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 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter 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 2 years older than Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (2016). Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (78.6% 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 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Choose Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter if you want an Action experience. 2,849 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter 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 |  Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Genres | Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (2,301 reviews) | 78.6% positive (2,849 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frogwares | Frogwares |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014) is 2 years older than Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (2016).
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments scores higher on Steam reviews (89.7% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (78.6% positive).
- Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (29.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments vs Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter — FAQ
- Which is better, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments or Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter?
- On Steam reviews Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments scores higher (89.7% positive) than Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (78.6% 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 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter first?
- If you want chronology, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014) came out before Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter (2016). 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 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter 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.
- Do Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.