AdventureCasual
Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles
Give it 1 hour
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 74% of owners
Steam reviews 89% positive of 959
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 5h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 74% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 969 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 5.3h for positive, 4.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (73.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (32)
- Incredible Speed Find 3 objects in 3 seconds 100%
- Power Holder For using the power ability 3 times 99%
- Strong Hand Finishing 1 HO with less than 10 wrong clicks 97%
- Like the Wind Solve 1 puzzle in less than 1 minute 96%
- Mystery Solver Finishing 3 puzzles in a row without skipping 96%
- Sharp Eye For using the perception 3 times 94%
- Dog Fighter Finishing 3 HO in a row in less than 3 minutes each 93%
- Hidden Investigator For finding 100 objects 92%
- No Pain 1 HO in less than 1 minute 91%
- Tamed Time For using the speed ability 3 times 90%
- Careful Observer For finding 200 objects 89%
- Sage of Philosophy Finishing 5 puzzles in a row without skipping 89%
- Master of Appearance For using materialization 3 times 88%
- Distant Relationships For using telekinesis 3 times 88%
- Passionate Seeker For finding 300 objects 85%
- Best Mom Finishing 3 HO in a row without a hint 84%
- Test of Patience Finishing 5 HO in a row in less than 3 minutes each 79%
- Mental Athlete Finishing 10 puzzles in a row without skipping 70%
- Lord Brainstorm Finishing 5 HO in a row without a hint 70%
- Sharpshooter Finishing 1 HO without missing clicks 68%
- Sightseeing Find 10 objects in 10 seconds 63%
- Detective Assistant For completing the game 63%
- Movie Fan For not skipping any dialogs 60%
- Coffee Break Solve 1 puzzle in more than 10 minutes 54%
- World in Your Hands Finishing 10 HO in a row without a hint 48%
- Playing To Win Finishing 10 HO in a row in less than 3 minutes each 45%
- Greatest Detective For completing the game in hard mode 39%
- First Day at School For completing the tutorial 39%
- Slow Motion Finishing 1 HO in more than 10 minutes 37%
- Against All Odds All HO without hints 31%
- Tricky Genius Completing all puzzles without skipping 29%
- Golden Hound For collecting all the achievements 14%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.