Uncover the Smoking Gun

A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?

Uncover the Smoking Gun is a immersive sim, interactive fiction and investigation game developed and published by ReLU Games.
Released on June 23rd 2024 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, Korean, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Polish and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 329 reviews of which 318 were positive and 11 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Uncover the Smoking Gun into these genres:

Immersive Sim Interactive Fiction Investigation Crime First-Person Detective Colorful Strategy Text-Based Adventure Multiple Endings Story Rich Mystery Futuristic Simulation Resource Management Visual Novel Casual Cinematic Realistic

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Requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 1050/ AMD RX 560
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 8 GB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Nov. 2024

This one will be a cautious positive review since I still feel conflicted on the use of AI in our entertainment. I was originally going to avoid this game until I saw how fluent the conversations can lead into this game. The game has a 450 character limit & I've never in my lifetime played a game where you can actually feel like a detective without restrictions such as choice boxes and other previous tools used in older games. Especially in RPGs where choice is one of main enjoyments such as Fallout New Vegas or newer games like Disco Elysium with good writing. I see why actors and ones that do voice acting are horrified of AI. AI as unknown as it is currently does a more capable job of being believable than a written script. It's really scary the lengths it goes and I believe the devs did a good job showing how dangerous this new tool is with each of the cases. Exploring the ethics of AI, what happens if we can reverse death with AI, how we deal with grief, the impact of art in the technological world & so many other relevant topics that I believe are very important in how we steer the future. I say this is cautious because not everyone will be for games with Deep learning AI in them such as ChatGPT or other tools. I know infamously when creatives such as Studio GHIBLI director [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ0K3lWKRc]Hayao Miyazaki was shown the potential of AI, he was so disgusted that he believed robots will never understand human pain. After playing this game I believe this technology will be inevitable for usage despite past warnings. Unfortunately a lot of bad knowing our human history of discovery but with a cautious approach like how the devs handled the use of AI. I believe we can still keep AI as a tool instead of our downfall. This one is a potential 2024 GOTY for me for asking the important questions of life while also being a well written detective mystery. For some people it'll be a last straw for innovation, that we went too far. The third and fifth case for me were a reminder of the dangers of unresolved grief and having to remind the player the simple lesson to move on. Never forget your relatives to empower you but don't disrupt the biggest step to life which is death. I still miss my father but I wouldn't want to resurrect him at all knowing how personalities can be forgotten. EDIT: I nominated this game for the 2024 Steam Awards GOTY category

Nov. 2024

This game is the best example of utilizing AI chat mechanic in gaming. And it works perfectly with Immersive story. I became a fan of ReLU Games after playing this game. Looking forward to the next game produced by this studio.

Sept. 2024

A fantastic first step into the world gaming might be capable of with AI. Truly a fantastic story and the idea has been very well carried out. I will be honest though, there are times when the AI messes up and provides you with slightly wrong information. The game brushes this under the carpet of "the robots can lie." but I've had robot's in Confession Mode for all lie about something too many times to accept that. Unfortunately it's still a quirk of the AI as it will try and fit a certain story point into the narrative. I will forgive it though as with AI in the story itself, it is flawed, so this bug actually fits into the story of the world seamlessly. Update: Have 100%'d the game now and review holds up. Great story, fun AI mechanics, but sometimes goes a little off script and provides false data.

Sept. 2024

Game Genre Conversational AI Mystery Detective Story ★★★★★ Fun ★★★★★ Difficulty ★★★★☆ Graphic ★★★★☆ Music ★★★★☆

June 2024

Overall: Up to Chapter 3, it's been super fun and really intriguing. Chapter 1: Talking to Echo raises my blood pressure. It talks better than I do! Chapter 2: This chapter gets a bit tricky. The story suddenly becomes more complex, but stick with it, and you'll see it has a different kind of appeal compared to Chapter 1. Chapter 3: Mind-blowing. The visuals, music, and story are all amazing. There's a gallery website address in the game, and you should definitely check it out to see how crazy these creators are. I'm actually glad this game isn't super popular yet, so I haven't run into any spoilers. But more people should definitely experience this next-gen gaming. I still have two chapters left, and I'll update my review once I finish them!

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19.99€

8.9

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ReLU Games

Publisher

ReLU Games

Release 23 Jun 2024

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