Games like A Story About My Uncle
If A Story About My Uncle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Refunct, Nekour and Cubin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful and dreamlike visuals, cozy narrative storytelling and momentum driven gameplay. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Gone North Games' A Story About My Uncle is a 2014 first-person adventure that follows a young boy into a fantastical world created by his vanished uncle. Players swing through dreamlike environments using grappling-hook mechanics, building momentum to explore non-linear spaces and uncover the uncle's fate. The experience blends momentum-driven gameplay with cozy narrative storytelling, and reviewers note its beautiful and dreamlike visuals create an atmospheric, immersive quality. Time trials reward mastery of the swinging mechanics. Running at a normal difficulty with a short runtime, this solo adventure is verified on Steam Deck, priced at $14.99 USD, and holds a 92% positive rating from over 7,000 Steam reviews.
About A Story About My Uncle: 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...
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Refunct
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Top pick for A Story About My Uncle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Nekour
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for A Story About My Uncle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Explore the island of Nekour and help a cat cult in their attempt to resurrect a great cat god!
Cubin
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for A Story About My Uncle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Cubin is a first-person platform puzzle game that immerses you in the LGA experience. Complete 60 experiments to discover the truth about this simulation.
NEAVE
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for A Story About My Uncle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with A Story About My Uncle.
Neave is an atmospheric parkour game. The world is made up of beautiful vistas and narrow alleyways that come together to create moments of intense beauty and fast paced platforming.
Cloudbase Prime
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Ranked #5 for A Story About My Uncle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
You are lost in the depths of a gas giant mining station where things have gone very, very wrong. Move terrain to clear paths, launch enemies, and fling yourself skyward. Get ready to shoot a lot of robots and jump into the colorful clouds of Cloudbase Prime!
Grow Home
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Ranked #6 for A Story About My Uncle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
Downward: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Ranked #7 for A Story About My Uncle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.
Papo & Yo
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Ranked #8 for A Story About My Uncle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.
Reviewers mention these as similar to A Story About My Uncle
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Subnautica
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Reviewers of A Story About My Uncle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Mirror's Edge™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Reviewers of A Story About My Uncle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.
Quantum Conundrum
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Reviewers of A Story About My Uncle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with A Story About My Uncle.
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
DeadCore
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Reviewers of A Story About My Uncle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with A Story About My Uncle.
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
ABZU
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Reviewers of A Story About My Uncle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
Refunct
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Reviewers of A Story About My Uncle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Aporia: Beyond The Valley
WHY THIS
Shares non linear exploration and an atmospheric mood with A Story About My Uncle.
Reviewers of A Story About My Uncle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.
Journey
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Story About My Uncle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Story About My Uncle at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under A Story About My Uncle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Story About My Uncle.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under A Story About My Uncle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Story About My Uncle.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under A Story About My Uncle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under A Story About My Uncle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Story About My Uncle.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under A Story About My Uncle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under A Story About My Uncle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Story About My Uncle.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under A Story About My Uncle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Story About My Uncle.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under A Story About My Uncle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with A Story About My Uncle.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Story About My Uncle.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Story About My Uncle.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with A Story About My Uncle.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about A Story About My Uncle
- Is A Story About My Uncle verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — A Story About My Uncle is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does A Story About My Uncle cost?
- A Story About My Uncle is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A Story About My Uncle?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Story About My Uncle are Refunct, Nekour, Cubin.
- Who developed A Story About My Uncle?
- A Story About My Uncle was developed by Gone North Games and published by Coffee Stain Publishing.
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