Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

Platforms

• PC

  Sep 30, 2014

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  8.0

  playscore

  7.6

  20 Critics

  8.9

  3.77K Players
• PlayStation 4

  Sep 30, 2014

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  7.5

  playscore

  7.3

  19 Critics

  7.8

  495 Players
• Xbox One

  Sep 30, 2014

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  7.2

  playscore

  7.1

  8 Critics

  7.3

  259 Players
• Nintendo Switch

  Feb 03, 2022

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  NA

  playscore

  7.5

  7 Critics

  NA

  0 Players
• PlayStation 3

  Sep 30, 2014

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  7.7

  playscore

  7.2

  8 Critics

  8.6

  1.73K Players
• Xbox 360

  Sep 30, 2014

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  7.2

  playscore

  7.3

  6 Critics

  7.0

  815 Players

43 critic reviews · 3 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Hey Poor Player

  8.0

  Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is one of the best Sherlock Holmes games available on the Switch — and maybe even ever released. The sum of many outstanding details working together seamlessly, it has uniquely clever mechanics that really drive home that “wow” factor — the added morality behind choices is a breath of fresh air in a long-standing series that usually relies purely on logic.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  Pure Nintendo

  8.0

  If you want your fix of Sherlock and don’t feel like whipping a book open, this game is a safe bet to whet your appetite. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments has a ton of charm, uniqueness, and freedom, and with the right gamer, this will be a dream.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  3rd-strike.com

  7.2

  Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments aged surprisingly well, although it isn’t without its blemishes. The game can feel quite clunky at times and the visuals weren’t particularly impressive despite holding up fairly well, but the case-by-case nature feels right at home on the Switch. Here’s hoping that Frogwares will be porting more of their Sherlock Holmes back catalogue to Nintendo’s hybrid console.

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  Way Too Many Games

  7.5

  I’m not going to deny that Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments isn’t a proper fit for a portable system, and it has aged somewhat weirdly. With that being said, a good game is a good game, no matter the platform it is released for. I still had quite a lot of fun with this title. By no means is this the most challenging or thought-provoking mystery adventure out in the market, but it offers a sizeable amount of content, decent visuals, a wide variety of minigames, and, as expected, good storytelling.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  NintendoLife

  8.0

  Overall, this is the best Sherlock Holmes game we've encountered and a very auspicious debut for the consulting detective on Switch. This is far from a lazy downgrade, with developer Frogwares presenting a full-featured and compelling experience from start to perhaps-too-soon finish. It looks great and plays brilliantly, with only occasional annoyances and some weak (though thankfully skippable) puzzles to knock it down a peg. The fact that the game is willing to allow you to get it wrong means it feels less prescribed and inevitable as other titles in the detective genre, and that's quite refreshing. A little ironic that it took one of the form's oldest characters to finally land such a novel approach.

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  PC Gamer

  8.4

  This is the detective game L.A. Noire claimed to be. It doesn’t have the inflated budget of Rockstar’s game, but it makes up for its rough edges with quality detecting, compelling cases, beautiful world-building, and endearing gusto. Frogwares have been making Sherlock Holmes adventures for ten thousand years, but this is their best yet, and improves on its predecessors in almost every regard.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Now Gamer

  7.5

  Sherlock Holmes: Crimes And Punishments is a thoroughly engaging and varied puzzle adventure game, and a considerable improvement for the franchise. If Frogwares continues in this vein, it could end up with a series every gamer would revere. As it stands it's a game designed for adventure fans, and unlikely to appeal to many others.

  Reviewed on PS4
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  Destructoid

  7.0

  At the end of a case, the player is given a rating, either highlighting their compassion or their steely sense of justice. They're also given a breakdown as to how other players resolved the case and the option to find out if they identified the right suspect. Your enjoyment of Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments will depend on whether you want to be guided on a series of baffling murders or have the great detective be fallible.

  Reviewed on PC

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  GameSpot

  8.0

  Nothing really beats curling up with the Doyle's original tales about blue carbuncles, spectral hounds, and Bohemian scandals, but this game is about as close as you could ever get. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce that this is one of the best adventures of the year, or that the game is continuing to make a good case that this series needs to be recognized as one of the best adventure franchises of all time.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Game Informer

  8.0

  This mechanic is beautifully designed and is easy to use. In a matter of seconds, you can alter the synapses to make Holmes think another suspect is guilty of the crime. The choices that the player makes carry significant weight, not just in the thought that someone innocent could go to jail, but in that large chunks of an investigation can be missed if a case is sloppily handled and closed early.

  Reviewed on PS4

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