A Story About My Uncle similar games & best alternatives

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A Story About My Uncle

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

What works

  • Unique and fun grappling mechanics
  • Beautiful and imaginative environments
  • Engaging and touching narrative
  • Challenging but fair platforming
  • Relaxing and immersive atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short game length
  • Limited replay value
  • Some frustrating platforming sections
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Price considered high by some for content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Metamorphosis

  • Teslagrad 2

  • After Us

  • Conarium

  • Sword of the Sea

  • Supraland Six Inches Under

More value-seeking

Games that feels like A Story About My Uncle but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)

  • Isle of Ewe

  • BOOMEROAD

  • Outer Wilds

  • Downward: Enhanced Edition

  • Yoku's Island Express

More violent

Games that feels like A Story About My Uncle but with more combat and destruction

  • Grimhook

  • Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU

  • Pumpkin Jack

  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

  • Effie

  • Kao the Kangaroo

More survival-focused

Games that feels like A Story About My Uncle but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Subnautica

  • Subnautica: Below Zero

  • The Solus Project

  • The Cub

  • Unbound: Worlds Apart

  • Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

Less thrilling

Games that feels like A Story About My Uncle but with less suspense and thrill

  • Spirit of the North

  • LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias

  • Omno

  • The Gunk

  • Jusant

  • Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past

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A Story About My Uncle: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026