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A Story About My Uncle

First-person platformer about grappling through a fantasy world to find your uncle

Gone North Games · Published by Coffee Stain Publishing · Released May 28, 2014

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 13K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 24 in 30 days
Players
13
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
May 15, 2017
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)

What is A Story About My Uncle?

A first-person platforming adventure in which a boy searches a fantasy world for his missing uncle. You use his inventions to jump long distances and swing with a grappling hook, traveling through caves and lost civilizations while looking for clues.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy first-person platforming built around swinging and jumping
  • +you want a short, nonviolent adventure with a story
  • +you like exploring fantasy settings for narrative clues

Not for you if...

  • −you want combat instead of movement-based challenges
  • −you prefer storytelling to challenging first-person platforming
  • −you want a longer adventure

What players say

93% of 13,238 reviews are positive · 83% of 24 in the last 30 days

Players praise the grappling movement and the short, heartfelt story. Others say the controls and physics make later platforming frustrating, or find the story too thin to hold their interest.

Screenshots and trailer

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A Story About My Uncle system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equal at 1.6GHz or better
Graphics
DirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 or 8
Processor
QuadCore 2.0 GHz+
Graphics
DirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible, 1024MB VRAM+
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does A Story About My Uncle have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does A Story About My Uncle run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
15
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Polish.

Does A Story About My Uncle use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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