Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Tin Soldier
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Tin Soldier
Game
Game2015
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mystified Murderess
Developer Zojoi
An unassuming woman has been charged with the death of a scoundrel, a fortune-squandering bounder. She was found over the body, pistol in hand but there are other avenues in this case that even the Yard refuses to set foot upon. I have the feeling that there is more to the case than meets the eye. From the Steam store page
194 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 31, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
67
Fresh
26 positive · 13 negative
95% range 51–79%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 41 | 4 | 105 |
| Steam reviews | 26 | 13 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
26 of 40 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
67% recommend · 26 yes, 13 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 39 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (41 of 58 positive).
Players appreciate the freedom to investigate without hand-holding. [1][2][3] The game is very short, with playthroughs lasting 30 to 90 minutes. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the case's logic and the game's dated presentation. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
As a system, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is great. Follow the threads in a mystery, talk to experts and witnesses, piece together clues and figure out whodunnit. But this particular case is a mess, all because of one absurd contrivance at the end. You can follow the evidence, establish motives, connect other events, eliminate suspects with deduction, etc. But when it's all said and done, the only person …
- [16]
Yet more terrible acting, poor sets, non-gameplay, and utter boredom. The only thing that sold these games back in the early 90s was the "groundbreaking" FMV, which, though enhanced on modern systems, only highlights the cheapness of it all. There's simply no game here, and the fact that it penalizes you for further investigating the crimes instead of doing the basics is nonsensical. You even get an option to …
- [1]
A very fascinating game with an interesting user interface. Compared to the more "gamey" Sherlock Holmes games, this one is more about you as the player thinking about the facts, instead of relying on the game telling you what to do and what it means. The gameplay consists of you poring through newspapers, and lists of people and locations, the main idea being that YOU have utter freedom on how to proceed, which …
- [10]
I thought it was great, it really made me think quite hard to piece together the solution for the case at hand. And when my solution was confirmed, it felt very rewarding. And even though I gathered nearly 10x negativity points compared to Holmes, I feel like it truly is the way to play - talking to all the characters you want and watching all the cutscenes you want. After completing the game I checked up Holmes' …
- [2]
A good mystery that isn't guided at all - and it's a good thing. It's tough, and you probably won't get all the right answers the first time around, but it's fun nonetheless!
Summarised from 34 of the 201 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Mystified Murderess sits at 67% positive across 39 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 194 · most liked firstPhoenix Wright + Golden Idol + Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective = C:OMT. Still set in the 70s like the original run. The moonshot was licensed likenesses for actual 70s actors/actresses. I am the perfect person to write it. But I'm not sure I'm up to actually running the project. That's life
neutral · AI labelView post →The Incident at Galley House is absolutely my jam. It's a murder mystery narrative deduction game. If you liked Her Story or Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective or Return of the Obra Dinn or anything in that vein, you're gonna love this. store.steampowered.com/app/3641000/...
neutral · AI labelView post →A very fascinating game with an interesting user interface. Compared to the more "gamey" Sherlock Holmes games, this one is more about you as the player thinking about the facts, instead of relying on the game telling you what to do and what it means. The gameplay consists of you poring through newspapers, and lists of people and locations, the main idea being that YOU have utter freedom on how to proceed, which place to go, whom to interrogate, with the game providing no "path" for you to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea is a combo of deduction and required evidence; My current design is inspired by a bunch of games but I really like Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective style, where it is possible to solve it in a perfect minimal number of steps/encounters/scenes but you can take longer and still solve it
neutral · AI labelView post →The PC Engine's first FMV game was Sherlock Holmes no Tantei Kouza, or Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. Along with being a technical marvel, the game has an unusual origin and a future celebrity (okay, celebrity to online nerds, but still a celebrity). youtu.be/GLbrJfoWlMw
neutral · AI labelView post →SHERLOCK HOLMES CONSULTING DETECTIVE VOLUME 2
neutral · AI labelView post →I have never been worse at a game that I also loved than I am at Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective
positive · AI labelView post →Played Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective for the first time and really enjoyed it.
positive · AI labelView post →will start off by saying that this game has very little to actually "do" in it, it is more of an interactive story almost, but not quite. The object of all three of the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective mysteries is to gather clues by deciding on what people and places to visit. Once you have gotten enough information to solve the crime/s you will go before a judge and he will ask a few questions that you must answer correctly. Getting to the judge and answering questions using the fewest…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do people know that Virtual Stupidity was made by ICOM Simulations? It shares DNA with Deja Vu, Shadowgate, and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. So, that's neat.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE DAVID MARSH COLLECTION, with source materials from ICOM Simulations games like Shadowgate, Uninvited, Deja Vu, and more. David had a treasure trove of materials from ICOM! Are you a fan of the Sega CD classic Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective? Well, there's the literal film it was filmed on
neutral · AI labelView post →Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop). Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective* Mythic Bastionland Merryshire Detective Club Trail of Cthulhu *: if we eliminate this as being more of a board game, then, uh, Sleepaway I think.
neutral · AI labelView post →Streaming in an hour, the Sega CD continues with Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and then Raw Danger continues with the third character! www.twitch.tv/supergreatfr...
