A Story About My Uncle

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  1. Blackstarhalo4
    Jun 15, 2014
    10
    An amazing idea for a game! Although more serious then Goat simulator, the magic is still there, and I absolutely love it! Great graphics, story, and gameplay! 10/10
  2. LABAMBA71
    Apr 14, 2015
    10
    Best bedtime story ever i heard!!!!!! Can you imagine that you play as a kid in extreme environment armored by super suit with a lot abilities? This is awesome. You will play as coolest kid in the world!
  3. MagicM
    Apr 27, 2015
    10
    I was very surprised by that game! The only negative in my opinion is the title itself: "A Story About My Uncle"... I read it sometimes and always thought this is a game about alcoholic problems etc., but it is not! It´s a fantastic journey into dreams!
    I really like this game because it´s like a game should be: FUN! And excitement! And NO killing and other negative things nowadays are    I was very surprised by that game! The only negative in my opinion is the title itself: "A Story About My Uncle"... I read it sometimes and always thought this is a game about alcoholic problems etc., but it is not! It´s a fantastic journey into dreams!
    I really like this game because it´s like a game should be: FUN! And excitement! And NO killing and other negative things nowadays are common for "games". This is really a GOOD game to play:
    - the graphic is fantastic, I think it uses Unreal Engine 4? It really looks awesome!
    - the sound effects are atmospheric, the voice acting is great,
    - although the game is sometimes hard, due tue endless "lifes", it´s quite a challenge and makes fun!
    - I would say it´s a mix of Beyond Good & Evil and Mirrors Edge.

    This is an Indie game which really rocks! I give it 10/10, because it´s great and even can compete with AAA-titles!    … Expand
  4. ivankonen
    Oct 25, 2015
    10
    The game is totally amazing. With so much awesome games released is extremely hard to make an original title these day, but they made it! Graphics are beautiful, the gameplay is fun, challenging and unique and the story and storytelling are really good. The game is made with passion and enthusiasm and so the result is a masterpiece! This game is definitely a must, and I can't wait for someThe game is totally amazing. With so much awesome games released is extremely hard to make an original title these day, but they made it! Graphics are beautiful, the gameplay is fun, challenging and unique and the story and storytelling are really good. The game is made with passion and enthusiasm and so the result is a masterpiece! This game is definitely a must, and I can't wait for some kind of sequel.… Expand
  5. AouadMkh
    Feb 27, 2019
    10
    This is a great short game, well designed in every aspect. The gameplay it a lot of fun and the story is enjoyable.
  6. Benmemoyum
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    amazing............unexplainable, experienced
    It was the first time that such a game had drawn me in and it was an incident that surprised me.
    the game is simple and beautiful
  7. EORizzo
    May 31, 2014
    9
    This is a beautiful idea for a game - myst (adventure) meets dreamfall (RPG) meets Journey (nonviolent exploration) meets an FPS without weapons. I loved it and highly encourage trying it. This is a novel, gorgeous play experience that is as simple as it is captivating. It is somewhat short, but I prefer quality to quantity. In the future, moar like this please! Let the creation ofThis is a beautiful idea for a game - myst (adventure) meets dreamfall (RPG) meets Journey (nonviolent exploration) meets an FPS without weapons. I loved it and highly encourage trying it. This is a novel, gorgeous play experience that is as simple as it is captivating. It is somewhat short, but I prefer quality to quantity. In the future, moar like this please! Let the creation of this new genre develop further!… Expand
  8. Xvidicus
    Jan 17, 2015
    9
    Great indie game, short and sweet. Manipulation of the three dimensional environment, nice story and very atmospheric/well done graphics makes this a unique and very enjoyable experience. Figuring out the game's puzzles is very satisfying. Definitely worth it if you are looking for a change of pace from your regular games.
  9. ManKi
    Aug 6, 2014
    9
    A great game which combines a lovely story with good gameplay. Can get a bit frustrating sometimes, but the satisfaction you get when you complete a puzzle compensates it.
    An unique experience that is worth all the money.
    9/10
  10. Aldebaran7
    May 14, 2017
    9
    I'm only giving this masterpiece 9/10 cause it was too short (I completed it at 3h) but in overall it was a fantastic experience. The gameplay is really unique and innovative and swinging over huge distances is really satisfying. A must buy for everyone!
  11. renyw
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    great great great great great great great great great great great great great
  12. DJxZtr34m
    Aug 4, 2012
    8
    Great Graphics, Good Storyline, and Amazing Idea!
    I was actually surprised about the price,
    when most games like this is about, I don't know, 29 Euro or something.
    Great game, too bad my computer has problems with the lag.
    Well, what can I say, I have a rather old computer.
  13. mugen_is_here
    Mar 7, 2017
    8
    This game features an extremely beautiful world! This was one of the fewest games in which I paused to applaud the beauty of the surroundings. The village felt so alive - not with the crowd but with its citizens living out their lives. You could see the villagers and get a "feel" of what they're feeling like right now. One guy has climbed the second floor of his shelf-like open hut and isThis game features an extremely beautiful world! This was one of the fewest games in which I paused to applaud the beauty of the surroundings. The village felt so alive - not with the crowd but with its citizens living out their lives. You could see the villagers and get a "feel" of what they're feeling like right now. One guy has climbed the second floor of his shelf-like open hut and is sleeping while an open book lies in front of him. Another is staring at the sky, 2 people are talking to each other. The grandma is searching for something. Really lovely world and combine all this with the game's lighting and it's an enchanting experience.

