Sherlock・Hidden Object・Match 3

Name: Sherlock・Hidden Object・Match 3
Rating: 4.5 (56481 reviews)
Author: G5 Entertainment AB

Search and find・Mystery games

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

56K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Puzzle
Developer

G5 Entertainment AB
Language

EN
+ 10 More
Size

465.7
MB

Investigate mysterious cases with Sherlock! Solve match-3 puzzles, find hidden objects, meet familiar characters and restore the original plots of the well-known books! Join the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in his unbelievable new investigations! Something wicked is going on in the worlds of well-known books – their plots are changing, with the main characters being defeated while the villains prevail. The magic of literature is at work here, and this magic is real! Now, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and many other classic novels are not at all like you remember them. Help Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson restore the original plots of the books and deliver justice by solving tricky match-3 puzzles or unraveling hidden object scenes, and complete thrilling quests while searching for the reasons and patterns behind the events. These world-renowned stories helped to shape the history of mankind, so they carry enormous power – and whoever can control that power, will be able to rule the universe. Make sure it falls in the right hands! Set off on an exciting detective adventure, solve ingenious puzzles and investigate crimes without delay before the real world turns upside down too! To find clues and get closer to figuring out challenging cases, pay close attention and choose your favorite gameplay mode for any scene: ● FIND hidden objects and use them, or ● MATCH gems in a row Plus: ● COMPLETE absorbing quests ● EXPLORE colorful locations from well-known books ● MEET familiar characters ● SOLVE perplexing puzzles ● FOLLOW the gripping storyline ● ENJOY regular free updates with new books and fascinating cases! While this game is absolutely free to play, you have the ability to unlock optional bonuses via in-app purchases from within the game. You may disable in-app purchases in your device settings. You can play this game whether you’re offline or online. ____________________________ Game available in: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America). ____________________________ Sign up now for a weekly round-up of the best from G5 Games! https://www.g5.com/e-mail ____________________________ G5 Games — World of Adventures™! Collect them all! Search for "g5" on the App Store! ____________________________ Visit us: https://www.g5.com Watch us: https://www.youtube.com/g5enter Find us: https://www.facebook.com/g5games Join us: https://www.instagram.com/g5games Follow us: https://x.com/g5games Terms of Service: https://www.g5.com/termsofservice G5 End User License Supplemental Terms: https://www.g5.com/G5_End_User_License_Supplemental_Terms

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Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

56K Ratings

Truly free challenge
11/17/2025

Arete363
I’ve been playing this game a lot for months now. The choice of hidden-object or match-3 is an attractive feature. The art is consistently excellent, as are the stories that advance the game. The in-game economy is quite complex (where you need to earn items in one area to gain access to another). A number of other reviews claim that the player must spend real-world money to buy crystals, and that these are essential to advance. This is absolutely not true. The game gives beginning players lots of crystals, but they become more scarce as the player progresses in skill. The game is VERY challenging at higher levels but is still possible to play for free. I have made only one small in-app purchase of a few dollars and am still progressing, but you can expect to need to develop your skills. I want to praise the developer for its responsiveness. I found one genuine bug, a single hidden object that could not be successfully found, and I reported it. In less than 2 days, the developer responded that they had confirmed the bug and would correct it in the next update, and sent a workaround that would allow me to keep playing until the fix was applied. Exemplary!

Developer Response
It’s wonderful to hear about your positive experience with the game's features! We appreciate your feedback on the in-game economy and are glad you feel supported by our team's responsiveness. Thank you for sharing your insights!
Truly free challenge
11/17/2025

Arete363

I’ve been playing this game a lot for months now. The choice of hidden-object or match-3 is an attractive feature. The art is consistently excellent, as are the stories that advance the game. The in-game economy is quite complex (where you need to earn items in one area to gain access to another). A number of other reviews claim that the player must spend real-world money to buy crystals, and that these are essential to advance. This is absolutely not true. The game gives beginning players lots of crystals, but they become more scarce as the player progresses in skill. The game is VERY challenging at higher levels but is still possible to play for free. I have made only one small in-app purchase of a few dollars and am still progressing, but you can expect to need to develop your skills. I want to praise the developer for its responsiveness. I found one genuine bug, a single hidden object that could not be successfully found, and I reported it. In less than 2 days, the developer responded that they had confirmed the bug and would correct it in the next update, and sent a workaround that would allow me to keep playing until the fix was applied. Exemplary!
Developer Response 11/19/2025
It’s wonderful to hear about your positive experience with the game's features! We appreciate your feedback on the in-game economy and are glad you feel supported by our team's responsiveness. Thank you for sharing your insights!
Sherlock
02/03/2025

