Single-player games like A Story About My Uncle
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to A Story About My Uncle, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Refunct
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Story About My Uncle.
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
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Nekour
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Cubin
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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NEAVE
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Cloudbase Prime
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Grow Home
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Downward: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Papo & Yo
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Mirror's Edge™
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Quantum Conundrum
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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DeadCore
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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?
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ABZU
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Journey
Single-player alternative to A Story About My Uncle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.