The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Game Info

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 double-crossings. 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? The complex and decidedly-mature storyline surrounds a particularly tricky investigation, in which each and every puzzle will challenge both insight and wits! As Sherlock Holmes, you will use the detective's full repertoire: handle and inspect clues, reenact crimes and use the game's new deduction system to draw your own conclusions. Choose your questioning approach to catch characters off guard and gather valuable information. Face an open investigation, and decide which leads to follow and which to ignore.

Name

Companies

Frogwares

Released

9/25/2012

Platforms

Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Type

Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure

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Reviews

Saturday, January 11, 2025 7:58:13 PM

16 Steam users votes up

dantedoomsday

Steam user

If your game doesn't start when I press play then that's an automatic thumbs down. Seems like this issue has been around for over a decade. I found a thread from 2013 that talks about the issue, and this game came out in 2012. The devs clearly didn't care about fixing it. The way I fixed the issue is at the bottom of this review.
Once I got the game working, I enjoyed the story. I got stuck a few times and needed a guide because I was missing a single clue that prevented me from progressing. Some clues require pinpoint accuracy on where to click to get them.
Bonus: for a brief period of time you get to play as Toby the dog!
The 3 children that pop up throughout the story are the most frightful things I've ever seen in a video game.
A possible solution if you click to play the game and it doesn't start. The info below is from two Steam discussion threads for the game. They both had a link but I'm not posting it. If you just google the specific NVIDIA drive below then you'll find it. *You may need to use another browser if it doesn't let you download it from the browser you normally use.
1. Please uninstall the current NVIDIA PHYSX drivers:
- Open Computer then click Uninstall or change a program.
- Uninstall the NVIDIA PHYSX drivers and restart the computer.
2. Search the internet, download, and install the NVIDIA PHYSX 9.12.613 drivers:
- Save the file PhysX-9.12.0613-SystemSoftware.msi on the hard disk.
- Once the download done, run PhysX-9.12.0613-SystemSoftware.msi and follow the instructions.
3. Run the game.