Choose Telling Lies
Choose Telling Lies if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. Telling Lies launched in 2019.
Telling Lies vs Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt
Telling Lies and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt 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. Telling Lies (2019) is 4 years older than Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt (2023). Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Telling Lies (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD). 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 Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt
Choose Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt launched in 2023.
Both Telling Lies and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt 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
 Telling Lies |  Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 61.2% positive (681 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited | Zojoi |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Telling Lies (2019) is 4 years older than Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt (2023).
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Telling Lies (3.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Telling Lies is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt has no Deck rating yet.
Telling Lies vs Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt — FAQ
- Should I play Telling Lies or Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt first?
- If you want chronology, Telling Lies (2019) came out before Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt (2023). 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 Telling Lies and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Case of the Banker's Final Debt 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.