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Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

November 16, 2021

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death. As Sherlock, your legacy is written by the decisions you make in this open world. Deception, violence, and deduction are just a few resources in your arsenal—your mysterious companion and sounding board, Jon, is another. Whether you choose brute force to solve problems or stay one step

OpenCritic

74

How Long To Beat

13h

Main

23h

Extras

30h

Complete

24h

All Styles

Unfinished
Finished Nov 05, 2026 on Linux

What the actual fuck is even this game? This is just random detective game with Sherlock Holmes name spray all over it.

Despite the game looking really good compared to previous Sherlock Holmes games, unfortunately the game is anything but. Unsatisfying deduction with purposefully "open-ended" outcome and the lack of "absolute truth" for some people can be perceived as "freedom of choice and build your own narrative". For me, it's laziness and incompetent.

Very simple example is the prologue case where you have 2 possible suspect, then you found a a great clue for your deduction such as scratch mark caused by the employees. What's the logical path? Interview the people involved to get the truth. Yet you can't even ask the employee for a follow-up to know if the incident actually occurred, you can only GUESS AND MAKE ASSUMPTIONS and be adamant that "my truth is the truth". Such an egotistical approach that lack common sense. You don't even need to be a detective to be able to inquire something as simple as that. Such a lazy game design.

I tried to keep going but then you introduced.... combat??? For a second I genuinely thought I was playing Mafia. What a load of BS. A prime example of game devs adding features for the sake of adding features. Incapable of creating better writing and/or level design, so just add a lot of stuff to make up for it.

Truly the worst Sherlock Holmes game I've ever played. Worse in all aspect compared to their predecessors. Waste of time, waste of money.

Such a disgrace that the name Sherlock Holmes was used in vain.

Finished Jul 07, 2024 15.7 hours played

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