Sherlock・Hidden Object・Match 3

Name: Sherlock・Hidden Object・Match 3
Rating: 4.5 (57264 reviews)
Author: G5 Entertainment AB

Search and find・Mystery games

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

57K Ratings
Ages

9+
Years
Category

Puzzle
Developer

G5 Entertainment AB
Language

EN
+ 10 More
Size

429.9
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 even if you’re offline! 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 ____________________________ Download more great games here: https://store.g5.com G5 Games — World of Adventures™! Collect them all! Search for "g5" in the App Store! ____________________________ Visit us: https://www.g5.com Watch us: https://www.youtube.com/g5enter Find us: https://www.facebook.com/SherlockHiddenCases Join us: https://www.instagram.com/sherlockhiddencases/ Follow us: https://x.com/g5games

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Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

57K 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.
Feedback
11/19/2025

2024Decklyn
I enjoy the game quite a bit and also play other 5G games. I do have some frustrations, however. Coins- should be used as monetary value: purchase items versus having to buy crystals. Yes I understand that when we buy crystals, 5G has other income, however, the collected the over 1 million coins I have have no value. I also think in lieu of or in concert with, coins payment for “unlimited play time” would be great! Say 5 thousand coins for 60 minutes of play time. You have talismans that allow us to collect large amounts of coins, however, nothing to spend them on. Next - when “free play time” is won during the “ special book/chest” time, the back and forth between choosing, moving to “ get” the investigator and back again the “ free time” clock is running, taking away from play time. This seems a bit unfair. The list of “collection items” on the left of the play screen should automatically populate to the book opening, Please. Players should not have to choose from the list, just let us go the book, pick place and see what we are trying to find. Instructions are needed on how to set up Wish List. I have been playing for over 3 years and I still don’t know how to do this. Syncing with other devices with my 5G player account- Not easily done and anytime there is an update on either 5G end or phone end the syncing goes away and doesn’t come back sometimes. Instructions for ease of use would be great! WHY did the ability to chose the mode for finding object go away? I appreciate the chance to share my thoughts truly. I have no defined expectations for any changes, just appreciate being able to share thoughts. Thank you Mimi

Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and suggestions! We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for future updates. The coins are used to purchase certain items at the Store and unlock new locations. Please check out this link for more information about the game: https://support.g5.com/hc/en-us/categories/9088602448530. If you need any further assistance with this or you encounter any other problem, please contact us at support@g5.com. We'll do our best to help you!
Feedback
11/19/2025

2024Decklyn

I enjoy the game quite a bit and also play other 5G games. I do have some frustrations, however. Coins- should be used as monetary value: purchase items versus having to buy crystals. Yes I understand that when we buy crystals, 5G has other income, however, the collected the over 1 million coins I have have no value. I also think in lieu of or in concert with, coins payment for “unlimited play time” would be great! Say 5 thousand coins for 60 minutes of play time. You have talismans that allow us to collect large amounts of coins, however, nothing to spend them on. Next - when “free play time” is won during the “ special book/chest” time, the back and forth between choosing, moving to “ get” the investigator and back again the “ free time” clock is running, taking away from play time. This seems a bit unfair. The list of “collection items” on the left of the play screen should automatically populate to the book opening, Please. Players should not have to choose from the list, just let us go the book, pick place and see what we are trying to find. Instructions are needed on how to set up Wish List. I have been playing for over 3 years and I still don’t know how to do this. Syncing with other devices with my 5G player account- Not easily done and anytime there is an update on either 5G end or phone end the syncing goes away and doesn’t come back sometimes. Instructions for ease of use would be great! WHY did the ability to chose the mode for finding object go away? I appreciate the chance to share my thoughts truly. I have no defined expectations for any changes, just appreciate being able to share thoughts. Thank you Mimi
Developer Response 11/21/2025
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and suggestions! We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for future updates. The coins are used to purchase certain items at the Store and unlock new locations. Please check out this link for more information about the game: https://support.g5.com/hc/en-us/categories/9088602448530. If you need any further assistance with this or you encounter any other problem, please contact us at support@g5.com. We'll do our best to help you!
New developers? Fire them please.
12/16/2025

DGifts
We used to love this game. The developers do work hard to make it creative but things have changed over the last 3-4 months and this month is no different.i keeps wondering if there are new developers changing a lot of the game. They keep taking away offerings. For example, there’s a bonsai tree that gives you 200+ blue energies every 4 hrs. It’s the only way (except for collections) that you can obtain these energies and you need many of them to play every game. They just changed the bonsai tree. Now it gives you 15 minutes of free time instantly instead of the 200+ blue energies. Now, we don’t get any blue energies and we have to play 15 minutes when maybe we don’t want to at that time. They just keep throwing out free time in 3 minute increments instead of giving us the usual various gifts. I just leave the game and lose the time. Do they think we have all day to play. Lastly, they keep adding new items in the various locations and these new items are almost absolutely impossible to find. They are behind items or drawn black on black, white on white, or so small you can’t even see them when you enlarge the game, etc. They also give you a gold microscope tool that doesn’t work, that’s always fun!! 😫 The game has just become lame and it used to be so much fun. We love Faustus but he can’t carry the game. You guys really are creative but whatever you’ve changed in the last several months you need to reverse and go back to the original game. Even Faustus would be happier.

Developer Response
Hi there! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the changes in the game. Your feedback about the bonsai tree and the challenge in finding new items is truly appreciated. We value your insights and hope you continue to find enjoyment in the game! Please make sure to report any issues with the game to our Support Department via the Send Feedback button in the Friends menu or at support@g5.com. Thanks!
New developers? Fire them please.
12/16/2025

DGifts

We used to love this game. The developers do work hard to make it creative but things have changed over the last 3-4 months and this month is no different.i keeps wondering if there are new developers changing a lot of the game. They keep taking away offerings. For example, there’s a bonsai tree that gives you 200+ blue energies every 4 hrs. It’s the only way (except for collections) that you can obtain these energies and you need many of them to play every game. They just changed the bonsai tree. Now it gives you 15 minutes of free time instantly instead of the 200+ blue energies. Now, we don’t get any blue energies and we have to play 15 minutes when maybe we don’t want to at that time. They just keep throwing out free time in 3 minute increments instead of giving us the usual various gifts. I just leave the game and lose the time. Do they think we have all day to play. Lastly, they keep adding new items in the various locations and these new items are almost absolutely impossible to find. They are behind items or drawn black on black, white on white, or so small you can’t even see them when you enlarge the game, etc. They also give you a gold microscope tool that doesn’t work, that’s always fun!! 😫 The game has just become lame and it used to be so much fun. We love Faustus but he can’t carry the game. You guys really are creative but whatever you’ve changed in the last several months you need to reverse and go back to the original game. Even Faustus would be happier.
Developer Response 12/18/2025
Hi there! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the changes in the game. Your feedback about the bonsai tree and the challenge in finding new items is truly appreciated. We value your insights and hope you continue to find enjoyment in the game! Please make sure to report any issues with the game to our Support Department via the Send Feedback button in the Friends menu or at support@g5.com. Thanks!

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