Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

It's more like a collection of Sherlock-themed mini-games with a AAA-range price tag, rather than a seamless experience.

Detective work works, but needless action elements make this worst Sherlock so far. [Aug 2016]

To uncover the truth, you’ll have to possess not only deductive skills, but a considerable patience as well: puzzles “pull a lever, push a button, try to figure out what happened” and chase sequences are unreasonably long. Even though you’d think that a game about Sherlock would have you play as Sherlock, not as Indiana Jones wannabe. [Issue#211, p.73]

Frogwares proved with The Devil’s Daughter that they understand neither Sherlock Holmes nor adventure games and the logic of detective novels. I say we unleash the hound of the Baskervilles on them. [08/2016, p.63]

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is an uneven game. Making Sherlock younger and having him take part in action scenes was a good idea but the execution is poor at best. Still there are some excellent mini-games, interesting investigation and a truly great deduction board. If only the game handled it's characters better it would be glorious. The end result is ok but the potential is far from being fully realized.

Sherlock took a few long steps away from the adventure toward the action gaming again. Although someone might actually like this change, fans of the original game won’t be satisfied. [Issue#265]

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter is another solid entry into this long-running franchise.

Full of intrigue, action and excitement, The Devil's Daughter is an immensely fun game. But, this isn’t really a puzzle game, even if you're playing as the most famous detective in the world. There might not be huge challenges to overcome, but it's still a very satisfying journey for every Sherlock Holmes fan.

Superbly written detective story in the stunning scenery of old London spoils the effort to include some action gameplay. Too many tasks focused on quick hands harms otherwise good adventure game with great decision-making system. Sherlock Holmes series would not mess with its own identity.

Uncover the mysteries, solve the crimes and conceal the secrets of your family in this action adventure game set in the heart of dark London.

Three weak cases, one decent, and a lackluster finale make Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter a marked step back from its predecessor.

An increased focus on action and unsatisfying cases overshadow the decent bits in this detective adventure.

The base gameplay of Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter allows you to pick the brains of the great detective while testing your deductive skills. It’s just a shame that long loading times and grating puzzles constantly interrupt any intrigue found within the vague stories.

Definitely not a bad game. It’s just that it takes a potentially dangerous route, far away from the franchise’s roots, trying to appeal to a wider audience. Inevitably it’s flirting with the more mainstream category, which may lead it to be lost in the pile of that overloaded market and at the same time disappoint the loyal fans of Sherlock Holmes games.

Based on the simplistic structure of Crimes and Punishments, but with the addition of clunky action sequences, QTEs and even more skippable mini-games. In short: The Devil's Daughter takes a big step in the wrong direction.

While Crimes and Punishments was an outstanding game, Devil's Daughter is pure mediocrity. More quick time events are a step in the wrong direction.

Shelock Holmes : The Devil's Daughter is a nice step to evolve the IP into something more substantial. Conservative enough to satisfy the fans, and new enough to draw in young players.