levels.
For you if...
- +you like questioning witnesses and piecing together clues
- +you enjoy challenging, old-school point-and-click puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action to slow, clue-driven investigations
- −you dislike difficult puzzles and frequent reading
What players say
59% of 807 reviews are positive
Players praise the murder mystery and classic point-and-click investigation. Common complaints include hard-to-spot clues, unclear progression, awkward stealth sections, and a plot some find hard to follow. Players also report display, text readability, and click-target problems on modern systems.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring system requirements
Minimum: 32MB DirectX® 8.1 compati…, 0.3 GB RAM, 1.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring?
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- OS
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Processor
- Pentium™ III 600 MHz or higher
- Graphics
- Video card 32MB DirectX® 8.1 compatible
- Memory
- 256 Mb RAM
- Storage
- 1.2 Gb hard disk drive
Does Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring 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, Russian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Bulgarian, Czech, Italian, Polish.
Does Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- May 13, 2021 · Сompatibility Patch (Part 2 of 2) released!
- Apr 26, 2021 · Compatibility Patch (Part 1 of 2) released!