    The puzzles are also fantastic. It's incredible to go about hopping from place to place using your limited powers and see more and more of this beautiful world. The puzzles are very satisfying and it's not a pain to repeat them once or twice but generally they're quite easy.

    However, the only cons that this game has is the last 25% (Monastry - falling block level onwards). This level is ridiculously tough and it breaks the whole experience of the game. There were lots of people complaining about this level in the Steam forums a long time back (1.5-2 years back, don't exactly remember) but the game developer responded back saying he'll fix this level. However, this level and all subsequent levels from this point onwards remain with a very high level of difficulty. In fact, if you watch the Youtube walkthroughs after the jumping puzzle onwards you'll find that they too are dying over and over and over again. I'm not sure but the Dev just ditched the difficulty spikes in the last 30% of the game. I also tried using a cheat code but that too wasn't sufficient to cover it up. So -4 points for the horrible difficulty in the last 30%.

    But +2 points for the beautiful, memorable, heartwarming ending. I kept thinking about the end long time after I had finished the game. This remains "a beautiful experience" in my memory even though I finished this game about 2 weeks earlier.    … Expand
  14. HSuke
    Jan 28, 2019
    8
    A Story About My Uncle attempts to blend a platforming game with trace elements of a walking simulator. It does an ok job at both, but excels at none. While the platforming aspect is fun at times, it does get a bit tiring after awhile. It's a mediocre game.
  15. 2school4cool
    Nov 23, 2014
    8
    I'll start with the fact that "A story about my uncle" is beautiful, it's a big and wonderful world and you want to explore it. The details in this world makes it even better. One of these details are the notes that you find laying around. They explain some miner things about the towns and about Fred and i think this gives the world so much more depth.
    While we're on the subject of    I'll start with the fact that "A story about my uncle" is beautiful, it's a big and wonderful world and you want to explore it. The details in this world makes it even better. One of these details are the notes that you find laying around. They explain some miner things about the towns and about Fred and i think this gives the world so much more depth.
    While we're on the subject of details, why would you make a alphabet that's fake? I'd love to learn it and read the different things that are spread out threw the world. I mean they even have a book in the game that says witch letter is witch, but every time i tried to use it the sentences didn't make sense. Another thing that bugs me are the frog creatures, there modelling is so bad in comparison to the rest of the game i wish they could use more time on them. They have big eyes that stares in to your soul and it ruins a lot for me. Because of this the towns feel un-lively and deserted. And i can't forget about the hair on some of these characters, it looks awful, it's if you just put a mop on there head and said "done".
    Enough about the astethics , what's the story? Well the story is pretty simpel, you're the nephew of an adventurer called Fred who hasn't been seen for a while. So you go to his house, only to find out he's not there. You also find a suit and because you're a brat who doesn't respect others property you put it on. Then you continue to his lab and end up on a platform that sends you to a new world. Your mission is now to find Fred your uncle. I like the story, it's simpel with somewhat of a twist at the end that i won't spoil, even tho i'm not sure it's even a spoiler. I do have a problem and it's not as much as a problem with the story as the voices and the dialog. The dialog is so akward at some times. It feels so false and forced. The only voice i enjoyed was Freds voice. It fitted him pefectly and so did his dialog.
    The gameplay is pretty straight forward, but so much fun. The main mechanic in this game is that you got a suit that can shoot a beam at almost any surface and you get sucked to that surface, but once you used that one beam you got none left until you land on solid ground. You can upgrade it to have 3 beams. It's a really fun mechanic that doesn't get old. Now this isn't the only thing to keep you occupied, we also get a jetpack upgrade later in the game that lets you fly for about 20 seconds in one direction. When you use the jetpack you get the greatest feel ever. It's kinda hard to explain, but you feel like the most awesome kid in the street.
    All in all this game is great and it'll probably last about 3 hours for players that's good at first person platformers and 5 hours for newer people to the genra. It also has a time traile mod that gives it a little replay-value.    … Expand
  16. muzmuz
    Nov 4, 2015
    8
    A Story About My Uncle is a short yet very enjoyable adventure game with goose-bumping graphics and eye-popping game play elements. While I had issues with inconsistent maximum distances of the grapple and sometimes infrequent checkpoints (causing me to repeat some areas so much I almost punched my PC), A Story About My Uncle still deserves a lot of recognition.

