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We filtered the 35 games similar to Uncover the Smoking Gun down to the 12 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Her Story, Storyteller and Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Uncover the Smoking Gun.

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The best puzzle games like Uncover the Smoking Gun

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Uncover the Smoking Gun. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Her StoryClosest overall match

iRank87

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 10KIGDB85· 6OC85· 48

Year 2015Dev Sam BarlowOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Uncover the Smoking Gun: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and visual novel storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, horror setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping resource management

Where it drifts furthest from Uncover the Smoking Gun: progression.

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldSandbox World

Steam👍 88%· 8.7KIGDB82· 4OC70· 33

Year 2023Dev Daniel Benmergui · Annapurna InteractiveOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Uncover the Smoking Gun: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and visual novel storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and fantasy world, while skipping resource management

Where it drifts furthest from Uncover the Smoking Gun: visuals.

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#3Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook

iRank63

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeFirst PersonCozy

Steam👍 63%· 109

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Uncover the Smoking Gun: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, setting anime and visual 2d, while skipping open world exploration

The Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook is a dating and farming simulation game and takes place after the first Flower Shop game, Summer In Fairbrook.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Uncover the Smoking Gun.

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Heileen 3: New Horizons

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime

Steam👍 63%· 89

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like Uncover the Smoking Gun, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping open world exploration

Heileen 3 continues the story from the end of the second game and takes place in the Caribbean islands. Traveling side by side with Morgan the pirate, Heileen will search for her missing friends, hoping to reunite with all of them. But that's only the beginning, because the story continues!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Uncover the Smoking Gun.

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeCasualCozyAnime

Steam👍 61%· 271

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Uncover the Smoking Gun, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping open world exploration

Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Uncover the Smoking Gun.

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Venba

iRank88

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualCraftingExploration

Steam👍 92%· 3.5KIGDB87· 3OC81· 56

Year 2023Dev Visai GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ If you enjoyed Uncover the Smoking Gun, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with crafting mechanics, exploration and discovery and visual 2d, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Uncover the Smoking Gun: progression and visuals.

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#7VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

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SoloNarrativeCasualCozyCyberpunk

Steam👍 97%· 38KRAWG👍 89%· 441MC81IGDB84· 9OC84· 66

Year 2016Dev Wolfgame · Ysbryd GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Uncover the Smoking Gun, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping open world exploration

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life. In this world, corporations reign supreme, all human life is infected with nanomachines designed to oppress them, and the terrifying White Knights ensure that everyone obeys the laws. But, this is not about those people.

Where it drifts furthest from Uncover the Smoking Gun: visuals.

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualDarkMedieval

Steam👍 92%· 7.5KRAWG👍 61%· 138MC79IGDB78· 10

Year 2017Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Uncover the Smoking Gun: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting medieval and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller, ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ retells the story of the village of Kingsbridge in a whole new interactive way. Play as Jack, Aliena, and Philip and change the events of the book through exploration, decision-making, and dialogues.

Where it drifts furthest from Uncover the Smoking Gun: visuals.

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#9Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

iRank98

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeFirst PersonAnime2D

Steam👍 98%· 43K

Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Like Uncover the Smoking Gun, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings setting anime, visual 2d and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice

iRank82

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SoloNarrativeFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB81· 18OC82· 61

Year 2016Dev CapcomOn Android · iOS

✓ Like Uncover the Smoking Gun, it's known for puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All

iRank80

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeFirst PersonPixel Art

IGDB80· 3

Year 2006Dev CapcomOn PC

✓ Like Uncover the Smoking Gun, it's known for puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual pixel, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

iRank84

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SoloNarrativeFirst PersonThird PersonPixel Art

IGDB84· 2

Year 2007Dev CapcomOn PC

✓ Shared with Uncover the Smoking Gun: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person and visual pixel, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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