Tech 34
The graphics and vocabulary used are great. The game is creative and challenging, but it is truly cost prohibitive once you really get into the game. And what is the use of earning gold coins? You can’t buy rubies with them, and you can only earn rubies very, very sparingly. It’s the rubies that you need to use to buy the devices you need to help you along the way. It is for these reasons that I downgraded the gaming experience, am contemplating deleting the game altogether, and have not mentioned it to friends. I need certain assemblers but can’t earn them even though I win the game. I do spend money on this game but come on be fair. Please consider making it plausible to earn assemblers without having to MOSTLY use crystals. UPDATE. I just recently deleted the game even though I enjoyed it. I simply can’t justify spending that much money on a game. Perhaps you might consider making things more reasonable to buy. Best of luck. Update...The bottom line is to make the game more affordable for a wider range of players especially during this long drawn out pandemic. Actually, I can’t see that you have changed that many things that were in need of it. It is for this reason that I haven’t suggested it to friends. Sorry. Please make it easier to use gold coins to buy crystals as well as our own money. Also, let us use gold coins to buy tools etc. Please think about it. Thank you.

Developer Response
Hello,thank you for sharing your opinion. We admit that the game may seem difficult at some levels, but all of them can be passed without making any purchases. There are also many ways to get extras that can help you progress further. The game has many quests with crystals among rewards, make sure to complete them all! Additionally, we would like to mention that you can use coins to purchase certain items in the in-game Store and unlock new locations. We are trying to keep the game balanced, and we will continue to improve it.
Sherlock
02/03/2025

Tech 34

The graphics and vocabulary used are great. The game is creative and challenging, but it is truly cost prohibitive once you really get into the game. And what is the use of earning gold coins? You can’t buy rubies with them, and you can only earn rubies very, very sparingly. It’s the rubies that you need to use to buy the devices you need to help you along the way. It is for these reasons that I downgraded the gaming experience, am contemplating deleting the game altogether, and have not mentioned it to friends. I need certain assemblers but can’t earn them even though I win the game. I do spend money on this game but come on be fair. Please consider making it plausible to earn assemblers without having to MOSTLY use crystals. UPDATE. I just recently deleted the game even though I enjoyed it. I simply can’t justify spending that much money on a game. Perhaps you might consider making things more reasonable to buy. Best of luck. Update...The bottom line is to make the game more affordable for a wider range of players especially during this long drawn out pandemic. Actually, I can’t see that you have changed that many things that were in need of it. It is for this reason that I haven’t suggested it to friends. Sorry. Please make it easier to use gold coins to buy crystals as well as our own money. Also, let us use gold coins to buy tools etc. Please think about it. Thank you.
Developer Response 02/05/2025
Hello,thank you for sharing your opinion. We admit that the game may seem difficult at some levels, but all of them can be passed without making any purchases. There are also many ways to get extras that can help you progress further. The game has many quests with crystals among rewards, make sure to complete them all! Additionally, we would like to mention that you can use coins to purchase certain items in the in-game Store and unlock new locations. We are trying to keep the game balanced, and we will continue to improve it.
Large regular updates that take hours
05/12/2025

€her.
I have been playing this game for a while and I mostly like it. But I have a big beef at the moment--it took 2 days to finally get the latest update finished. I have to have the app open and keep the device from sleeping or it doesn't finish updates and will even go back to the beginning and start over. I finally got it done and the next day I got another update to install. Despite what they say, it does not allow you to keep playing while it's updating. Plus, they have tried to add so many new things, that it glitches, it gets things wrong (like the club gaming will start and stop every couple days and it will say the event ended while it had started another one.), it forces you into screens (like Mycroft s office) and you have to decline a zillion offers to buy stuff, constantly asks for reviews. I have so far been able to bear through it, but seriously, the constant updates that take forever is going to be the straw that breaks the camels back. In the time it took to write this long rant, I checked back and it had only gotten to 4%. And while I am at it, I will add that they need to make it easier to kick out players from the club who haven't been on for years. With only 15 people to a club, members need to be able to have more control over that. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback! If you're experiencing any issues with your game, please inform our customer support representatives via the Send Feedback button in the G5 Friends menu or at support@g5.com - they will help you!
Large regular updates that take hours
05/12/2025

€her.

