Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (54%); after 10h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 82% of games we track.
- 41% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The Hunter Becomes the Prey” (Finish Prey Tell Case): only 74% of starters get there.
- Only 55% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 14,599 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 11.4h for positive, 5.5h 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 (54.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Hunter Becomes the Prey Finish Prey Tell Case Most players quit here 74% −26
- The Golem Awakened Finish A Study in Green Case 56% −18
- Domesticity Solve Mary Sutherland's Case 52% −4
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Detectives Finish Infamy Case 47% −5
- Disaster Strikes Finish The Case of the Chain Reaction 42% −5
- Madame Destiny Finish Fever Dreams Case 41% −1
- The Drawn Curtain Complete the game 41%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (25)
story milestone ending side
- On the Trail Don't let the suspicious man out of your sight 100%
- Hermit's Lair Locate the hideout 81%
- The Hunter Becomes the Prey Finish Prey Tell Case 74%
- At Gunpoint Become prey, to trick the hunter 73%
- Back Against the Wall Experience a hearty welcome 56%
- The Golem Awakened Finish A Study in Green Case 56%
- Mechanical Art Find a way inside a secret room 55%
- Domesticity Solve Mary Sutherland's Case 52%
- Phantasmagorical Journey Escape the perils of your imagination 52%
- Ace of Spades Let the cards fall where they may 50%
- Tavern Tangle Come to fisticuffs, but for good reason 50%
- Exorcism 2.5 Banish devilry 49%
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Detectives Finish Infamy Case 47%
- Unwanted Attention Deal with a gift from a secret admirer 46%
- Domino Effect Reconstruct a deadly chain of events 45%
- Breathe Easy Breathe life into one in need 45%
- Pump It Up Find a way to control the water 43%
- Disaster Strikes Finish The Case of the Chain Reaction 42%
- The Greatest Test of All Have the last dance with "Madame Destiny" 41%
- Madame Destiny Finish Fever Dreams Case 41%
- The Drawn Curtain Complete the game 41%
- Lawn Bowls Champion Win a tournament of local interest 34%
- It's All in the Stars Let the stars lead you out of danger 28%
- Agent 221B Become a shadow unseen 26%
- Life of a Consulting Detective Collect all possible in-game achievements 16%