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
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 29K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 14 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 6
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 9 years ago
- May 12, 2017
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
92% of 29,240 reviews are positive · 92% of 14 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
A Story About My Uncle system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 15
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Polish.
Tags
- Adventure
- First-Person
- Parkour
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Atmospheric
- Platformer
- Story Rich
- 3D Platformer
- Puzzle
- Fantasy
- Casual
- Short
- Sci-fi
- Relaxing
- Action
Recent updates
- May 12, 2017 · Mac & Linux Support Available Now!
- Oct 20, 2014 · Patch Notes for Build 3717
- Oct 20, 2014 · Patch Notes for Build 3717
- Oct 10, 2014 · Patch Notes for Build 3705
- Oct 10, 2014 · Patch Notes for Build 3705
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