    I also found a deeper    A Story About My Uncle is a short yet very enjoyable adventure game with goose-bumping graphics and eye-popping game play elements. While I had issues with inconsistent maximum distances of the grapple and sometimes infrequent checkpoints (causing me to repeat some areas so much I almost punched my PC), A Story About My Uncle still deserves a lot of recognition.

    I also found a deeper meaning of the ending on the internet. If that's true, they should've presented it somewhere at the end of the game! Damn! I would've loved to see the true meaning of the story, if there is such.    … Expand
  17. il3izz
    Mar 5, 2016
    8
    A great game and also really fun. I like how it is hard it is in the beginning which makes a challenging game. Plus the grapple hook mechanic is really fun.
  18. FacundoCritics
    Jul 10, 2016
    8
    Jugabilidad super original, muy bien ambientado, buenos gráficos, buena historia. Su mas gran problema es que es extremadamente corto, y con el potencial que parecía tener podrían haberlo alargado mas, pero igual es un muy buen juego para probarlo, la experiencia es única.
  19. ahrek
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    beautiful game. not extraordinary, but worth playing. kinda forgettable, at least for me.
  20. kezzyhko
    Aug 2, 2020
    8
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  21. YigidOx2
    Mar 16, 2021
    8
    A game that tells you the story while walking around. I think the gameplay is pretty fun. Although the story is a bit complicated, it's nice to listen to in general.
  22. Jirentix
    Jul 16, 2021
    8
    Atmosphere, The gameplay, the feel, the story and the finale are tremendous. If you are looking for parkour themed relaxing graphics, get it without thinking.
    Oh, by the way, I look for a lot of details in the game, so when I search for details, my game hours are usually long, but even though I searched for details in this game, it ended in a really short time.
  23. yazazuyo
    Aug 10, 2023
    8
    The story is beautiful. The game-play isn't that hard and the mechanics worked perfect.
  24. Budget_Security
    May 15, 2018
    7
    A good adventure platformer game built around a solid grapple mechanic. It has a well narrated "bed time" story format that keeps it engaging enough for people like me who normally don't play pure platforming games.
    The game is fairly short - about 5 hours - but the length felt about right considering its an indie game at a modest price.
    Graphics are mostly very good. The first level    A good adventure platformer game built around a solid grapple mechanic. It has a well narrated "bed time" story format that keeps it engaging enough for people like me who normally don't play pure platforming games.
    The game is fairly short - about 5 hours - but the length felt about right considering its an indie game at a modest price.
    Graphics are mostly very good. The first level does look a bit dated, but some of the later ones look really good and have an amazing sense of scale to them (if only Skyrim's pathetic "black reach" cave looked as impressive as the ice cave in this game).
    The difficulty balance is good for most gamers, but some of the later parts are quite challenging. There is a timed segment that will prove very difficult for anyone who tends to have trouble with platforming games. Be warned.
    There is only a checkpoint autosave system, but for the most part the checkpoints are not too far apart.
    This game has a very polished feel - it ran smooth and I experienced no technical issues at all.

