Turlock Holmes

Turlock Holmes is a fantastic game that's perfect for anyone who loves a good mystery, puzzle-solving, or just something a little bit different. It's truly a one-of-a-kind game that you won't want to put down until you've solved the last puzzle.

55%Game Brain Score

gameplay

story, grinding

62% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

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Turlock Holmes is a single player casual puzzle game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Find the Lamp Games and was released on February 21, 2024. It received positive reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

"Turlock Holmes" is a single-player puzzle game featuring 48 lateral thinking puzzlers. Players must deduce the surprising endings to scenarios such as a girl trapped in a mall with turtle soup and a dead boy with only an umbrella. With an AI quizmaster, players will need to think outside the box to solve these mind benders.

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Single-Player

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62%

Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

gameplay2 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

The game features interesting puzzle mechanics that are satisfying to solve.
The overarching story and individual cases are entertaining, with a mix of comical and dark themes.
The interface is user-friendly, and the game is enjoyable to play casually, making it a cozy experience.

The English version has translation issues and lacks the number of puzzles advertised, leading to confusion.
The tonal inconsistency of the stories can be off-putting, with some narratives being creepy or unsettling.
The game has some annoying pop-ups and UI issues that can disrupt the flow of gameplay.

story
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
66%
17%
The game's story is structured around solving individual cases that range from quirky to unsettling, with players filling in blanks to piece together narratives. Each solved case unlocks tokens for a separate, intriguing story about a girl waking up in a grocery store, revealed in a non-linear fashion. While the overarching plot is entertaining, some players find certain elements confusing or creepy.
- “As you illuminate the circumstances of each case, you'll unlock pages out of chronological order for a separate short story about a girl who wakes up in a grocery store without knowing how she got there.”
- “While the lengths of each one can vary from two sentences to a couple short paragraphs, each one starts the same: a short intro of the overarching plot within the case and then several piecemeal sentences for you to fill.”
- “Each correctly solved case gives you a token for that separate story, which doesn't require you to solve anything within it but was still entertaining, as you reveal the pages out of order so you don't get the whole picture until near the end.”
- “The Turlock character is cute and sweet, but the individual stories can range from weird to messed up, and there's this whole other long-running story that makes no sense to me at all and was just creepy.”
- “While the lengths of each story can vary from two sentences to a couple of short paragraphs, each one starts the same: a short intro of the overarching plot within the case and then several piecemeal sentences for you to fill.”
- “Given a short paragraph of information and a page full of blanks, can you put together what happened in each story?”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay features intriguing puzzle mechanics, but the overall tone is inconsistent, which may confuse players. Additionally, the initial visuals do not clearly convey the gameplay experience.
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game somewhat tedious, particularly due to the repetitive nature of guessing common words like articles and pronouns. However, the game mitigates this frustration by allowing a single entry to trigger all variations, making the experience slightly more manageable.
- “Grinding in this game feels repetitive and tedious, as every task seems to start off the same, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “The constant need to repeat the same actions over and over again makes the grinding aspect feel like a chore rather than an enjoyable part of the game.”
- “While the game tries to ease the burden of grinding by allowing one entry to trigger all variations, it still doesn't change the fact that the process becomes monotonous.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is noted for being repetitive, which may detract from the overall experience for some players.
- “The music also gets quite repetitive.”