Uncover the Smoking Gun

Uncover the Smoking Gun

Released Jun 2024

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?

96% positive · 447 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Uncover the Smoking Gun launched on June 23, 2024 as a complete mystery game featuring 5 episodes. The developer released a major content update on September 12, 2024 that added English text-to-speech voices, three new language localizations (Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Italian), fan art additions, new gameplay content in the Detective's Room, and a Soundtrack DLC. This was the only major content update after launch. Following that, a smaller feature patch on October 28, 2024 added Korean TTS and Steam Trading Cards — the last official communication from the developer about this game. The only DLC listed is the Soundtrack, which shipped on September 12, 2024. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store. An October 2025 post announced a new, separate game called MIMESIS from the same studio, framing it as "a new experiment in fear and AI" — a signal that the studio has moved on to a new project rather than continuing development on Uncover the Smoking Gun. The game launched as a complete narrative experience, received one major content drop in September 2024, and has had no further updates or announced plans since October 28, 2024. With the studio's attention turned to a new title and no outstanding commitments visible, the game's content appears complete as of the September 12, 2024 major update.
Evidence
Major update shipped: English TTS, three new languages, Soundtrack DLC, new Detective's Room content, and various gameplay and visual improvements.
news post · Sep 12, 2024 source content shipped
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The studio announced a brand new game (MIMESIS), described as 'from the creators of Uncover the Smoking Gun,' suggesting the team has moved on to a new project.
news post · Oct 14, 2025 source development ending
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
ReLU Games, Inc.
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

# Questions, Doubts... Truth!

"What if robots gained free will? Would they still exist for humanity's sake?"

In 2030, a world where robots and humans coexist faces a chilling series of murders!

The prime suspects? Robots living among us.

Unearth the scattered evidence at crime scenes,

and navigate through the web of truth and deception in the robots' testimonies.

# No Choices, Only Questions.

Your questions are the keys to unraveling the case.

All victims are linked to an experiment called "Project Atlas."

Subject X, Atlas Chip, and H.R.P.

What massive truth is hidden behind this chain of events?

# Game Features

- Experience 5 gripping episodes.

- Engage in deep conversations with case-related robots to uncover the incident's full story and crucial clues.

- If the suspect robot is the culprit, trigger system overload questions to switch them to confession mode, revealing the incident's truth.

- Discover hidden stories by finding all evidence and confirming the case's truth.

- Utilize the investigation status board actively to ensure you don't miss any vital clues or decisive questions.

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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