Single-player games like Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. As Sherlock Holmes, you must find clues, interrogate suspects and unveil a mystery in a story full of twists!
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Unheard - Voices of Crime
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
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BROK the InvestiGator
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?
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Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
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The Thing: Remastered
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures’ genre-defining 1982 film, The Thing
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The Sinking City Remastered
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis.
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.