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Games like Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One

2021USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox77 % positive44.99 €

Play a young Sherlock Holmes investigating his mother's death on a Mediterranean island. Observation, deduction and detective work in a semi-open world take center stage.

Historical setting
Strong, story-driven narrative
Puzzles and brain teasers
Lots to discover

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L.A. Noire

93 %Match

2011PEGI 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable85 % positive19.99 €

As an LAPD detective in 1947 Los Angeles, you comb crime scenes for clues and read suspects' motion-captured faces during interrogations. It's an atmospheric noir crime drama where deduction matters more than gunplay.

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L.A. Noire

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You play detective Cole Phelps in 1940s Los Angeles, cracking cases by interrogating witnesses and reading their facial expressions to spot lies. The detailed postwar city and gripping crime stories are what make it stand out.

The Forgotten City

Puzzles and brain teasers

A time-loop mystery set in a Roman city where any sin kills everyone. You question residents, exploit the repeating day, and unravel the secret through conversation, deduction and moral choices.

Pentiment

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A narrative murder-mystery set in 16th-century Bavaria, styled like an illuminated manuscript. Your conversations and choices reshape the fate of a village and its abbey over 25 years.

This Bed We Made

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As a 1950s hotel maid you sneak through guests' rooms to piece together dark secrets and a murder. Light stealth, meaningful choices and a rich noir mood drive this narrative-focused detective adventure.

The Last Express

Puzzles and brain teasers

A real-time adventure aboard the Orient Express on the eve of World War I: you unravel a murder, eavesdrop on dozens of voiced passengers, and must choose carefully where and when to be. Its Art Nouveau rotoscoped look is unmistakable.

Shenmue II

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Ryo Hazuki continues his quest for revenge across Hong Kong, Kowloon and Guilin. Its detailed, lived-in world, side jobs, martial arts fights and slow, deliberate storytelling set it apart.

The Council

Puzzles and brain teasers

An episodic narrative adventure set at a secretive 1793 estate, where dialogue duels, intrigue and a skill system shape how the conspiracy and murder mystery unfold. Choices carry lasting consequences and conversations play out like tense battles of wits.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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A cinematic first-person adventure where you play Indy, solving ancient puzzles, sneaking past or brawling with Nazis, and exploring sprawling hub areas from the Vatican to Giza. Its pulpy humor and lovingly crafted 1930s atmosphere capture the spirit of the films.

Shenmue

Lots to discover

Shenmue sends you as young Ryo Hazuki on a quest for revenge in 1980s Japan, letting you explore a living town that follows a daily routine. Martial arts fights, quick-time events and side activities like arcades and jobs define this pioneering classic.