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Looking for games like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration — against over 6,700 titles. These 50 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Shadow of the Colossus leads with 97/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Year 2014Dev Frogwares

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The closest game to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments is Shadow of the Colossus — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Blue Prince follow close behind.

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50 similar games foundUpdated June 2026
Shadow of the Colossus
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
OC92· 136
Year 2012Dev Team Ico · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping ranged combat

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
IGDB93· 7
Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus

Blue Prince
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 87%· 18KIGDB91· 5OC89· 117
Year 2025Dev Dogubomb · Raw FuryOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, deep simulation and procedural generation, while skipping ranged combat

Shadow of the Colossus
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB89· 4OC92· 136
Year 2005Dev Team Ico · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and fantasy world, while skipping historical setting

Shadow of the Colossus
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB93· 13OC92· 136
Year 2018Dev Bluepoint Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and fantasy world, while skipping ranged combat

Antichamber
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 18KRAWG👍 83%· 435MC82IGDB83· 6
Year 2013Dev Alexander Bruce · DemruthPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping ranged combat

Super Mario 64
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonFantasy
IGDB89· 1
Year 1996Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB98· 27OC96· 167
Year 2017Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB95· 6OC95· 164
Year 2023Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

L.A. Noire
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRangedNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 36KIGDB89· 7
Year 2011Dev Team Bondi · Take-Two InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

Refunct
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 17KRAWG👍 66%· 152
Year 2015Dev Dominique GrieshoferPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, vibe relaxing and vibe casual, while skipping ranged combat

Telling Lies
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 63%· 1.3KIGDB85· 7OC79· 50
Year 2019Dev Furious Bee Limited · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

Spider-Man 3
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB59· 7
Year 2007Dev Beenox · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing open world exploration, single-player focus and exploration and discovery

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, while skipping adventure storytelling

Firewatch
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 97KIGDB79· 18OC80· 134
Year 2016Dev Campo Santo · PanicOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping puzzle design

The Spirit and the Mouse
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationCozy
Steam👍 97%· 1.0KOC75· 8
Year 2022Dev Alblune · Armor Games StudiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping ranged combat

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments?
The closest game to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments is Shadow of the Colossus, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, puzzle design and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments?
The three closest games to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments are: 1. Shadow of the Colossus (97/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (94/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Blue Prince (93/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments?
Yes, very much so — The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword scores 94/100 similarity to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments. They share 8 attributes, including adventure storytelling and puzzle design. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Adventure games are similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments?
The best Adventure games similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments are Shadow of the Colossus, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Blue Prince and Shadow of the Colossus. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments attributes like adventure storytelling, puzzle design and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments calculated?
We compare Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.