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A Story About My Uncle

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App ID 278360
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 28971263
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 01:17:38 UTC ()
Release Date 28 May 2014 – 16:52:41 UTC ()
😎 89.68%
28k reviews
14
In-Game

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...

Additional Information

Developer Gone North Games
metacritic_name A Story About My Uncle
controller_support full
metacritic_score 73
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/a-story-about-my-uncle?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Store Release Date 28 May 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.youtube.com/CoffeeStainStudios/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 28 May 2014 – 16:52:41 UTC ()
Original Release Date 28 May 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1401260400)
Store Asset Modification Time 27 May 2014 – 15:06:44 UTC () (1401203204)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 91
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 11 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1822049
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 4 February 2014 – 09:04:50 UTC (), in changelist #390371

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🙌 First-Person 🧗 Parkour 👤 Singleplayer 🌱 Indie 🌫 Atmospheric 🏗️ Platformer 📚 Story Rich 🦘 3D Platformer 🧩 Puzzle 🎭 Fantasy 😌 Casual 🤏 Short 🚀 Sci-fi 🧘 Relaxing 📚 Narration 💥 Action 👪 Family Friendly 🎶 Great Soundtrack 😓 Difficult

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp13 May 2020 – 21:06:21 UTC
Trailers
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2032619 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 14 players right now
  • 22 24-hour peak
  • 190,590 all-time peak 12 January 2019
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  • 32,730 followers
  • 26,491 positive reviews
  • 2,439 negative reviews
  • 91.57% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 100,835 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.68% SteamDB Rating
  • 26,491 91.6% positive reviews
  • 2,439 8.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
28 May 2014 – 16:52 Steam Release -
19 August 2015 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 4 -
23 September 2015 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 4 (rebundled) -
27 October 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Jumbo Bundle 5 -
19 May 2016 – 16:20 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick & Mix Bundle 2016 -
24 October 2016 – 15:46 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash -
9 December 2016 – 15:33 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 2 -
16 May 2017 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 18 -
13 September 2017 – 17:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Essentials Pick & Mix Bundle -
10 January 2019 – 18:08 🆓 Free key giveaway -
8 February 2019 – 15:15 🆓 Free key giveaway -
15 March 2019 – 22:24 🆓 Free key giveaway -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 14 players live playing A Story About My Uncle on Steam.

A Story About My Uncle had an all-time peak of 190590 concurrent players on 12 January 2019.

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