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The Uncertain: Light At The End

The Uncertain: Light At The End

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 Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots.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.

Released Oct 8, 2020 Developer ComonGames Publisher META Publishing Platforms Windows CinematicChoices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

64.9%positive1,123 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Overall: Worth it on sale Cons: * Some of the puzzles are buggy and/or not very clear about the goal * Some of the male characters are misogynistic pr*cks * Some of the dialogue is odd...the words "here" and "there" are swapped sometimes, and characters will say lines that are…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“For everything that goes wrong for it I will admit that there is a lot of promise in The Uncertain: Light At The End if it actually worked right. The frustrations between the game-breaking mechanics and inconsistent saves make it borderline unplayable. But if that could be fixed…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“[h2]A decent story repeatedly interrupted by its own design choices.[/h2] I have not finished [i]The Uncertain: Light At The End[/i] yet, but I am far enough in to suspect the game is unlikely to suddenly transform into the Second Coming of interactive fiction during the final…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

3playing at last check
324-hour peak
178all-time peak
0 25 50 2021 2022 2023 2024 25 avg · Oct 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

30achievements
13.7%median completion
4.5%rarest: Hardcore Gamer
57.1% of players 54.2% of players 46.7% of players 45.9% of players 44.5% of players 35.2% of players 35.0% of players 33.7% of players 33.0% of players 32.3% of players 32.1% of players 32.0% of players 31.5% of players 28.7% of players 21.2% of players 13.7% of players 12.0% of players 10.8% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.1% of players 7.3% of players 7.0% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 57.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
57.1%Bundle of Joy — Hidden achievement
54.2%A Friend in Need... — Escape the drugstore with Park.
46.7%Sticker Shock — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
4.5%Hardcore Gamer — Complete one level in each of the mini-games.
4.6%Urban Scrawl — Take pictures of 10 special graffiti.
5.7%Life of the Party — Maintain positive ties with all group members by the end of the game.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU8.19 EUR
UK7.19 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada11.49 CAD
Japan1,010 JPY
Brazil20.69 BRL
China37.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$4.1 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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Nov 25, 2021
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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsCinematic · Choices Matter · Story Rich · Multiple Endings · Singleplayer · Emotional · Adventure · Sci-fi · Futuristic · Robots · Atmospheric · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * , Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://theuncertaingame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 and UP Processor: Intel i3 or AMD equivalent or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750Ti or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15 GB available space Sound Card: Soundcard