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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One down to the 8 that fit the “PS5” category. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition, Control and High on Life top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2021Dev Frogwares

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Control and High on Life follow close behind.

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The best games like Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One on PS5

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 14K
Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100
#2Control
Control
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183
Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone91
High on Life
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 89%· 25KIGDB69· 5OC69· 92
Year 2022Dev Squanch GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100
Ghostwire: Tokyo
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208
Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Combat70
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200
Year 2021Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with shooter, precision platforming and third-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100
Sonic Frontiers
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 28KIGDB72· 8OC71· 137
Year 2022Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression78Tone65
Far Cry: Primal
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113
Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression68Combat54
Metro Exodus
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173
Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One: visuals.

Genre100Tone100World100Progression100Game mode80Combat53

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