Choose Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill
Choose Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill if it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill launched in 2020.
Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill vs Uncover the Smoking Gun
Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill and Uncover the Smoking Gun both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill (2020) is 4 years older than Uncover the Smoking Gun (2024). Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill: 14 reviews, Uncover the Smoking Gun: 34). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Uncover the Smoking Gun
Choose Uncover the Smoking Gun if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Uncover the Smoking Gun launched in 2024.
Both Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill and Uncover the Smoking Gun sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (85.7% vs 85.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill |  Uncover the Smoking Gun | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.7% positive (14 reviews) | 85.3% positive (34 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Hidden Ocean Games | ReLU Games, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill (2020) is 4 years older than Uncover the Smoking Gun (2024).
- Both sit near 86% positive on Steam (Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill: 14 reviews, Uncover the Smoking Gun: 34).
- Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Uncover the Smoking Gun (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Uncover the Smoking Gun is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill has no Deck rating yet.
Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill vs Uncover the Smoking Gun — FAQ
- Should I play Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill or Uncover the Smoking Gun first?
- If you want chronology, Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill (2020) came out before Uncover the Smoking Gun (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Marcella Moon: Secret on the Hill and Uncover the Smoking Gun similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.