neutral · AI labelView post →"The principal mechanic is attention." - Mark LaCroix on BLIPPO+ ...pointing out that attention is necessary of tons of games but mostly designers are super forgiving about it? Makes me think about: obscure lore (from souls), Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, wall of links in howling dogs
neutral · AI labelView post →Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective style game, but instead of newspapers it’s recipe blogs, and all the murders are food related.
neutral · AI labelView post →two recommendations from me: - Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective. brilliant genre-defining boardgame. somehow from the 80s?? - Her Story. originator of the modern FMV movement both just have that freedom to speculate on someone's motives, go: huh, i wonder... and have that immediately pay off
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, remember all the outrage when the Azul sequels came out? Or Caverna? Or Gaia Project? Or Ticket to ride Europe? Or Nemesis lockdown? Or Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: jack the ripper? Or Betrayal at Baldurs gate? Or.............................................. ad infinitum? Me neither.
neutral · AI labelView post →Last night we finally cracked into Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective after having it on our shelf for a few years. I dig it. It's basically a choose-your-own-adventure deduction game where getting more story is dependent on you figuring out the story so far. Clever format, great time-for-cost.
positive · AI labelView post →As a system, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is great. Follow the threads in a mystery, talk to experts and witnesses, piece together clues and figure out whodunnit. But this particular case is a mess, all because of one absurd contrivance at the end. You can follow the evidence, establish motives, connect other events, eliminate suspects with deduction, etc. But when it's all said and done, the only person with the ability to participate in several key events never did. How's that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A new week and its ALL COLLABS??? Thursday 7pm BIRTHDAY YAPYAP on MinoMiushi Friday 8pm I lose all my braincells with Sherlock Holmes : Consulting Detective on AlistairArsene! and Saturday we're back to RESCUE ALEXANDER at 7:30pm on MoosenMonk!!
neutral · AI labelView post →When my dad started buying our first DVDs at the end of the 1990's (The Mummy by Stephen Sommers was our very first DVD), he also brought home Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. These are three interactive movies where the viewers can decide what Sherlock Holmes should do next.
neutral · AI labelView post →Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective by Raymond Edwards, Suzanne Goldberg, Gary Grady. I have only played the original solo. Bought this to play with my family, but they weren't interested. It's a bit like advanced Choose Your Own Adventure. Found a new home for the game.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you are a fan of sherlock holmes or detective games, this one is short but decent. The production values are above average and the case isn't just spoon fed to you. One thing: It is SHORT. Expect to have the entire game finished in 60-90 minutes. Should you choose to pursue it, a perfect scoring run can be pieced together in 2-3 hours. After that, there's absolutely no replay value to speak of. Overall, a decent but short game. Would not recommend full price given short run time,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Streaming in an hour with Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vol. 2 on the Sega CD, and then more Routine! www.twitch.tv/supergreatfr...
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective.
neutral · AI labelView post →#5: Wingspan is directly next to Creature Comforts (Roberta Taylor) & directly under Point City by Molly Johnson (due to my failure to put it away). Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective by Suzanne Goldberg et al is one away and it's all @bengoldman.bsky.social's fault. I'm no cheater!
neutral · AI labelView post →5.2/10 - Aged but enjoyable FMV detective game! This is my second of three Sherlock Holmes FMV games; re-released from the early 90's. It's an extremely short type of game where a single play-through will run you about 30 minutes. The game's format is identical to other 2 in the series with no improvements or further detractors. The game’s age isn't an issue at all really; the acting though, is quite unlike any Sherlock we've seen. (Painful to get through at times.) This is truly a one and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sixteenth game of 2016 is "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social in co-op mode. We were 80% successful in solving Case Two: The Mystified Murderess.
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective tonight, so naturally, the decorum must be upheld.
neutral · AI labelView post →I think I'm going to break open Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective this weekend and do the first mystery. I've had it for a year and haven't done much with it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Analogue Duo firmware 1.3 released!. Official Analogue support link: https://www.analogue.co/support/duo/firmware/1.3 Link to related tweet: https://twitter.com/analogue/status/1773726811391709366 ---- * Added low-pass filter to ADPCM channel * Adjusted audio levels on all channels * Improvements to composite video palette * Fixed issues affecting CD stability * Fixed crashes affecting the following games: * Doraemon - Nobita no Dorabian Night * Efera & Jiliora: The Emblem from Darkness…
neutral · AI labelView post →Together with friends, we're organizing a Halloween Murder Mystery at our Boulder Gym (you can come!) Turns out that Dave Neale (Unlock, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars and War Story: Occupied France) has a YouTube channel full of tips! youtu.be/J5lG4GDR1rc?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly, Letters From Whitechapel is a better design of the same concept. For detective story games, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is amazing. And for public transit games, Bus is the way to go (probably)
neutral · AI labelView post →Tyrants of the Underdark, Eldritch Horror, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Brass Birmingham, Scythe, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Battlestar Galactica, The Great Wall, 51st State, Anachrony...
