Games like Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
If Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter and Sherlock Holmes The Awakened — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its intricate mysteries, atmospheric and immersive. 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.
Get personalized picks →Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is a 2021 action-adventure game developed and published by Frogwares. Set on a Mediterranean island, players take on the role of a young Sherlock Holmes investigating his mother's death. The game combines deduction mechanics with a mind palace system and open-world exploration, alongside puzzle-solving challenges. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with reviewers highlighting attention to detail in the storytelling, intricate mysteries, rich character development, and a beautiful expansive open world. The game runs solo only at a normal difficulty with a medium length session shape, priced at $44.99 USD. It is not supported on Steam Deck. The game holds a 76% positive rating from 1606 Steam reviews.
About Sherlock Holmes Chapter One: 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.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Top pick for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
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Shares puzzle solving with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Second-strongest match for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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 The Awakened
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Third-strongest match for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Ranked #4 for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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!
Paradise Killer
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Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Ranked #5 for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
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Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Ranked #6 for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.
L.A. Noire
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Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Ranked #7 for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
Back to the Dawn
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Ranked #8 for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
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Shares puzzle solving with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes Chapter One cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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: The Awakened (2008)
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes Chapter One cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
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Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes Chapter One cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
Red Dead Redemption 2
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Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Reviewers of Sherlock Holmes Chapter One cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sherlock Holmes Chapter One at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~78% under Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~56% under Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~78% under Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~78% under Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
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Priced ~56% under Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~67% under Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
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Priced ~56% under Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
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Priced ~78% under Sherlock Holmes Chapter One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Star Fetchers
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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 Chapter One.
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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 Chapter One. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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 Chapter One. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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 Awakened (2008)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Another title from Frogwares, the studio behind Sherlock Holmes Chapter One. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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: Crimes and Punishments
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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…
Paradise Killer
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
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.
Back to the Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
Frequently asked about Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
- Does Sherlock Holmes Chapter One work on Steam Deck?
- Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Sherlock Holmes Chapter One cost?
- Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is listed on Steam at 44.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sherlock Holmes Chapter One are Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Sherlock Holmes The Awakened.
- Who developed Sherlock Holmes Chapter One?
- Sherlock Holmes Chapter One was developed by Frogwares.
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