Take your place at 221B Baker Street. Each case file contains three linked puzzles: find the words from the scene, deduce the weapon—the only one NOT found in the word search—and scramble the remaining letters to identify the culprit at the exact location of the crime.
Sherlock: Letters and Crimes is an indie detective puzzle game with 100 original cases set in the world of Arthur Conan Doyle. Two complete seasons, four story arcs per season, and progressive difficulty from 7x7 grids to 10x10 grids.
▸ SEASON 1 · Sherlock Holmes (50 cases)
The detective's first cases, the London underworld, the emerging criminal network, and Professor Moriarty's fall at the Reichenbach Falls.
▸ SEASON 2 · The Return (50 cases, NEW in this version)
Watson solves cases alone during the Great Hiatus, Holmes sends coded letters from his travels in disguise through Persia and Tibet, the hunt for the lieutenants Moriarty left behind, and his final retirement in Sussex with "His Last Bow" in August 1914.
▸ HOW TO PLAY
1. FIND the words in the word search.
2. DEDUCE the murder weapon: it's the only word that doesn't appear.
3. ACCUSE the culprit by spelling their name and the location with the remaining letters.
▸ FEATURES
✓ 100 original case files faithful to the Conan Doyle canon
✓ Four narrative arcs per season with briefings in the style of a police file
✓ Word search · hidden weapon · anagram = three interconnected mechanics in each case
✓ Grids from 7x7 (initial arc) to 10x10 (final arc)
✓ Free standalone clues in each season
✓ Narrative epilogue upon completion of each season
✓ No internet connection required
✓ No registration or accounts
✓ No subscriptions or in-app purchases
✓ File-style design: aged paper, ink, and red seal
▸ WHO IS THIS GAME FOR? For those who read Conan Doyle. For those who enjoy word searches but are looking for something with more narrative depth. For those who want a game that respects their time and intelligence: cases last 5-15 minutes, you're not bombarded with notifications, and there's no pressure to spend money.
▸ THE SYMBOL
The red seal with the S is a nod to the Victorian method: each closed case file is marked with a seal on the paper. One hundred files, one hundred seals.
You download the app, solve a case, and close the file. Just like Holmes.
100 murder cases in Victorian London. Find clues and deduce the truth.