Choose Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Choose Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.7% positive across 2,301 reviews.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments vs Crime O'Clock
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Crime O'Clock 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: Crimes and Punishments (2014) is 9 years older than Crime O'Clock (2023). Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than Crime O'Clock (62.2% 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 Crime O'Clock
Choose Crime O'Clock if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Crime O'Clock launched in 2023.
Both Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Crime O'Clock 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: Crimes and Punishments |  Crime O'Clock | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2023 |
| Genres | Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (2,301 reviews) | 62.2% positive (217 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frogwares | Bad Seed |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014) is 9 years older than Crime O'Clock (2023).
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than Crime O'Clock (62.2% positive).
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Crime O'Clock (2.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is Deck Verified, Crime O'Clock is Deck Playable.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments vs Crime O'Clock — FAQ
- Which is better, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments or Crime O'Clock?
- On Steam reviews Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments scores higher (89.7% positive) than Crime O'Clock (62.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments 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: Crimes and Punishments or Crime O'Clock first?
- If you want chronology, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014) came out before Crime O'Clock (2023). 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: Crimes and Punishments and Crime O'Clock 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.