Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker ▶ Trailer
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AdventureIndieRPGDetectiveStory RichMysteryDialogue HeavyExploration

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Game description

Every character remembers, watches, tests, and may deceive you like a living person. They have emotions, voices, expressions, and buried secrets. Break them with words or evidence — or realize too late that you were only a pawn in their game. A detective game built around truly lifelike NPCs.

Basic info

DeveloperGamercury
PublisherGamercury
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 21, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSwindows 10 or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8700k/AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650/AMD Radeon RX 570
Storage15 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 354 reviews from the past 1 year

79.5/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (87%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

You question suspects by typing to AI driven characters, and Detective Sherlock: Shadow Stalker scores 79.5 across 354 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

Story & World appears in 50% of reviews and ranks 311th of 1096. 55 reviews praise the story and dialogue, with false leads and patient detective work, and some say the adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles feels faithful. 45 say the characters feel alive, remembering what was said earlier and reacting with fear, suspicion or anger in keeping with their roles. 44 value the depth of free interrogation, tied into quests, items and relationships. Gameplay ranks 566th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

42 reviews find the objectives and clue logic confusing, saying dialogue can be rigid about the exact words needed and that progress sometimes comes from trying clues at random. 30 report bugs that block the story or erase saves, and a few had to restart after updates. Tech & Support ranks 1018th of 1399. 16 describe rough controls, such as markers that do not respond and a deduction screen that is hard to use, and a few say Watson keeps getting in the way. Visuals & Sound ranks 1210th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“Google Gemini-powered interrogation system is quite impressive, characters respond naturally” · 45 reviews
“AI integrated into quests, items, relationships, memory and Mind Locks, not a gimmick” · 44 reviews
“game is interesting and unusual” · 43 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.99 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “AI integrated into quests, items, relationships, memory and Mind Locks, not a gimmick” · 44 reviews
Negative “AI does not react to player actions, choices have no impact” · 1 review

Progression 2% · Difficulty 6% · Onboarding 24% · Freedom 13% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Characters +3.20 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are
Positive “Google Gemini-powered interrogation system is quite impressive, characters respond naturally” · 45 reviews

Story 27% · World 16%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Variety -2.13 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition

Volume 4% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals -0.66 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “visuals are poor, models worse than earlier games, landscape brightness hurts eyes” · 9 reviews

Audio 7%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.92 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.13 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “hidden token costs for AI conversations not disclosed upfront” · 5 reviews
Positive “good quality for early access price, worth the money” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.39 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “update-breaking patches force restart from beginning, character movement bug, offline unplayable” · 30 reviews

Performance 7% · Developer support 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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