neutral · AI labelView post →In no order: Western Legends Fury of Dracula Istanbul Root Fromage Grand Austria Hotel Obsession My Father’s Work Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vantage Luthier (11)
neutral · AI labelView post →The first flowering of console CD-ROM occurred in 1991 with the releases of Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and It Came From the Desert - both of which were on the Turbografx-CD. While definitely dated, both games pioneered incorporating low-res video footage on consoles.
neutral · AI labelView post →In addition to the latest Detective Grimoire game and The Red Pearls of Borneo, we also have recently played a FMV (full motion video) Sherlock Holmes series from the early 90s called Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective. It reminds me of the VCR interactive games of that time. They're pretty fun.
positive · AI labelView post →I talk about it from time to time, but I'm a big fan of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. Dave Neale who designed the last box (green) had a great conversation with Suzanne Goldberg, one of the co-creator of the original game.
positive · AI labelView post →8. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, by Gary Grady, Suzanne Goldberg, Jérôme Ropert - It’s really really fun to solve a mystery in this game. We have the Jack The Ripper edition because we already finished (not solved) all the cases in the Thames Murders set and gave that away to a friend.
positive · AI labelView post →reminder that the TurboGrafx “skateboarding bear who loves The Beach Boys” game, Yo Bro, was made by the same studio that did Shadowgate, Deja Vu, and the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective series.
neutral · AI labelView post →Been playing Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective on the odd evening with the other half when we can’t be arsed with telly. Only just solved Case 2 this evening. Have absolutely loved both cases we have played so far. Highly recommend this!
positive · AI labelView post →Dr. Watson wants his money back. Holmes cracked it in minutes, but the murderess still wanted a second opinion. The Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective series are actually not very good games. They show their age quite well and are crying out for remasters that will most likely never happen. The FMV sequences are fun to watch but the acting wasn't really all that good. The main gameplay is basically just guessing who to talk to next. Discovering clues felt like such a chore or maybe it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🌙 This #MegadriveMonday night we feature a launch title for the North American SEGA CD. Bundled Among a few games & GD+G discs, we feature Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, an FMV style video game based on an early 80's tabletop game/gamebook Any good? #GamersUnite #RetroGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Putt-Putt, Fatty Bear, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective… Annie Fox wrote and helped develop the games that have entertained a generation! Let's Chat with author and game designer Annie Fox! youtu.be/C-xoWxqb-iw
neutral · AI labelView post →Let’s play Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, get frustrated because we can’t solve any cases, and eat pumpkin scones!
neutral · AI labelView post →Ever play Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective?
neutral · AI labelView post →Tried Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Bakers Street Irregulars. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into creating the characters and bringing the stories to life. Unfortunately got quite lost on my first game, was way off base. Need to have another crack. #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →I really, really love this Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective game. It is so difficult and such a logic puzzle but it is so much fun. It feels like you're truly trying to solve a murder. A game where I have to take meticulous notes and corroborate evidence while building a timeline? I'm 100% in
positive · AI labelView post →Solving a mystery in Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective is so cool. What a great experience.
positive · AI labelView post →Funny. This is an FMV mystery with Holmes and Watson. Is one of 3 games (actually they are 6 but the others were never released on Steam). Like the others, is just looking for clues basically going to talk to people, watch cutscenes and taking your solution to a judge. I really like the old look of this. Low budget indeed. The acting is more theatrical than movie-like and that contributes to its overall charm. No bugs. Runs fine on Win 7. Is not very long and it has some replay value if…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty good detective game, and can be challenging. Nice acting and storytelling. A side note, this is a re-release from 1991, and there are 2 other games in this series here on Steam if you want to check them out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No order: Arkham Horror LCG Terra Mystica Le Havre Ora et Labora Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Android: Netrunner Mage Knight Pandemic: Legacy Race for the Galaxy …and then lots and lots of things clamoring for spot #10
neutral · AI labelView post →Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is the Game of the Week! Pore over the paper and scour the streets for clues and leads in foggy London in the 19th century. Looking forward to diving into this system!
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm gonna be a lil controversial and say: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved Lorelei, but I’m after less abstract but story-based puzzles. I even felt that Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective was a little closer, but still not as deep and surprising as the obra dinn completion mechanic
neutral · AI labelView post →In that case I highly recommend Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. Best two player game (or solo) I've played boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25...
positive · AI labelView post →Conitnued playtesting is pleasing pretty much all players. Open, conversational mystery solving is just my favorite activity since I first played Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective.
positive · AI labelView post →It’s a busy but productive week! No game night last night, so I was able to finish the podcast editing/scheduling early. Then today I was able to finish up my entry for a detective game jam, a game based on Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective that I had made in 2015: itch.io/jam/the-case...
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with a TTRPG, book, movie, board game, and TV show. - Slugblaster - Universal Harvester by John Danielle - Dead Man - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective - Reservation Dogs
neutral · AI labelView post →This game was incredible. I wish there were more games with this kind of real-life deduction and clue gathering. The FMV acting was cheesy and fun and I immediately replayed with my gf and son. I wish they would re-master and re-release the other 2 volumes!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
Posts are quoted from public profiles with links to the original. Want yours removed? Contact us.
