Single-player games like Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, 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: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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…
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Back to the Dawn
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
In a third-person RPG detective story, set in Bavaria in 1866, the medical student Valentin Schmidt travels to Wolpertshofen, when a sudden death causes turmoil in the village. Use your skills, find clues and question the villagers to stop the murders.
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Blacksad: Under the Skin
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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The Sinking City Remastered
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
Single-player alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.