The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes immerses you in 1898 London as you conduct an incredible investigation. All the evidence suggests our hero is the main suspect in a case involving theft, fraud and…
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is an adventure developed by Frogwares, released 25 September 2012 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It currently starts at $1.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 10.6 hrs to finish.
What The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is an adventure game developed by Frogwares and released in 2012. It was published by Atlus. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Unable to prove his own innocence, Holmes is rapidly losing London’s trust as doubt spreads through the city like wildfire. Even Doctor Watson's faith in his friend begins to waver, as the famous detective flees Scotland Yard and raises further suspicion; prowling around at night, destruction of evidence... would Holmes go so far as to commit murder?
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 32 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Sherlock Holmes series
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes is the 26th of 55 entries we hold in the Sherlock Holmes series. The next entry was Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Frozen City in 2012. Its critic score of 76 is 8 points above the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened at 82.
How it was received
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 121 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10.6 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $1.99, that works out to about $0.19 per hour of the main story, or $0.15 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ, 2048 MB RAM and 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 14GB.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.99 at Steam, 90% below its usual price.
What it launched against
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes launched on 25 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Testament of Sherlock Holmes yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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