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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 35 games similar to Uncover the Smoking Gun down to the 6 that fit the “Xbox” category. Venba, Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 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 “Xbox” category, the closest game to Uncover the Smoking Gun is Venba — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney follow close behind.

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The best games like Uncover the Smoking Gun on Xbox

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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.

#1Venba
Venba
CasualVisual 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression0Visuals0
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
CasualVisual 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone87Visuals0
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
CasualVisual 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone76Visuals55
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
CasualVisual Novel
SoloCasualNarrativeManagementFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 853RAWG👍 41%· 32
Year 2021Dev Strange ScaffoldPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, setting space and setting anime, while skipping adventure storytelling

Buy, sell, and trade organs in a strange and evolving universe. Dive into the quivering innards of alien capitalism in the sci-fi body horror market tycoon game you didn't know you needed.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression64Visuals46
#5Steins;Gate 0
Steins;Gate 0
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonAnimeSci-Fi
Steam👍 96%· 8.1KIGDB87· 11OC84· 43
Year 2015Dev 5pb. · PQubeOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Uncover the Smoking Gun: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting anime, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone76
STEINS;GATE
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonDarkAnime
Steam👍 97%· 26KRAWG👍 84%· 274MC87IGDB80· 4OC87· 12
Year 2009Dev MAGES · Spike Chunsoft CoPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Uncover the Smoking Gun, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

A new story in the critically-acclaimed STEINS;GATE series. From the depths of despair--explore a whole new world line. Your favorite characters return alongside a brand new cast!

It predates Uncover the Smoking Gun by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone69

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