# Games like A Story About My Uncle

> The closest matches to A Story About My Uncle: Mirror's Edge™, Downward: Enhanced Edition, Omno, Refunct, and Grow Home. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Mirror's Edge™](https://imho.run/games/17410/mirror-s-edge) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 14,924 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17410/)
2. [Downward: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/506900/downward-enhanced-edition) — Also Parkour, like A Story About My Uncle. 354 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/506900/)
3. [Omno](https://imho.run/games/969760/omno) — Shares non linear exploration with A Story About My Uncle. 876 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/969760/)
4. [Refunct](https://imho.run/games/406150/refunct) — Also Parkour and Short, like A Story About My Uncle. 7,461 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406150/)
5. [Grow Home](https://imho.run/games/323320/grow-home) — A frequent pick in A Story About My Uncle players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,864 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323320/)
6. [Papo & Yo](https://imho.run/games/227080/papo-yo) — Also Short and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 601 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227080/)
7. [DeadCore](https://imho.run/games/284460/deadcore) — A frequent pick in A Story About My Uncle players' libraries, and another Action. 1,031 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284460/)
8. [Valley](https://imho.run/games/378610/valley) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 4,318 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378610/)
9. [Idols of Ash](https://imho.run/games/4450800/idols-of-ash) — Shares grappling hook mechanics with A Story About My Uncle. 1,017 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4450800/)
10. [Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers](https://imho.run/games/205910/tiny-and-big-grandpa-s-leftovers) — Also Short and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 1,636 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205910/)
11. [Jusant](https://imho.run/games/1977170/jusant) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 2,322 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1977170/)
12. [Pseudoregalia](https://imho.run/games/2365810/pseudoregalia) — Shares time trials with A Story About My Uncle. 13,372 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2365810/)
13. [Quantum Conundrum](https://imho.run/games/200010/quantum-conundrum) — Also 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 1,308 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200010/)
14. [Cyber Hook](https://imho.run/games/1130410/cyber-hook) — Shares grappling hook mechanics with A Story About My Uncle. 1,895 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1130410/)
15. [Youropa](https://imho.run/games/640120/youropa) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 138 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/640120/)
16. [Lemma](https://imho.run/games/300340/lemma) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 96 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/300340/)
17. [VVVVVV](https://imho.run/games/70300/vvvvvv) — Also Short, like A Story About My Uncle. 4,463 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/70300/)
18. [Clustertruck](https://imho.run/games/397950/clustertruck) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 9,679 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/397950/)
19. [The Free Ones](https://imho.run/games/670350/the-free-ones) — A frequent pick in A Story About My Uncle players' libraries, and another Adventure. 252 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/670350/)
20. [Portal 2](https://imho.run/games/620/portal-2) — Also 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 169,764 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/620/)
21. [ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition](https://imho.run/games/245280/enslaved-odyssey-to-the-west-premium-edition) — Also Parkour and 3D Platformer, like A Story About My Uncle. 2,896 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245280/)
22. [ABZU](https://imho.run/games/384190/abzu) — Also Short, like A Story About My Uncle. 9,748 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384190/)
23. [Prince of Persia®](https://imho.run/games/19980/prince-of-persia) — Also Parkour, like A Story About My Uncle. 1,815 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/19980/)
24. [My Memory of Us](https://imho.run/games/651500/my-memory-of-us) — Same atmospheric mood as A Story About My Uncle. 133 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651500/)

## Machine-readable

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## About A Story About My Uncle

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 278360
- **Developer:** Gone North Games
- **Publisher:** Coffee Stain Publishing
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 28, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 73
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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