Single-player games like Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of the Missing Ballerinas
Single-player alternative to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery.
A hidden-object mystery: search locations, solve puzzles and rescue ballerinas! Play it by yourself or with your kids, this game makes a perfect choice for every hidden object fan. Enjoy bright and lighthearted levels and locations, with no time limit or pressure
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Detective Montgomery Fox: The Case of Diamond Necklace
Single-player alternative to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery.
The Case of the Diamond Necklace calls a famous city detective, Montgomery Fox, to the countryside to solve the mystery in this Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure Game: search locations, solve puzzles and find the stolen necklace!
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Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City
Single-player alternative to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Free To Play and Casual with Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery.
Match-3 gameplay meets Wild West adventures in this story-rich puzzle game and city builder. Enjoy casual tile matching and build town landmarks as you restore Colinstown, explore the frontier, and turn a dusty American outpost into a thriving legend.
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Case Solved: The London Files
Single-player alternative to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery.
A cozy noir puzzle game where you must investigate the dark underbelly of London. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and alibis aren’t adding up. Everyone has a motive, only logic reveals the truth.
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Mysteries of Old Tokyo
Single-player alternative to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Save the Imperial Capital from supernatural invasion in a 90s-style adventure that uses real deduction and research skills. Explore Tokyo, snap photos and analyse evidence for 40+ landmarks, from prehistory to the present. Confront a cast of wandering spirits to separate truth from fiction.
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Faircroft’s Antiques: Home for Christmas
Single-player alternative to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery.
Mia Faircroft is Home for Christmas! Explore her hometown in this wonderful Hidden Object game, perfect for the season. Search through detailed locations, fix up worn antiques, and save the holidays for the community of Mikamaw Point!
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Faircroft's Antiques: Treasures of Treffenburg
Single-player alternative to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery.
Dive into the world of art with Faircrofts Antiques! Join conservator Mia Faircroft as she explores the town of Treffenburg to find and restore priceless antiques. Tour Treffenburg through 20 beautiful hidden object scenes! Get to know the town's residents and find their connections to the past!
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!