Is Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments runs great on the Steam Deck.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 41 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure
- Developer
- Frogwares
- Publisher
- Frogwares
- Release
- September 29, 2014
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 77
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
- Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE AMD RADEON HD 3850/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600 GTS OR HIGHER
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- Sound Card: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE
- Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE GAME ACTIVATION
Is Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 41 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments playable on Steam Deck?
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 41 reports.
›Is Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments specifically.
›Can you play Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments on Steam Deck?
Yes. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments?
Yes — Valve reports that Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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