Focus Entertainment

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2012

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Localized titles

  • Il Testamento di Sherlock Holmes

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Polish*
  • Turkish*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Ukrainian*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Russian*
  • Ukrainian*

Community tags · historical

  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    188*
  • Detective*
    Votes · historical
    154*
  • Point & Click*
    Votes · historical
    108*
  • Puzzle*
    Votes · historical
    100*
  • Mystery*
    Votes · historical
    89*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    62*
  • Based On A Novel*
    Votes · historical
    41*
  • Investigation*
    Votes · historical
    35*
  • Story Rich*
    Votes · historical
    31*
  • Crime*
    Votes · historical
    30*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    21*
  • First-Person*
    Votes · historical
    20*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    14*
  • Escape Room*
    Votes · historical
    8*
  • Open World*
    Votes · historical
    7*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7*
    Processor alternatives
    AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ*
    Memory
    2048 MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER DirectX®: 9.0c*
    Storage
    14 GB HD space Sound: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    23*
    Community confidence
    good*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Frogwares

Publishers

  • Focus Entertainment
  • Frogwares*

Release history

  • 2012-09-20
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2012-09-28 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2012-09-28*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Sep 25, 2012*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER*
Windows minimum memory requirement
2* GB
Name
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes*
Release year
2,012*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Frogwares
Frogwares*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
adventure game
adventure game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Frogwares
Frogwares*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2012-09-28 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2012-09-28*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
Achievements · historical
32*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
618* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
565* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Frogwares*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500000 - 1000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Russian*
  • Ukrainian*
Store genres
  • Adventure*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
618* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
283* min
Metacritic score
73*
Name
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes*
Negative reviews · historical
718*
Peak ccu
5*
Positive reviews · historical
2,852*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
1.99*
Publishers
  • Frogwares*
Recommendations
3,015*
Store release date · historical
Sep 25, 2012*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Turkish*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Ukrainian*
Game website · historical
http://frogwares.com/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Frogwares
Frogwares*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Russian*
  • Ukrainian*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Frogwares
Frogwares*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 25, 2012*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Turkish*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Ukrainian*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
48* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
308* min
Ccu
5*
Developer
Frogwares*
Historical discount
90* %
Store genres
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
1,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Turkish*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Ukrainian*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
48* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
190* min
Name
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes*
Negative reviews · historical
718*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
2,852*
Historical US price
199* US cents
Publisher
Frogwares*
Community tags · historical
  • Adventure*
  • Detective*
  • Point & Click*
  • Puzzle*
  • Mystery*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Based On A Novel*
  • Investigation*
  • Story Rich*
  • Crime*
  • Atmospheric*
  • First-Person*
  • Third Person*
  • Escape Room*
  • Open World*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Polish*
  • Turkish*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Ukrainian*
Community tags · historical
Adventure
Adventure*
Detective
Detective*
Point & Click
Point & Click*
Puzzle
Puzzle*
Mystery
Mystery*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Based On A Novel
Based On A Novel*
Investigation
Investigation*
Story Rich
Story Rich*
Crime
Crime*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
First-Person
First-Person*
Third Person
Third Person*
Escape Room
Escape Room*
Open World
Open World*
Tags votes
Adventure
Votes · historical
188*
Detective
Votes · historical
154*
Point & Click
Votes · historical
108*
Puzzle
Votes · historical
100*
Mystery
Votes · historical
89*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
62*
Based On A Novel
Votes · historical
41*
Investigation
Votes · historical
35*
Story Rich
Votes · historical
31*
Crime
Votes · historical
30*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
21*
First-Person
Votes · historical
20*
Third Person
Votes · historical
14*
Escape Room
Votes · historical
8*
Open World
Votes · historical
7*
Specifications 5 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Frogwares*
Store genres
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Metacritic score
73*
Name
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes*
Windows requirements
Minimum: OS *:WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7 Processor:AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ Memory:2048 MB RAM Graphics:256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER DirectX®:9.0c Hard Drive:14 GB HD space Sound:DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$19.99*
Publishers
  • Frogwares*
Recommendations total
2,972*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Sep 25, 2012*
Interface languages
English (full audio), German (full audio), French (full audio), Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian (full audio), Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Trading Cards*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Frogwares
Frogwares*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
WINDOWS XP SP3/WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7*
Processor alternatives
AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2 GHZ*
Memory
2048 MB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GT OR HIGHER DirectX®: 9.0c*
Storage
14 GB HD space Sound: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Frogwares
Frogwares*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 25, 2012*
Interface languages
  • Italian*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Turkish*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Czech*
  • Hungarian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Ukrainian*
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
partial*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Store genres
Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
2,114*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
good*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
23*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam release year · historical
2,012*
Title
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Partial*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Store genres
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
23*
Community confidence
good*

* Provisional data