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A Story About My Uncle

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First release
May 28, 2014
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Platform, Puzzle · Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux

A Story About My Uncle is a non-violent First-Person platform adventure game built in the Unreal Engine. It is a story about a boy who searches for his lost uncle and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement through the world in A Story About My Uncle is a crucial part of its core gameplay, focusing on swinging yourself through caverns with a grappling hook mechanic that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and freedom. Soar through a game world with a unique art style and a mysterious story unraveling slowly before you.

Also known as ASAMU-Win32-Shipping.exe

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Storyline
The game is told as a bedtime story that a father is telling his daughter. When the father was young, his biggest dream was to follow his uncle Fred on his many adventures around the world. When the uncle one day disappears, the boy decides to go after him and ends up in another world. With help from his uncle’s inventions, he traverses beautiful underground caves, uncovers clues to his uncle’s whereabouts and meets fantastical creatures that help him on his journey. The further the boy goes into the caves, the deeper the mystery gets. Where had uncle Fred gone, and why had he left so suddenly?Read more

The game is told as a bedtime story that a father is telling his daughter. When the father was young, his biggest dream was to follow his uncle Fred on his many adventures around the world. When the uncle one day disappears, the boy decides to go after him and ends up in another world. With help from his uncle’s inventions, he traverses beautiful underground caves, uncovers clues to his uncle’s whereabouts and meets fantastical creatures that help him on his journey. The further the boy goes into the caves, the deeper the mystery gets. Where had uncle Fred gone, and why had he left so suddenly?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 28, 2014
Mac
May 12, 2017
Linux
May 12, 2017
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
4h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Where to buy
Keywords
steam, steam trading cards, atmospheric, snow, easter egg
… All 41, level selection, darkness, steam achievements, digital distribution, steam cloud, voice acting, polygonal 3d, bow and arrow, breaking the fourth wall, pop culture reference, game reference, collectibles, unlockables, motion blur, wasd movement, white noise, non-player character, descendants of other characters, sprinting mechanics, ice stage, checkpoints, grapple, secret area, self-referential humor, falling sequence, floating island, video game characters that play video games, moving platforms, compact disc, first-person platforming, time trials, falling object, optional objective, invented language, another world, male protagonist

At a Glance

Critic Score
69
Main + Extras (IGDB)
4h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 12,187 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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