Steam Deck games like Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Below are 10 Steam Deck-friendly games similar to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One (6 Verified, the rest Playable), ranked by player overlap. Every pick has Valve's compat stamp — Verified means full controller support and default settings just work; Playable means a small first-launch tweak (control remap or text size) gets you there. imho.run pulls compat status straight from Valve's own endpoint, refreshed daily.
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Ranked picks
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Deck Verified alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — 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.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Deck Verified alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — 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…
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Paradise Killer
Deck Verified alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — 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.
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Back to the Dawn
Deck Verified alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — 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.
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Blacksad: Under the Skin
Deck Verified alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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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Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
Deck Playable alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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
Deck Playable alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Deck Playable alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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
Deck Verified alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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
Deck Playable alternative to Sherlock Holmes Chapter One — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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.