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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Third-person detective adventure mixing London mysteries with action sequences

Frogwares · Released Jun 10, 2016

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 13K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 34 in 30 days
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Feb 22, 2022
Minimum PC
HD 7790
6 GB RAM · 20 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 65/100 (critic reviews)

What is Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter?

Play as Sherlock Holmes in a third-person detective adventure set across several London neighborhoods. You investigate a series of cases by finding clues, questioning suspects, and drawing deductions as a larger intrigue unfolds. Chases, infiltration, and combat interrupt the investigations, and your decisions affect the story.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy connecting clues and judging suspects
  • +you like story-driven mysteries in a dark London setting

Not for you if...

  • −you want detective work without chases or combat
  • −you prefer fast progress over searching for clues

What players say

80% of 12,961 reviews are positive · 76% of 34 in the last 30 days

Players praise the individual mysteries, deduction puzzles, and London atmosphere. They often describe the action and chase sequences as clunky interruptions, and some find the ending rushed.

Players over time

▼ -21% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 29 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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How many players finish Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter?

23% of Steam players have unlocked «The Drawn Curtain», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter system requirements

Minimum: HD 7790, 6 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8.1 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor
INTEL Core i3 3.6GHz / AMD FX Series 4.2GHz Quad-Core
Graphics
1024 MB 100% DirectX 11 compatible AMD Radeon HD 7790 / NVIDIA GeForce 460 GTX
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8.1 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor
INTEL Core i5 2100 3.1 GHZ / AMD A8-7600 3.1 GHz
Graphics
2048MB 100% DirectX 11 compatible ATI R9 270X / NVIDIA GeForce 760 GTX or higher
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
25
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic.

Does Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter 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

1 DLC available.

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