Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Last updated: 2026-01-26
- Exceptional Sherlock Holmes immersion and atmosphere
- Innovative deduction mechanics with strong narrative
- Engaging and varied cases with emotional impact
- High-quality voice acting and writing
- Frequent crashes and technical instability
- Unclear clues and clunky controls
Emotions
Frustration29%Satisfaction17%Disappointment10%Enjoyment10%Appreciation5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 7,601
- Positive
- 6,80589.5%
- Negative
- 79610.5%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 552,579
- Estimated revenue
- $16,571,844
- Game price
- $30
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 222.98%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,599
- Estimated revenue lost
- $47,954
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 223% Avg playtime 0.9h | 141.9% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 8811.9% Avg playtime 11.5h | 61583.2% Avg playtime 18h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 2.8 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 11 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,136 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
739 total
Organic purchasers67190.8%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations689.20%
Voted up: 84%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
739 total
First impression0-2h425.68%
Voted up: 48%
Mid game2-10h20327.5%
Voted up: 75%
Late game10-20h37250.3%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+12216.5%
Voted up: 93%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
66.7%
Global baseline 85.1%
15 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 7,601 total.