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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 35 games similar to Uncover the Smoking Gun down to the 22 that fit the “Simulation” 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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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

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NarrativeCasualSolo

Year 2024Dev ReLU Games, Inc.

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to Uncover the Smoking Gun is Her Story — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Storyteller and Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook follow close behind.

#1Her Story86 #2Storyteller81 #3Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook81 #4Heileen 3: New Horizons79 #5Always Remember Me78

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The best simulation games like Uncover the Smoking Gun

22 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

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Her Story

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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81

Storyteller

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

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Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook

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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Heileen 3: New Horizons

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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#5Always Remember Me

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Always Remember Me

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

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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Venba

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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VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

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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#8Notes of Soul

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Notes of Soul

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldAnime

Steam👍 51%· 253

Year 2015Playtime ~4hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death. The game occurs over 30 days, of which you can train Essi's psychic abilities, explore the school, collect notes, and make choices to determine her fate. There are a total of 3 pursuable romances, 40+ original illustrations, and 9 endings to unlock.

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

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

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#9planetarian HD

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planetarian HD

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualFirst PersonCozy

Steam👍 99%· 3.3K

Year 2017Dev VisualArts/Key · VisualArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

It is thirty years after the failure of the Space Colonization Program. Humanity is nearly extinct. A perpetual and deadly Rain falls on the Earth. Men known as "Junkers" plunder goods and artifacts from the ruins of civilization. One such Junker sneaks alone into the most dangerous of all ruins -- a "Sarcophagus City". In the center of this dead city, he discovers a pre-War planetarium.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone88

#10Spirited Heart DeluxeClosest on progression

70

Spirited Heart Deluxe

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeManagementCozy

Steam👍 46%· 90

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Spirited Heart is a fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness: they behave differently in the various dialogue choices you'll encounter during the game.

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

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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#11Hatoful Boyfriend

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Hatoful Boyfriend

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualAnime

Steam👍 94%· 7.6KIGDB75· 8OC72· 43

Year 2011Dev Mediatonic · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Emily is Away

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Emily is Away

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualPixel ArtFree to Play

Steam👍 89%· 32K

Year 2015Dev Kyle SeeleyOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual pixel and free to play, while skipping puzzle design

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

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

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#13Emily Is Away Too

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Emily Is Away Too

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeCasualHorrorPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 6.2KIGDB81· 2

Year 2017Dev Kyle SeeleyOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

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

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#14NEKO-NIN exHeart

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NEKO-NIN exHeart

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyDark

Steam👍 96%· 983IGDB75· 1

Year 2017Dev Whirlpool · Sekai ProjectPlaytime ~4hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

INTERESTING FEATURES LIKE MOVING CAT EARS! Japan. From time immemorial, there are those who possess superhuman abilities. These beings who looked like a cross between man and beast are called Demi-Humans. They acted as Ninja and served those in power.

Genre100Game mode100Tone73

#15Backstage Pass

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Backstage Pass

GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel

SoloNarrativeFirst PersonAnime

Steam👍 86%· 279

Year 2016Dev sakevisualPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Work with upcoming talent or established pros?

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

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Simulation · Visual Novel

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