Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is an adventure mystery game in the Sherlock Holmes series, developed by Frogwares and released in 2016 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions launched on October 25, while the PC version came out earlier, on June 10. A Nintendo Switch port followed on April 7, 2022. Gameplay largely mirrors that of its predecessor, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments. Players explore crime scenes, examine clues, and add findings to a "deduction board." This mechanic lets players link pieces of information, leading to multiple possible deductions. Connecting these deductions creates a full tree of reasoning in the player's memory, called the mind palace. The conclusions players reach—and whether they succeed or fail in identifying the culprit—depend on how they interpret the clues. The story spans five linked cases. Across them, Holmes confronts dark family secrets, both in his investigations and in his personal life, when a visiting woman begins meddling in his affairs, especially concerning his adopted daughter. Following the events of The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, and after Professor James Moriarty's death, Holmes is raising Moriarty's daughter, Katelyn, while hiding her true parentage. This arrangement is disrupted when a mysterious woman named Alice moves in next door. She slowly befriends Katelyn, gaining her trust while straining the relationship between Holmes and the girl. Throughout the game, Holmes solves various cases while uncovering Alice's background and real motives. The five cases are self-contained and, aside from in-game achievements like moral choices, do not connect to one another.

**Prey Tell:** A young boy, Tom Hurst, reports his father George missing. With help from the orphan Wiggins, Holmes discovers a series of disappearances tied to a wealthy benefactor, Lord Marsh. Marsh and his aristocratic friends hunt paupers for sport in Epping Forest. Hurst, a former British Army marksman, learned of this after an impoverished ex-squadmate became quarry. He now plans to ambush the hunters. Holmes goes to Epping Forest, avoids Marsh and his group, and witnesses Hurst kill two hunters and capture Marsh. Holmes can then let Hurst kill Marsh brutally, kill Marsh himself for a quick death, or kill Hurst to hand Marsh over to the police.