Choose Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Choose Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 51.9% positive across 335 reviews.
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring vs Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring and Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet 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: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet (2008) is 1 year older than Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring (2009). Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring scores higher on Steam reviews (51.9% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet (38.2% 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 Persian Carpet
Choose Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet if you want a Casual experience. Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet launched in 2008.
Both Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring and Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet 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: The Silver Earring |  Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2008 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 51.9% positive (335 reviews) | 38.2% positive (262 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frogwares | Frogwares |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet (2008) is 1 year older than Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring (2009).
- Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring scores higher on Steam reviews (51.9% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet (38.2% positive).
- Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring vs Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet — FAQ
- Which is better, Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring or Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet?
- On Steam reviews Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring scores higher (51.9% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet (38.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring 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: The Silver Earring or Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet first?
- If you want chronology, Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet (2008) came out before Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring (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: The Silver Earring and Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet 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.