8. Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

Reading the poor stiff for clues

Admit it; at one point in your life, you’ve fantasized about being the world’s greatest detective (no, not Batman). Well, in Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments, you can solve crimes as the master detective, Sherlock Holmes, himself.

The game comprises six murder, theft, and disappearance cases. To solve them, you’ll have to investigate crime scenes, speak with witnesses and suspects, and attend victim autopsies. And because you’re Sherlock, your intelligence and observation skills are like superpowers that give you a special “detective vision.” This highlights objects of interest in the environment.

After gathering clues, you’ll have to interpret them on a “deduction board.” Depending on how you link information together, you’ll end up with a variety of deductions. This means every case can have more than one conclusion, which in turn means some cases can end in failure. What, did you think solving crimes was going to be easy?

One of the most mentally challenging police games out there!

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