What games are like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened?

The best games like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened on Steam right now include Ghostwire: Tokyo, SOMA, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. They share Sherlock Holmes The Awakened's genre and gameplay (Detective, Lovecraftian, Story Rich) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened? The closest matches on Steam right now are Ghostwire: Tokyo, SOMA, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Detective, Lovecraftian, Story Rich) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
1	Ghostwire: Tokyo	Action	Atmospheric, Supernatural, Story Rich, Open World
2	SOMA	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Exploration, Horror
3	Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden	Action	Atmospheric, Supernatural, Story Rich, Horror
4	Hogwarts Legacy	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World, Exploration
5	Outer Wilds	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World, Horror
6	DREDGE	Adventure	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World, Horror
7	Darkwood	Action	Atmospheric, Open World, Exploration, Horror
8	A Plague Tale: Requiem	Action	Atmospheric, Realistic, Exploration, Mystery
9	Urban Myth Dissolution Center	Adventure	Detective, Supernatural, Story Rich, Horror
10	The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes	Adventure	Atmospheric, Supernatural, Story Rich, Horror
11	Ghost Janitors	Action	Supernatural, Realistic, Exploration, Horror
12	The Other Side	Action	Detective, Realistic, Horror, Mystery

Why these are like Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

1. Ghostwire: Tokyo

Both are tagged atmospheric, supernatural, story rich; both offer single-player. Tokyo's population has vanished, and deadly supernatural forces prowl the streets.

2. SOMA

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, exploration; both offer single-player. From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean.

3. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Both are tagged atmospheric, supernatural, story rich; both offer single-player. Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences.

4. Hogwarts Legacy

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, open world; both offer single-player. Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG.

5. Outer Wilds

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, open world; both offer single-player. Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

6. DREDGE

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, open world; both offer single-player. DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent.

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