Smoke Break!

Released May 2025

Smoke Break! is a lighthearted 3D stealth puzzle game where you play as Applewood — a living puff of smoke. By breaking machinery, dashing past bakers, and using smoke to grow, you can hunt down the ultimate, yet elusive, burnt pie!

97% positive · 131 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Smoke Break! is a free-to-play 3D stealth puzzle game developed by Applewood Studios and published by USC Games. It released on May 18, 2025. The store description presents a self-contained experience — a whimsical factory adventure with a clear goal (finding the burnt pie) and no mention of additional content, DLC, seasons, or ongoing updates. There are no DLC listings, no developer news posts, and no announcements of planned expansions or future content. The game appears to have launched as a complete, finished product with no post-launch content cycle. Given that it also carries no price tag (free-to-play) and shows no live-service mechanics such as battle passes or seasonal rotations, it reads as a compact, standalone release from what appears to be a student or indie studio (USC Games is the games program at the University of Southern California).

Evidence

Store description presents a self-contained stealth puzzle game with a single setting and a defined goal, with no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or ongoing content updates.

description · May 18, 2025 source development ending

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Short description confirms a focused, complete premise with no indication of future content plans or a live-service structure.

store metadata · May 18, 2025 source development ending

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Media

Details

Developer

Applewood Studios

Publisher

USC Games

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Stealth Casual Funny 3D Puzzle Action Third Person Free to Play Colorful Indie Cute Fantasy Linear

About this game

Smoke Break! is a 3D stealth puzzle game where you play as Applewood, a living puff of smoke, who's hungry for a sweet, charred treat.

In this lighthearted adventure, mischief seekers will explore Applewood Factories — a whimsical pie-producing workshop. Cause hilarious hijinks as you delve deeper into this fantastical factory for a deliciously burnt pie!

COLLECT SMOKE TO GROW

Speedy navigation will burn away Applewood's size. Seek out smoke particles scattered around the factory and absorb them to stay puffed up.

CAUSE MISCHIEF

Slip through vents, burrow into sacks of flour, and sabotage sweet machinery as you slink your way through pastry-packed corridors.

DON'T GET CAUGHT

Beware of the adorably aggressive bakers as they make every effort to keep you out. If that’s not enough, Gumbo the Janitor—a one-man cleanup crew with a turbo-charged vacuum—has zero tolerance for your smoky shenanigans. Stay sneaky, or it’s game over!

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026