Games like Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
If Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes and Blood On The Thames — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its first person exploration option, free movement exploration and hint system scales clues. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Steam players who put hours into Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
WHY THIS
Shares first person exploration and an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Top pick for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Second-strongest match for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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!
Blood On The Thames
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Third-strongest match for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
A murder mystery puzzle game with visual novel elements in a Gothic, Lovecraftian world. Collect clues, solve puzzles, interrogate suspects, and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Mini’s husband.
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Ranked #5 for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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…
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Ranked #6 for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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.
Saturnalia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Ranked #7 for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
The Dark Rites of Arkham
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Ranked #8 for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cross-mention this title as a similar play.
World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.
The Silver Case
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
BioShock™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cross-mention this title as a similar play.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
WHY THIS
Shares first person exploration, inventory based puzzles and an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Take on the role of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and get ready to avoid numerous traps and to solve riddles. A mysterious murder, numerous suspects, and the famous mummy for a case that appears to be not that easy...
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Call of Juarez
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Call of Juarez is an epic adventure western themed FPS game. The player alternately assumes the roles of two distinct, antagonistic characters: a sneaking fugitive Billy and his hunter the reverend Ray.
The Mystery Of The Moon
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
The game of survival and construction on the surface of the moon. Learn to build a base on the surface of the moon, maintain survival, explore and discover the secrets inside the moon, and solve abnormal problems.
Tomb Raider: Legend
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!
The Room
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~85% under Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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More from Frogwares
Other recommendable Steam games by Frogwares, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008). Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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…
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008). Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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.
The Sinking City Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008). Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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.
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008). Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008). Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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!
Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
WHY THIS
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008). Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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.
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
WHY THIS
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008). Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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.
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008). Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Melvyn Bromsby, a rich tycoon, is about to make a statement, when suddenly a shot rings out. Sir Bromsby collapses - a mortal wound to the heart... A baffling murder, dozens of witnesses and no suspects! You, Sherlock Holmes, must use all your skills to shed light on this mysterious case.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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…
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
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.
Saturnalia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008).
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
Frequently asked about Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
- Does Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) run on Steam Deck?
- Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) cost?
- Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) are Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Blood On The Thames.
- Who developed Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)?
- Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) was developed by Frogwares.
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