Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Reviews

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is ranked in the 60th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
3.6 / 5.0
Nov 23, 2021

Overall, while not perfect, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One provided an incredibly entertaining and challenging experience that detective fans, especially Sherlock Holmes fans, will be happy to experience.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2021

It's one of the best games in the Sherlock Holmes franchise. Don't let him kidnap the lovers.

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7.5 / 10.0
Nov 22, 2021

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One delivers a worthy experience for any detective or investigative game fan. The available cases bring interesting themes and, in general, are very fun to solve. The gameplay has several resources to solve crimes and doesn't make the game monotonous or repetitive most of the time. Although the main objective of the plot is not widely worked, it guarantees a story with unexpected moments and surprising twists.

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Unscored
Nov 22, 2021

This new installment on the Sherlock series developed by Frogwares contains great ideas (the open world mechanics seems to be a step in the right direction) but also a poor technical implementation. Low framerates when exploring the city, low res textures in environments and NPCs and several other issues that are not at the expected level for a game based on the most iconic detective of all time.

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80 / 100
Nov 22, 2021

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One has promise and definitely can serve as an edifice for a grand detective franchise but definitely needs some refinement.

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8.1 / 10.0
Nov 22, 2021

The PC version of Sherlock Holmes Chapter One avoids the frame drops and other glitches that some PS5 owners experienced with the console release, and gives us a fairly good detective game, with several culprits to find in a beautifully crafted turistic island. Fans of Sherlock Holmes might discover a quite different hero from the one they are accustomed to, but the overall experience of Chapter One is absolutely pleasant.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 22, 2021

Great career start of well-known detective with some new elements and deduction.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 21, 2021

The game offers a fun experience and hearty issues for those looking for an accurate simulation experience of the role of the investigator but fails to satisfy our curiosity about the story and the results of some issues, an experience that has suffered some serious errors in storytelling.

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80%
Nov 21, 2021

Quite possibly developer Frogwares’ most accomplished crack at the iconic detective yet, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One combines a compelling story, detailed world, and involving investigation mechanics to great effect.

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5 / 10.0
Nov 21, 2021

Chapter One got plenty of mechanics, but those doesn't add up into the solid picture, and the open-world minimizes all of the few good pieces that are there.

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3.5 / 5.0
Nov 19, 2021

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is a great detective game that’s saddled with unfortunately mediocre combat and the occasionally obtuse clue to impede progression. Still, when it works, you feel like a true genius detective, so if you’re a fan of mystery games or Holmes himself, this may be the game for you.

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7 / 10
Nov 19, 2021

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One stumbles at times, but solving its fantastic cases scratches that investigative itch like few others try.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2021

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is a memorable game, maybe the best produced so far by Frogwares. It is not a classical adventure game, rather an open world Victorian tour de force in the early days of the most famous detective. As such it is not easy, mainly because the developers decided to let players figure out how a detective’s mind works.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2021

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is not a perfect game; the action gameplay is dated and repetitive; the open-world seems overly ambitious at times, especially with consistent frame drops on PS5 and the learning curve to become the great detective may dissuade some players, but at its core it has a truly remarkable and insightful narrative about a young man trying to come to terms with the troubles of his youth, solving a number of grizzly murders along the way.

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7.4 / 10.0
Nov 18, 2021

I need a little more hand holding than Sherlock Holmes Chapter One gives. I'm not as smart as Sherlock, and found myself bumbling around at times like a lost child. When I was in the zone I was having a good time. The variety of costumes made for a fun time, and the eavesdropping mini game were a good distraction to a worthwhile story. The game has flaws, but those can easily be overlooked with a mountain of  fun and interesting mysteries to solve.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 17, 2021

Despite a few missteps in terms of the combat, if you're a fan of detective games then Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is a pretty easy one to recommend. Getting to do things like interviewing witnesses or performing chemical analysis on suspicious evidence is an absolute blast. The island of Cordona is chock full of cases for you to investigate and while there are a few technical issues with the open world setting it's easy enough to forgive when sleuthing around is this much fun.

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7.1 / 10.0
Nov 17, 2021

The shift of the series to an open world formula is a bit of a missed opportunity, but as a detective adventure Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One works well both in terms of writing and gameplay.

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7 / 10
Nov 16, 2021

Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One successfully puts you into the shoes of London’s greatest detective, albeit with crippling, pace-killer conveyance issues. However, the precision-based combat, fun crime scene investigations and decent story help to mitigate the general lack of direction. Holmes is also as sassy as ever.

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8 / 10
Nov 16, 2021

Despite some rough edges, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One has its heart in the right place. Frogwares is taking the classic Sherlock mythos and spinning off some impressive original work here. The story is well-presented, with the partnership between Sherlock and Jon particularly pleasant. Other cases show some interesting new puzzle types that I have not yet seen before. Whilst the two strengths of this title are separate, which annoys me somewhat, it’s the annoyance I feel when a game is a few decisions short of me showering it in unqualified praise. As it stands, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is a standard-setter for open-world mystery games.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 16, 2021

A fresh and emotional take on the Sherlock Holmes property creates the best narrative in the series yet, but it’s let down by some ambitious design choices.

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