    Overall, given the solid mechanics and decent story, I would recommend this game to anyone, as long as they are ok with a lot of platforming. It is also suitable for children age 7+ in my opinion.    … Expand
  25. iseeall
    Dec 10, 2017
    7
    A game about jumping, with nice graphics and story.

    Pros: - a cute story - a nice looking world to explore - nice music So-so: - as you get further into the game, the jumping puzzles become more and more annoying, up to a point where the game requires you to make 3 very precise jumps and land on a tiny floating rock somewhere way out of sight from your initial position. Some    A game about jumping, with nice graphics and story.

    Pros:
    - a cute story
    - a nice looking world to explore
    - nice music

    So-so:
    - as you get further into the game, the jumping puzzles become more and more annoying, up to a point where the game requires you to make 3 very precise jumps and land on a tiny floating rock somewhere way out of sight from your initial position. Some players may like this but to me these dexterity/timing puzzles are just a waste of time.

    Cons:
    - the only thing you can do in this game is run around, jump at huge distances and hang on objects using a rope. It's a platformer, yes, but any serious gamers would want something more

    Despite its excellent artwork, music and writing, the game has limited value due to its pretty bland and repetitive mechanics of jumps and hooks. So, at best it's good for 1 evening, until the puzzles get too frustrating to progress further. Unless you into this sort of stuff.    … Expand
  26. everin
    Dec 21, 2015
    7
    Tier 2
    + Brilliant mechanics that execute pretty dang well and feel very exhilarating
    + Ridiculously beautiful environments for the size of the team and the engine used; it's possible to see where they saved on art assets, but for the most part the game feels as visually impressive as some AAA games ? Mechanics play well, but there's a lot of rough patches caused by the freeform    Tier 2
    + Brilliant mechanics that execute pretty dang well and feel very exhilarating
    + Ridiculously beautiful environments for the size of the team and the engine used; it's possible to see where they saved on art assets, but for the most part the game feels as visually impressive as some AAA games
    ? Mechanics play well, but there's a lot of rough patches caused by the freeform gameplay, a lot of failures will be due to unavoidable situations
    ? The collectibles felt very well placed sometimes, and insanely placed other times -- ended up using a guide to avoid missing any of the more absurdly placed ones
    - Environments aside, the characters look pretty terrible; honestly, I would've preferred there not be any characters or much fewer than were shown    … Expand
  27. PublicNuisance
    Aug 16, 2022
    7
    First person platformers can be hit and miss but A Story About My Uncle was highly enjoyable for the most part. It had some annoying bits near the end but this was a minor nuisance. My issue near the end was that it became difficult to determine what chunks of ground and rock one could grapple to. I didn’t seem to have this issue before the ice caves level for whatever reason but it meantFirst person platformers can be hit and miss but A Story About My Uncle was highly enjoyable for the most part. It had some annoying bits near the end but this was a minor nuisance. My issue near the end was that it became difficult to determine what chunks of ground and rock one could grapple to. I didn’t seem to have this issue before the ice caves level for whatever reason but it meant a lot more deaths than normal. The windmills earlier were also quite finicky. Overall I liked the grappling system as it made me try to plan out a route before taking the first jump. There are also a decent amount of augments you get such as extra grapples; rocket boots; super jumps; and cores that recharge your grapple mid flight. All of this makes you strategize when to use them so you don’t run out mid flight. The story was at times basic but had some promise. You are searching for your missing uncle and need to explore this strange world to find him. My only complaint was that you don’t learn more about the frog people and their history. For instance you get a companion who deciphers glyphs for you but they don’t stick around long and there are plenty of glyphs after that point that I would have liked to know what they meant. The voice acting was very good. There wasn’t much music in the game to judge. The graphics were decent overall. It was never a stunner but had some good art direction. The only bits that I thought looked weak, even for 2014, was the fire; hair and the frog people’s feet. There were also some awkward transitions in the game where it loaded the next section of the game but only had a blank black screen. These transitions only took a couple seconds on my SSD but the first couple made me think maybe the game had frozen. I think adding a “loading” message would have been better. The ending seemed to be a bit flat and weak but I suggest waiting for after the credits when there is a post credits scene which ties things up nicer.

