Choose Uncover the Smoking Gun
Choose Uncover the Smoking Gun if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. Uncover the Smoking Gun launched in 2024.
Uncover the Smoking Gun vs DETECTIVE - The Motel
Uncover the Smoking Gun and DETECTIVE - The Motel both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Both released in 2024. DETECTIVE - The Motel is currently ~45% cheaper on Steam than Uncover the Smoking Gun (10.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 DETECTIVE - The Motel
Choose DETECTIVE - The Motel if it's currently about 45% cheaper on the Steam Store. DETECTIVE - The Motel launched in 2024.
Both Uncover the Smoking Gun and DETECTIVE - The Motel sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Uncover the Smoking Gun |  DETECTIVE - The Motel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 10.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.3% positive (34 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | ReLU Games, Inc. | k148 Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Both released in 2024.
- DETECTIVE - The Motel is currently ~45% cheaper on Steam than Uncover the Smoking Gun (10.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Uncover the Smoking Gun is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; DETECTIVE - The Motel has no Deck rating yet.
Uncover the Smoking Gun vs DETECTIVE - The Motel — FAQ
- Are Uncover the Smoking Gun and DETECTIVE - The Motel similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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.
- Does Uncover the Smoking Gun run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Uncover the Smoking Gun is rated Deck Playable by Valve. DETECTIVE - The Motel doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.