Choose Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Choose Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 2,301 Steam reviews back the pick.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments vs Bounty Trail
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Bounty Trail 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 12 years older than Bounty Trail (2026). Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Bounty Trail has no Deck rating yet. 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 Bounty Trail
Choose Bounty Trail if you want an Indie, RPG, and Casual game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Bounty Trail launched in 2026.
Both Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments and Bounty Trail 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 |  Bounty Trail | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2026 |
| Genres | Adventure | Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (2,301 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Frogwares | September Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014) is 12 years older than Bounty Trail (2026).
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Bounty Trail has no Deck rating yet.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments vs Bounty Trail — FAQ
- Should I play Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments or Bounty Trail first?
- If you want chronology, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (2014) came out before Bounty Trail (2026). 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 Bounty Trail 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. Bounty Trail doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.