Choose Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Choose Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments if it's currently about 63% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,301 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments vs Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition 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 7 years older than Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition (2021). Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (89.7% 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 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition
Choose Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition launched in 2021.
Both Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.7% vs 91.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments |  Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2021 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (2,301 reviews) | 91.3% positive (23 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frogwares | Do Games Limited |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014) is 7 years older than Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition (2021).
- Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (89.7% positive).
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is currently ~63% cheaper on Steam than Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition (2.99 USD vs. 7.99 USD).
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments vs Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments or Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014) came out before Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition (2021). 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 Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition 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.
- Does Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.