Session Respect Score
"A detective puzzle game where you solve self-contained cases with meaningful moral choices, perfect for players who enjoy thinking deeply but can tackle one investigation at a time."
Minimum session
20 min
Pausability
At save points
Resume friendliness
Some reorientation
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Intense
Where to play
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Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC / Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Age Rating
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Crimes & Punishments lets you become the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes! Solve six high-profile, gripping and varied cases: murders, disappearances, spectacular thefts and sensational cases will sometimes take you to the realms of the fantastic in this stunning game of investigation in the fine tradition of the Conan Doyle novels. Crimes & Punishments offers you a large degree of freedom to make moral choices that go beyond merely seeing that justice is done: your decisions have a real influence on the game both in terms of your character’s reputation and the consequences that arise in a realistic and sometimes unexpected way. Will you listen to your moral sense, or will you impartially enforce justice?
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Platform Notes
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Where to play
Similar games
More in the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC / Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Age Rating
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments?
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
- Does Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments pressure you to keep playing?
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
- What is Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments's Session Respect Score?
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments has a Session Respect Score of 7.2/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.