The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 10h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.
- 72% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 3,993 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 12.2h for positive, 3.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (71.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Elementary It seems you share my love of all that is bizarre. You recovered the Samoan necklace, well done! 100%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (32)
story milestone ending side
- Elementary It seems you share my love of all that is bizarre. You recovered the Samoan necklace, well done! 100%
- Deduction Apprentice To a great mind, nothing is little. You completed the first deduction board. 69%
- Safecracker You would make a highly efficient criminal. 68%
- Pea-Souper Moonshine is a brighter thing than fog, but this is a pea-souper! You asked for Help a great deal. 64%
- First-Class Chemist It was the bisulphate of baryta! 64%
- A Fine Romance The most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning. But I digress. You found the letter! 58%
- Prison Break A trusty comrade is always of use. Well done. And yet one got away... 57%
- The Gambler You have never failed to play the game! 56%
- A Very Fine Loafer There are in you the makings of a very fine loafer. 56%
- Garden Gumshoe With your usual happy mixture of cunning and audacity, you recovered all that was stolen! 54%
- Hidden Message See the value of imagination! 52%
- Sleuth-Hound The beautiful, faithful nature of dogs! 52%
- The Holmesian I was sure that I might rely on you. You found all the items from my past adventures. 48%
- Freedom of the Press The Press is a most valuable institution – if you only know how to use it! 46%
- Master of Deduction Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains. Bravo! 46%
- Finders Key-pers You handled that with less than your usual – that is to say, you handled it well. You found the key! 45%
- Desperately Seeking Sherlock I would have made an actor – and a rare one. You deduced my disguise. 43%
- Melomania You are a conductor of light! You discovered the hidden code. 43%
- Anarchy in the UK There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them. 43%
- Watson Alone The one fixed point in a changing age. 42%
- Lazarus An isolated phenomenon? A brain without a heart? I trust that you did not judge me so quickly! 42%
- Attention to Detail You have a turn for both observation and deduction! 42%
- Stage Manager A simple trick, but exceedingly effective! 39%
- Bomb Defuser You never can resist a touch of the dramatic! 38%
- The Legacy I must compliment you exceedingly upon the zeal and the intelligence which you have shown. 38%
- Lockpicker I can see that you are a force to be reckoned with. 36%
- Number Lover With all respect for your natural acumen, you handled that very well. You opened the safe box! 35%
- Minesweeper Your nerves are fairly proof! 32%
- Law of Nature One's ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature. Well done! 31%
- Breaking the Law I have a great deal of respect for your judgement. You opened the safe room! 31%
- The Brain I never get your limits... there are unexplored possibilities about you. 16%
- Blackmailer Your morals don't improve! 8.2%