SEED GAME#200 BGG all-time

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases(1981)

★ 7.6 BGG1–8 players60 minWeight 2.67
Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Games like Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases

Looking for games like Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Baker Street Irregulars(2020)

★ 8.21–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
80/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphSolo / Solitaire Game

Suspects: Adele and Neville, Investigative Reporters(2023)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Murder Mystery Party Case Files: Death in Antarctica(2017)

★ 7.11–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
75/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game(2018)

★ 7.61–5 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Key Enigma: Hack Forward(2021)

★ 8.01–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

The Case of Alexander Morrison(2023)

★ 8.61–5 players180 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Hunt A Killer: Dead Below Deck(2022)

★ 6.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective(2025)

★ 7.61–4 players75 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Action DraftingCooperative GameDeduction

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Carlton House & Queen's Park(2017)

★ 7.71–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameNarrative Choice / ParagraphStorytelling

Die Drei Kolosse(2023)

★ 8.31–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Cooperative GameDeductionScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

50 Clues: Keepers of Evil(2021)

★ 6.31–5 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

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