Choose Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Choose Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 67.9% positive across 299 reviews.
Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis vs Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis and Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis (2008) is 1 year older than Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy (2009). Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis scores higher on Steam reviews (67.9% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy (23.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
Choose Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy launched in 2009.
Both Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis and Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis |  Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2008 | 2009 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 67.9% positive (299 reviews) | 23.2% positive (297 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frogwares | Frogwares |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis (2008) is 1 year older than Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy (2009).
- Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis scores higher on Steam reviews (67.9% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy (23.2% positive).
- Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy is free; Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis is paid (9.99 USD).
- Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy has no Deck rating yet.
Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis vs Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy — FAQ
- Which is better, Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis or Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy?
- On Steam reviews Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis scores higher (67.9% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy (23.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis or Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy first?
- If you want chronology, Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis (2008) came out before Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy (2009). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis and Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy free?
- Yes — Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy is a free-to-play Steam title. Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis is paid (9.99 USD).
- Does Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.