Sherlock Holmes The Awakened similar games & best alternatives

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Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

What works

  • Engaging detective and lovecraftian story
  • Atmospheric and immersive environments
  • Logical and satisfying puzzle mechanics
  • Strong character development and voice acting
  • Polished graphics and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with limited exploration
  • Relatively short game length
  • Some minor bugs and janky mechanics
  • Lack of replayability beyond achievements
  • Side quests sold separately as dlc

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Grim Legends 3: The Dark City

  • Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

  • Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

  • Children of Silentown

  • The Secret Order 2: Masked Intent

  • Yesterday Origins

Less expressive

Games that feels like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened but with less self-expression and customization

  • Amnesia: Rebirth

  • Lethe - Episode One

  • The Land of Pain

  • The Alien Cube

  • Left in the Dark: No One on Board

  • Aporia: Beyond The Valley

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Tormented Souls 2

  • The Sinking City Remastered

  • The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

  • Hail to the Rainbow

  • Never Again

  • Hell is Us

More violent

Games that feels like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened but with more combat and destruction

  • Alone in the Dark

  • A.I.L.A

  • Deadfall Adventures

  • SILENT HILL 2

  • Hollowbody

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

More intimate

Games that feels like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened but with more focus on close relationships

  • King's Quest

  • Silence

  • Ghost of a Tale

  • The Dark Eye: Memoria

  • The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

  • The Midnight Walk

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments

  • Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

  • Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

  • The Sinking City Remastered

  • Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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Sherlock Holmes The Awakened: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026