Mycroft Holmes in "The Greek Interpreter", his blundering approach to the case nearly costs the client his life. Mycroft resembles Sherlock, but is described in "The Greek Interpreter" as being "a much larger and stouter man". In "The Bruce-Partington Plans", the following description is given: Mycroft spends most of his time at the Diogenes Club, which he co-founded. He is the only character to refer to Sherlock exclusively by his first name. Mycroft Holmes has been portrayed many times in film, television, and radio adaptations of the Holmes stories. The character has been used many times in works that are not adaptations
Sherlock Holmes pastiches note as Holmes, his mind briefly clear, admits to Watson that he knows that his powers are failing him but simply cannot think clearly enough to get past his age. Everett Kaser has published a series of free reflection games (puzzles) with names referring to Sherlock Holmes stories: "Sherlock: The Game of Logic", "Dinner with Moriarty", "Watson<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Map", "Baker Street", "Scotland Yard" "Inspector Lestrade", "Mrs. Hudson", "Reichenbach Falls", "Queen's Gambit", "Mycroft<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Map". Sherlock Holmes, however, does not appear in the games, except some very small icons. In "Midnight Mysteries: Haunted Houdini" a hidden-object/puzzle video game released in 2012 by MumboJumbo,