Choose Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery
Choose Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery launched in 2025.
Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery vs Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City
Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery and Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City both land in Free To Play, Casual 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 share Free To Play, Casual on Steam. Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery (2025) is 1 year older than Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City (2026). Both are free to play. 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 Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City
Choose Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City launched in 2026.
Both Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery and Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City sit in Free To Play and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Custom Volume Controls, 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: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery |  Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Free To Play, Casual | Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 60% positive (75 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | G5 Entertainment AB | G5 Entertainment AB |
Side by side
- Both share Free To Play, Casual on Steam.
- Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery (2025) is 1 year older than Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City (2026).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City has no Deck rating yet.
Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery vs Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City — FAQ
- Should I play Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery or Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City first?
- If you want chronology, Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery (2025) came out before Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City (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: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery and Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City similar?
- They overlap on Free To Play, Casual 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 both Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery and Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Sherlock: Hidden Object & Match-3 Mystery ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Jewels of the Wild West: Match 3 to Build Your City ships Online Co-op, Co-op.