SherlockAI Game Modes
SherlockAI has three interactive modes. Each mode uses a different catalog and question set, but all of them share the same goal and the same engine: turn your answers into a deduction by repeatedly asking the most informative remaining question.
Characters
Think of a public figure, performer, athlete, creator, historical name, or fictional personality, and SherlockAI asks clues about identity, field, era, origin, and abilities until it can make a guess. The mode draws on a catalog of 600 playable names in six categories: real people, superheroes and comics, anime and manga, video games, movies and TV, and literature and mythology.
Example clues include "Is this a real person?", "Is this person or character from Europe?", and questions about powers, franchises, and famous roles. The full list of names is published on the character catalog page, so you can check whether your target is included before starting.
Careers
Think of a profession and answer clues about work environment, tools, skills, responsibilities, training, and day-to-day tasks. Career mode covers 152 professions grouped across healthcare, emergency services, technology, law, education, food, the creative arts, skilled trades, outdoor work, and business.
Career clues describe practical job traits, so rounds tend to be quick and forgiving even when you only know the job casually. Answer based on the typical version of the job rather than unusual exceptions. The complete list appears on the career catalog page.
Sherlock's Profile
Instead of guessing a hidden character or career, Sherlock's Profile asks about your own preferences, habits, and working style. At the end of the round the game produces a case-file style personality profile with likely traits, suited work fields, and lifestyle observations. Answer as yourself rather than as an ideal version of yourself for the most interesting result.
What Makes The Modes Different
- Character mode is built around recognizable names and cultural clues, and rewards broad general knowledge.
- Career mode is built around practical work clues and everyday responsibilities, so it plays well even without specialist knowledge.
- Profile mode is built around personal answers and ends with a generated deduction file instead of a single guess.
All three modes use the same five answer choices and the same rejection flow when a guess is wrong. The how to play page walks through a full round step by step.