Single-player games like Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring, 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: The Mystery of the Mummy
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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...
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Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
Scotland Yard has called Sherlock Holmes with an urgent request for help! A young painter has been found murdered and rolled up in a remarkable Persian carpet. Along with Watson, you must investigate the peculiar crime, exploring crime scene locations in search of missing clues.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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.
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Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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 The Awakened
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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 Sinking City Remastered
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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: The Silver Earring — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring.
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.