Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Third-person detective adventure mixing London mysteries with action sequences

Frogwares · Released Jun 10, 2016

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 80% of 15K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 52 in 30 days
Playing now: 10; peak 24h 12
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 4 years ago; Feb 22, 2022

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 14,517 reviews are positive · 80% of 52 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

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.