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iRank92
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
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The best games like The Testament of Sherlock Holmes on PlayStation
26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Testament of Sherlock Holmes. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonFantasySci-Fi
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual first person
Released 3 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals64
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonCyberpunkFantasy
Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11
Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonExploration
Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17
Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person
Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting for a warm welcome from her family. But somehow, she finds that there is no one in the house! Where is everyone? What happened here?
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals72
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75
Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.
≠ Missing: visual first person.
The award winning Life is Strange series continues with a long-awaited sequel from DONTNOD Entertainment. Two brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, 16 and 9, are forced to run away from home after a tragic incident in Seattle.
Released 6 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals51
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonHistoricalSci-Fi
Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: historical setting, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from The Testament of Sherlock Holmes: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Released 5 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals35
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeDark
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping visual first person
Released 5 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone85Visuals64
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonRangedDark
Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52
Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual first person
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone85Visuals62
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonStealthMelee
Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171
Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual first person
Released 7 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone81Visuals64
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeDark
Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping visual first person
Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.
Released 4 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone78Visuals62
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonHardcoreDark
Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56
Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual third person
In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.
Released 6 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone73Visuals72
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iRank79
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonDarkHistorical
Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5
Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual first person
Released 6 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone72Visuals62
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonRangedDark
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual third person
Released 5 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals72Tone70
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from The Testament of Sherlock Holmes: visuals.
Released 5 years after The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 90%· 3.1KIGDB80· 1OC70· 9
Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from The Testament of Sherlock Holmes: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
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