A Story About My Uncle on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

A Story About My Uncle is a adventure, first-person and parkour game developed by Gone North Games and published by Coffee Stain Publishing.
Released on May 28th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Polish.

It has received 28,880 reviews of which 26,457 were positive and 2,423 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • 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
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible, 16-bit
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.7
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equal at 1.6GHz or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: MacBook Pro 2011, iMac 2011, MacBook Air 2012
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader Model 3.0, 256 MB VRAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compatible, 16-bit
  • Additional Notes: We recommend using proprietary NVIDIA/AMD drivers

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March 2025
Gameplay and visuals are still great. Story hits hard as you get older.
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Feb. 2025
A fun short platformer. Doesn't overstay it's welcome with a fun lighthearted narrative journey to enjoy.
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July 2024
the graphics, voice acting, and gameplay of this game can all be described as janky but it all works. its an incredibly cute and charming game
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July 2024
It's a good game for one evening. Execelent experience and story.
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April 2024
I wanted to play this game back in 2014 because it was recommended by TotalBiscuit. I didn’t get the chance to play it until now. Good game. I recommend playing it if you want to just chill and relax. RIP TotalBiscuit
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A Story About My Uncle
9.0
26,457
2,423
Online players
7
Developer
Gone North Games
Publisher
Coffee Stain Publishing
Release 28 May 2014
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