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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments leans Optimization (Pure Optimization). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Puzzle, Adventure - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

12 games like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

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This Is the PolicePure Optimization · police management sim

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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BeholderPure Optimization · dystopian management adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaPure Optimization · tactical RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Stardew ValleyPure Optimization · farming life sim

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Crop luck and geode RNG matter modestly

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Persona 5Pure Optimization · social sim JRPG

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Fusion alerts and negotiation rolls

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The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindPure Optimization · open-world RPG

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Dice-roll combat ignores aim skill

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Plants vs. ZombiesPure Optimization · tower defense

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Wave timing and lane pressure vary mildly

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EarthBoundPure Optimization · turn-based RPG

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Rolling HP meter has very mild timing implication

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Planescape: TormentPure Optimization · narrative RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - NPCs are scripted personalities; no adaptive opponent exists

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The Curse of Monkey IslandPure Optimization · point-and-click adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - pointing and clicking only

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Pokémon LeafGreen VersionPure Optimization · monster-collecting RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Trainers are scripted; link battles are a side mode

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Slime RancherPure Optimization · farming sim

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Vacuum aiming is gentle.

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Game details

Released
2014
Developer
Frogwares
Franchise
Sherlock Holmes
Platforms
PS3, PS4, PC, X360, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
75/100
IGDB users
80/100
PuzzleAdventureActionOpen worldMystery