I have been playing this game for a while and I mostly like it. But I have a big beef at the moment--it took 2 days to finally get the latest update finished. I have to have the app open and keep the device from sleeping or it doesn't finish updates and will even go back to the beginning and start over. I finally got it done and the next day I got another update to install. Despite what they say, it does not allow you to keep playing while it's updating. Plus, they have tried to add so many new things, that it glitches, it gets things wrong (like the club gaming will start and stop every couple days and it will say the event ended while it had started another one.), it forces you into screens (like Mycroft s office) and you have to decline a zillion offers to buy stuff, constantly asks for reviews. I have so far been able to bear through it, but seriously, the constant updates that take forever is going to be the straw that breaks the camels back. In the time it took to write this long rant, I checked back and it had only gotten to 4%. And while I am at it, I will add that they need to make it easier to kick out players from the club who haven't been on for years. With only 15 people to a club, members need to be able to have more control over that. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Developer Response 05/14/2025
Thank you for your feedback! If you're experiencing any issues with your game, please inform our customer support representatives via the Send Feedback button in the G5 Friends menu or at support@g5.com - they will help you!
Sherlock
11/14/2024

Unknown mushroom
I’m 66 years old and addicted to this game. It helps my memory, my attention to detail, but it does nothing to help my wallet! It wouldn’t let me highlight a star, but it’s a five. Thank you for hours of entertainment! On this second comment of this game after 3 years of playing, I still love it, but maybe an Alzheimer’s button for those of us who can’t remember the boards of every book? 🧐 Also, the commentary on the stories requires knowledge of the books to make sense of what of what is being said. As an adult knowing these books I can make sense of it; although, it is out there. The time between engaging between commentary of where everyone is in the books lacks cohesion for me. I was a teacher and wonder if kids read and follow the discourse for each book? I will continue to play the game. I don’t look to demean the writer of the commentary, but a lean away from trying to create one’s own story using the characters might be better enjoyed and followed if, somehow, after each board played or each event opened were a continuous story. I have no idea how that would be done. Just a thought. Good luck. I’ll still play.

Developer Response
We appreciate you sharing your thoughts! It's wonderful to hear how the game enhances your memory and attention. Your feedback about the commentary and story continuity is thoughtful, and we value your perspective as an experienced player. Thank you for your ongoing support and enjoyment!
Sherlock
11/14/2024

Unknown mushroom

I’m 66 years old and addicted to this game. It helps my memory, my attention to detail, but it does nothing to help my wallet! It wouldn’t let me highlight a star, but it’s a five. Thank you for hours of entertainment! On this second comment of this game after 3 years of playing, I still love it, but maybe an Alzheimer’s button for those of us who can’t remember the boards of every book? 🧐 Also, the commentary on the stories requires knowledge of the books to make sense of what of what is being said. As an adult knowing these books I can make sense of it; although, it is out there. The time between engaging between commentary of where everyone is in the books lacks cohesion for me. I was a teacher and wonder if kids read and follow the discourse for each book? I will continue to play the game. I don’t look to demean the writer of the commentary, but a lean away from trying to create one’s own story using the characters might be better enjoyed and followed if, somehow, after each board played or each event opened were a continuous story. I have no idea how that would be done. Just a thought. Good luck. I’ll still play.
Developer Response 11/18/2024
We appreciate you sharing your thoughts! It's wonderful to hear how the game enhances your memory and attention. Your feedback about the commentary and story continuity is thoughtful, and we value your perspective as an experienced player. Thank you for your ongoing support and enjoyment!

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