Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis similar games & best alternatives

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

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Hidden Gems

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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 Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Intimacy.

Why this game works

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