Sherlock’s Study: The Great Inference Interactive Mystery Arcade Game

Step into a world of clues, logic, and deduction with an interactive arcade game that turns mystery based ELA skill building into an exciting 2D side scrolling old school arcade game. This game is a good companion for popular ELA curriculum units on Mystery and Investigation.

In Sherlock’s Study: The Great Inference, students take on the role of an investigator as they work through five story based cases focused on observation vs. inference, credibility of evidence, explicit vs. implicit meaning, claims and motives, and traits and arguments.

As they play, students collect evidence, evaluate clues, and strengthen their understanding of key academic concepts like deduction, hypothesis, synthesis, reasoning, justification, suspense, credibility, motive, and conclusion. The game is designed to make close reading and analytical thinking feel active, memorable, and fun while still reinforcing meaningful ELA skills.

This resource is especially strong for helping students practice the kind of thinking required in mystery units, investigation based reading, argument writing, vocabulary building, and evidence centered literary analysis. Instead of passively answering questions, students engage with concepts through movement, choice making, and fast paced problem solving.

Perfect for skill building, stations, early finishers, test prep, mystery and investigation units, or an engaging ELA companion activity, Sherlock’s Study: The Great Inference gives teachers a classroom friendly way to strengthen academic language and analytical reading skills while giving students a game experience that feels clever, immersive, and fun. 

This is a fully online html game that will play from any browser, tablet or computer. If you are a teacher and are worried about the game being blocked by your school's server, contact us; there are two easy ways to make the game available besides the direct link.

Student article and worksheet included. YOUR PERSONAL GAME LINK FOR SHARING WITH STUDENTS WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THE STUDENT ARTICLE/GUIDE/WORKSHEET. Just share and play!

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