What is the best game similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments?

The closest game to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 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. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (80/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Shadow of the Colossus (79/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (74/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 48 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Shadow of the Colossus similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments?

Yes, very much so — Shadow of the Colossus scores 79/100 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 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Shadow of the Colossus, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Blue Prince. 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.

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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 48 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword leads with 80/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Top games similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen 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

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting.

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#2Shadow of the ColossusClosest on tone

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen 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

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting.

It predates Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloRangedOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

IGDB92· 15OC90· 71

Year 2013Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration

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

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: visuals and setting.

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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

Released 11 years after Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

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#5The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen 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

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting and progression.

Released 3 years after Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

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#6The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen 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

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting.

Released 9 years after Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

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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

You control a nameless and faceless protagonist, who starts in a white chamber in the center of a high-tech maze. Your goal is to move forward through the maze by solving many difficult and intricate puzzles.

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting.

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#8Refunct

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen 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

A short experience about restoring a world featuring: Platforming: Wall-jumps, slides, pipes, lifts, springboards Beautiful: Emotional soundtrack and vibrant visuals Peaceful: Non-violent, open world without death Playful: Learn to play without tutorials Relaxing: Play at your own pace without…

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: tone.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen 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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

Released 5 years after Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

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#10The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB96· 1

Year 2006Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: tone and setting.

It predates Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11The Exit 8

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 11KIGDB93· 2

Year 2023Dev KOTAKE CREATE · PLAYISMOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting.

Released 9 years after Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 1.1KIGDB80· 1

Year 2020Dev Bryce BucherPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, vibe casual and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

The GameFatum Betula is an atmospheric exploration game with light puzzle elements. A magical birch is the only thing dictating the future, and it is your job to find something appropriate to feed it with. There is a total of 10 unique endings and a plethora of secrets to uncover.

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting and tone.

Released 6 years after Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

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#13The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB90

Year 2000Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: tone and setting.

It predates Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14The Last Clockwinder

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 784IGDB80· 1OC83· 12

Year 2022Dev pontoco · Cyan VenturesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, vibe relaxing and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping ranged combat

You are on a mission to repair an ancient clocktower built into the trunk of a colossal tree. Inside, you find a pair of gloves that allow you to turn anything you do into a looping clockwork automaton. Use the Clockwinder’s gloves to turn every task into a looping clockwork automaton.

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting and tone.

Released 8 years after Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments.

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#15Abzu

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 27KIGDB81· 27OC80· 122

Year 2016Dev Giant Squid · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, vibe relaxing and vibe casual, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments: setting and tone.

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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 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 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. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (80/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Shadow of the Colossus (79/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (74/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 48 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Shadow of the Colossus similar to Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments?: Yes, very much so — Shadow of the Colossus scores 79/100 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 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Shadow of the Colossus, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Blue Prince. 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.