Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

Detective adventure about solving cases and choosing suspects' fates

Frogwares · Released Sep 29, 2014

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 8,056
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 70 in 30 days
Playing now: 25; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 4 years ago; Feb 22, 2022

What is Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments?

You play as Sherlock Holmes in a single-player detective adventure built around six cases involving murders, disappearances, and thefts. You examine clues, question suspects, connect evidence, and decide whom to accuse and what happens to them.

For you if...

+you prefer slow investigations that reward close attention
+you like weighing evidence before making an accusation
+you want separate mysteries rather than one long case

Not for you if...

−you want fast action instead of deliberate investigation
−you prefer clear answers to competing deductions

What players say

89% of 8,056 reviews are positive · 94% of 70 in the last 30 days

Players praise the varied cases and deduction system, particularly the freedom to draw their own conclusions. The most common complaint is frequent crashes, especially in the deduction menu; some players also find the minigames awkward and travel slow.

Screenshots and trailer

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ
Graphics: 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE AMD RADEON HD 3850/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GTS OR HIGHER
Memory: 2048 MB RAM
Storage: 14 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE GAME ACTIVATION

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 25
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.