Sherlock Holmes and his loyal sidekick Dr. Watson have been invited to a reception in Sherringford Hall. The wealthy industrial Sir Bromsby wants to commemorate the return of his daughter to England. As the host climbs the stage and starts to deliver his welcome speech, he is shot. Suspicion is immediately drawn towards his daughter, but Holmes decides to thoroughly investigate the case.

Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring is a third-person point-and-click adventure set in 19th century England. Players control both Holmes and Watson, interrogating witnesses and suspects, and searching for material clues and evidence. Basic inventory equipment are a test tube, a tape measure and a magnifying glass, all of which can be used to examine the environment and other objects found. A few times in the game the player is taken to Holmes' lab desk, to analyze some substances or tissues.

Notes of all findings and conversations are automatically written down in a diary for future reference. At the end of each of the five days the game is divided in, a quiz has to be filled in correctly to progress.

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Alternate Titles

"银耳环疑案" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
"Шерлок Холмс: Загадка серебряной сережки" -- Russian spelling
"Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring" -- Wii title
"Sherlock Holmes: Případ stříbrné naušnice" -- Czech title
"Sherlock Holmes: L’Orecchino d’Argento" -- Italian title
"Sherlock Holmes i tajemnica srebrnego kolczyka" -- Polish title
"Sherlock Holmes: El Pendiente de Plata" -- Spanish title
"Sherlock Holmes: Case of Sherringford Hall" -- Working title
"Les Aventures de Sherlock Holmes : la Boucle d'Argent" -- French title
"Das Geheimnis des silbernen Ohrrings" -- German title
"Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring" -- UK title

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User Reviews

“Really, Holmes. You go too far!”	Windows	Jeanne (75620)
Another curious incident in the night-time	Windows	Terrence Bosky (5238)

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The Press Says

JeuxVideoPC.com	Windows	Nov 03, 2004	17 out of 20	85
Imperium Gier	Windows	Jan 05, 2005	8.3 out of 10	83
IGN	Windows	Oct 11, 2004	8.3 out of 10	83
PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Dec 10, 2004	77 out of 100	77
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Windows	Dec 01, 2004	73 out of 100	73
GameSpot	Windows	Oct 08, 2004	7.3 out of 10	73
Quandary	Windows	Sep, 2004		70
Jeuxvideo.com	Windows	Oct 19, 2004	13 out of 20	65
Gamers Europe	Windows	Sep 20, 2004	6.5 out of 10	65
Adventures - Kompakt	Windows	2007	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

Novel

The end credits note that the game was based on a novel by Jalil Amr. This doesn't refer to a published novel, but to something along the lines of fanfiction. Emailing Frogwares for more information about it, would result in a reply from the company's CEO Waël Amr stating: "The author wishes the novel not to be public and anyway it’s in French!"

References

Much of the game takes place at Sherringford Hall. Sherringford Hope (or Holmes) and Ormond Sacker were Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original name choices for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John (or James) Watson.

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