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FranchiseSherlock HolmesSeriesAdventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

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First release
Sep 29, 2014
Developer
Frogwares
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle · Open world, Mystery, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360

Crimes & Punishments lets you become the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes! Solve six high-profile, gripping and varied cases: murders, disappearances, spectacular thefts and sensational cases will sometimes take you to the realms of the fantastic in this stunning game of investigation in the fine tradition of the Conan Doyle novels. Crimes & Punishments offers you a large degree of freedom to make moral choices that go beyond merely seeing that justice is done: your decisions have a real influence on the game both in terms of your character’s reputation and the consequences that arise in a realistic and sometimes unexpected way. Will you listen to your moral sense, or will you impartially enforce justice?

Also known as Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, Crimes & Punishmenst: Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishments, Sherlock.exe

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Storyline
In the London of 1894 and 1895, master detective Sherlock Holmes takes on six baffling cases spanning murder, theft, and mysterious disappearances, from an ill-tempered whaling captain found impaled in his cabin to an entire train that vanishes without a trace. Alongside Dr. Watson, Holmes scours crime scenes, examines witnesses, performs autopsies, and pieces clues together into chains of deduction to name the guilty. But each solution carries a moral weight: once he identifies a culprit, Holmes, and the player, must decide whether to condemn them to justice or grant them mercy.Read more

In the London of 1894 and 1895, master detective Sherlock Holmes takes on six baffling cases spanning murder, theft, and mysterious disappearances, from an ill-tempered whaling captain found impaled in his cabin to an entire train that vanishes without a trace. Alongside Dr. Watson, Holmes scours crime scenes, examines witnesses, performs autopsies, and pieces clues together into chains of deduction to name the guilty. But each solution carries a moral weight: once he identifies a culprit, Holmes, and the player, must decide whether to condemn them to justice or grant them mercy.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 29, 2014
PlayStation 3
Sep 29, 2014
PlayStation 4
Sep 29, 2014
All 11 release dates
Xbox One
Sep 29, 2014
Xbox 360
Sep 29, 2014
PlayStation 3
Sep 30, 2014
PlayStation 4
Sep 30, 2014
Xbox One
Sep 30, 2014
PlayStation 3
Oct 03, 2014
PlayStation 4
Oct 03, 2014
Nintendo Switch
Feb 03, 2022
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
11h
Main + Extras
13h
Completionist
15h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
bloody, detective, murder, investigation, sherlock holmes
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At a Glance

Critic Score
75
Main Story (IGDB)
11h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
13h
Completionist (IGDB)
15h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 7,154 reviews in all languages, recorded 17 October 2026

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