The Uncertain: Light At The End
Released Oct 2020
The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.
64% positive · 1,224 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
The Uncertain: Light At The End launched on October 8, 2020. Following launch, the developer (New Game Order) shipped a series of post-launch patches focused on bug fixes, visual improvements, animation reworks, and quality-of-life features like cutscene/dialogue skip — the last of which arrived on April 20, 2021. There are no DLC listings, season passes, or announced expansions for this game.
The developer's last meaningful communication about this specific game was in December 2020, when they noted they were "continuing to work to make it a game everyone can enjoy." After the April 2021 patch, all subsequent news posts from the publisher (META Publishing) shifted entirely to promoting other titles in their portfolio — Time Loader (November 2021), Spirit of the Island (June 2021), and HordeCore (March 2022) — with no further updates or announcements for Light At The End.
There is no evidence of any planned future content, roadmap, or additional story episodes. The game appears to have shipped as a self-contained story and received post-launch polish patches before the developer moved on to other projects. No further content has been communicated since April 2021.
Evidence
Final notable update shipped on April 20, 2021, adding cutscene/dialogue skip and extensive bug fixes and visual improvements. This appears to be the last update specifically for this game.
The Uncertain: Light at the End launched as a full release on October 8, 2020.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
META Publishing
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
You are afraid. You are forced to hide. Those who served you till recently have suddenly turned against you. Now they hunt you. They’ve kidnapped your friends and family. You have no idea where they are or what’s become of them. There is nothing you can do about it. Your only option is to hide, surviving with no hope, not understanding what’s going on around you. You are an outcast, an outlaw because you are human.
Humankind has disappeared. Robots rule the Earth now. In The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day, we saw an inventor robot named RT join a small group of like-minded machines trying to help the few surviving humans.
The protagonist of Light At The End is one of these survivors—a girl named Emily. Together with Emily, one of the outcasts, you will have to survive in a world ruled by robots, searching for clues about the human disappearance. Was it an AI gone rogue or something else altogether?
Game features:
- Jump on a third-person sci-fi adventure in a world dominated by robots.
- Learn about the past and present world by interacting with it.
- Solve unique puzzles
- Make plot-driving decisions
- Enjoy beautiful locations and mood-setting music
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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