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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2008

Should you play it?

This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Engaging detective story
  • Authentic london locations
  • Immersive first-person perspective
  • Built-in hint system

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and animations
  • Repetitive backtracking
  • Some puzzles overly difficult or obscure
  • Technical bugs and glitches
  • Lack of autosave feature

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor

  • Nancy Drew®: Message in a Haunted Mansion

  • The Room 4: Old Sins

  • The Eyes of Ara

  • The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition

  • Broken Sword: Director's Cut (2009)

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

  • Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles

  • Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper

  • Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

  • Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026