Choose Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice
Choose Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice if it's currently about 24% cheaper on the Steam Store. Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice launched in 2018.
Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice vs Uncover the Smoking Gun
Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice and Uncover the Smoking Gun both land in Adventure, Simulation, 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 Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice (2018) is 6 years older than Uncover the Smoking Gun (2024). Uncover the Smoking Gun scores higher on Steam reviews (85.3% positive) than Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice (52% positive). 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 Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Uncover the Smoking Gun launched in 2024.
Both Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice and Uncover the Smoking Gun sit in Adventure, Simulation, and Casual 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
 Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice |  Uncover the Smoking Gun | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 15.19 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 52% positive (25 reviews) | 85.3% positive (34 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Big Blue Studios, GameHouse | ReLU Games, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice (2018) is 6 years older than Uncover the Smoking Gun (2024).
- Uncover the Smoking Gun scores higher on Steam reviews (85.3% positive) than Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice (52% positive).
- Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice is currently ~24% cheaper on Steam than Uncover the Smoking Gun (15.19 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Uncover the Smoking Gun is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice has no Deck rating yet.
Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice vs Uncover the Smoking Gun — FAQ
- Should I play Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice or Uncover the Smoking Gun first?
- If you want chronology, Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice (2018) 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 Parker & Lane: Criminal Justice and Uncover the Smoking Gun similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation, 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.