    I played A Story About My Uncle on Linux. It never crashed and I didn’t notice any bugs. The game saves at checkpoints. Usually I don’t like this over manual saves but these were spaced out well for the most part and weren’t a big problem. The game has a v-sync toggle; an FOV slider that goes from 60-120; three graphics settings; and three AA settings. I left V-Sync off as the game picked up my 144Hz refresh rate without it. Alt-Tab worked. The performance was very good. There were a couple bits where the frame rate dropped to 58 and 59 but these accounted for a total of about two minutes of my overall play time which was next to nothing. Typically the frame rate was above 80 FPS and was even over 100 FPS for a large chunk as well. I found that a keyboard and mouse worked great for this game which was impressive as platformers can be a mixed bag with them.

    Game Engine: Unreal 3
    Graphics API: OpenGL
    Game Version Played: Build 5188
    Disk Space Used: 1.3 GB
    Input Used: Keyboard and mouse

    Graphics Settings Used: V-Sync off; FOV 100; all high; motion blur off; 8x AA
    GPU Usage: 0-100 %
    VRAM Usage: 737-915 MB
    CPU Usage: 8-25 %
    RAM Usage: 2.2-3.5 GB
    Frame Rate: 58-144 FPS

    Overall I think A Story About My Uncle was a solid platformer. If you like games like Valley you should like this. The story and presentation were good and the game play was more fun then nuisance. It had some areas to improve but was still enjoyable. I finished this play through in three hours and six minutes. I think it is worth it’s current price tag of $16.79 CAD.

    My Score: 7.5/10

    My System:

    AMD FX-9590 | 16GB DDR3-2133 | XFX RX 590 8GB Fat Boy | Mesa 22.1.4 | Samsung 870 QVO 1TB | Manjaro 21.3.6 | Mate 1.26.0 | Kernel 5.18.14-1-MANJARO | AOC G2460P 1920*1080 @ 144hz    … Expand
  28. Tomle1202
    Jan 26, 2020
    7
    A Story About My Uncle is a bitter sweet adventure tale with interesting core gameplay, even if it may get stale in the latter half of the playthrough.
  29. Skizzzo63
    Jan 10, 2019
    7
    I both loved and hated this game.

    Loved it because it looks wonderful (especially for a budget title!), the story is captivating, the narration is cute, and the feeling of jumping and grappling around is exhilarating. When it works, it's really great! Hated it because it can be really frustrating with the grappling - especially in the latter third. Maybe I'm too lousy with a mouse -    I both loved and hated this game.

    Loved it because it looks wonderful (especially for a budget title!), the story is captivating, the narration is cute, and the feeling of jumping and grappling around is exhilarating. When it works, it's really great!

    Hated it because it can be really frustrating with the grappling - especially in the latter third.
    Maybe I'm too lousy with a mouse - but I've been a gamer for over twenty years, so I don't think I suck that much. The problem is that you have to hit precise spots in sequence to move forward, and you have no room for errors: a tiny mistake and you have to restart the section (autosave points can be frustratingly distant sometimes). The second or third time is still ok (the environments are amazing), the tenth could become maddening.

    In the end, I had to resort to cheats to finish the game; I just couldn't progress without it. I think this is unforgivable for any game.
    The player should at least have an option for having unlimited grapples (maybe linked to a number of collectables). Instead of helping the player enjoy their game, the developer decided to not offer this option, hence "punishing" the player who's not skilled enough. Clever thinking!

    Without this problem with the grappling, my vote would have been an 8 or even 9. Considering the frustration I would give a 6, but since it's a new small developer, in the end my vote is 7.
    A note to the developer: next time, keep in mind players primarily want to have fun.    … Expand
  30. Garybaldo
    Mar 3, 2020
    7
    Entertaining game that revolves around the concept of jumping and using a rope launched from your gauntlet to get to other places to jump from.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 10 out of 24
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  1. 4P.de
    Apr 27, 2015
    78
    Quotation forthcoming.
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  2. IGN Italia
    Sep 14, 2014
    78
    A Story About My Uncle has got a nice concept, great controls and some nice level design, but it feels like a game that could have been so much better with more depth and polish.
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  3. Everyeye.it
    Sep 4, 2014
    60
    A good start for the Swedish software house, but the game lacks personality and the central part of the story isn't interesting as the incipit.
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