Uncover the Smoking Gun
Fair · Strategy · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $19.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 6.3h
- Value
- $3.17/hr
- Reviews
- 96% of 450 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $9.99 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
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?
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, GTX 1050/ AMD RX 560, 8 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 17 discounts in the 2 years tracked, the median cut is 40 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 10 percent on value. It is pricier than 88 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games that feel like it, JudgeSim ($6.99, scores 63) beats it on value, while it beats Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure ($15.99, scores 53).
More about Uncover the Smoking Gun
The press gave it 80; the people who bought it give it 96 percent. A 16-point gap in the buyer's favour.
This site sampled 314 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written June 2024 to August 2026.
The drop-off
95% start to 7% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Really neat concept, you really gotta crawl around sometimes to find all the evidence, and get creative with the questioning of the robots. Easier to play on pc vs steam deck because you will type a lot. Interesting story and overarching themes. Doesn't seem that far off into the future. The only issue I have is 2 achievements are bugged, for playing for 300 and 450 minutes.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
The Game is a bit short however it is probably one of my favorite games in the entirety of steam. I don't want to give any spoilers but every single level has something unexpected happen in it. 9.5 out of 10
The premise seemed promising, but the experience is just not fun. The AI's responses make no sense at all. At times it feels like a first time dungeon master trying to railroad you to a plot and then others it feels like a coworker who isn't listening to you but nodding and saying 'yeah' I would avoid and wish I could refund it.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Uncover the Smoking Gun scores 57/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The developer disclosed AI-generated content on Steam, so the score is docked. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2492290/uncover-the-smoking-gunReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.