# Games like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

> The closest matches to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, L.A. Noire, and Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter](https://imho.run/games/350640/sherlock-holmes-the-devil-s-daughter) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 2,849 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/350640/)
2. [The Testament of Sherlock Holmes](https://imho.run/games/205650/the-testament-of-sherlock-holmes) — A frequent pick in Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,181 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205650/)
3. [Sherlock Holmes Chapter One](https://imho.run/games/1137300/sherlock-holmes-chapter-one) — A frequent pick in Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments players' libraries, and another Action. 1,606 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137300/)
4. [L.A. Noire](https://imho.run/games/110800/l-a-noire) — A frequent pick in Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments players' libraries, and another Strategy. 15,686 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)
5. [Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders](https://imho.run/games/374900/agatha-christie-the-abc-murders) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 898 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374900/)
6. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — A frequent pick in Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
7. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — A frequent pick in Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
8. [Unheard - Voices of Crime](https://imho.run/games/942970/unheard-voices-of-crime) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 2,751 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/942970/)
9. [Ace Attorney Investigations Collection](https://imho.run/games/2401970/ace-attorney-investigations-collection) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 883 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401970/)
10. [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/787480/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-trilogy) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 9,750 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/)
11. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
12. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
13. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Detective and Historical, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
14. [The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief](https://imho.run/games/233370/the-raven-legacy-of-a-master-thief) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 379 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233370/)
15. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
16. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
17. [The Séance of Blake Manor](https://imho.run/games/1395520/the-seance-of-blake-manor) — Also Detective and Historical, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 2,461 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/)
18. [Her Story](https://imho.run/games/368370/her-story) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 5,029 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/)
19. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
20. [Scene Investigators](https://imho.run/games/1159830/scene-investigators) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 333 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159830/)
21. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Also Detective and Historical, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
22. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
23. [The Rise of the Golden Idol](https://imho.run/games/2716400/the-rise-of-the-golden-idol) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 2,412 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716400/)
24. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Crime and Detective, like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is a 2014 adventure game developed by Frogwares that places players in the role of the legendary detective investigating six distinct cases spanning murders, missing persons, and elaborate thefts. The gameplay emphasizes physical evidence gathering, witness interrogation, clue combination, and case revisiting, with a deduction system that requires methodical searching to progress. Players describe the Victorian London setting as atmospheric and immersive, with each case varying in type and complexity. Moral choices influence story outcomes, adding consequence to how players pursue justice. The game is verified for Steam Deck play, runs at normal difficulty with medium-length sessions, and holds a 90% positive rating from over 2,300 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 241260
- **Developer:** Frogwares
- **Publisher:** Frogwares
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 29, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 77
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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