Games Like A Story About My Uncle

Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.

Why similar: Adventure 59.8%, Parkour 19.4%, First-Person 7.2%, Atmospheric 2.3%, Great Soundtrack 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similarly exhilarating first-person traversal focus, swapping the hook for a movement suit that emphasizes speed, jumps, and flow.

A first person grappling hook exploration game.Soar through the ruins of a fallen world and discover the secrets of the ancients. Designed with full Virtual Reality support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, also works great in Non VR.

Why similar: Adventure 66.4%, Parkour 12.3%, First-Person 6.7%, Platformer 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This captures the same joy of soaring and swinging through huge spaces with a light narrative frame and a strong sense of wonder.

After a difficult awakening, you stumble upon the Grip, a mysterious artifact and grappling hook. Climb up the Mountain to bring back the Grip to the top and unravel the mystery surrounding the Grip. Bon voyage!

Why similar: Adventure 53.5%, Parkour 20.8%, First-Person 7.4%, Platformer 6.3%, 3D Platformer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person climbing, traversal, and environmental puzzles echo Uncle's focus on movement in a strange, isolated world.

Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.

Why similar: Adventure 43.4%, Parkour 27.8%, First-Person 6.7%, Platformer 4.5%, 3D Platformer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is another first-person parkour adventure centered on fluid movement, verticality, and atmospheric exploration.

Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.

Why similar: Parkour 53.1%, First-Person 14.6%, 3D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: If the grappling and aerial momentum were your favorite part, this is a pure, faster-paced version of that movement fantasy.

Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

Why similar: Adventure 38%, Parkour 31.8%, 3D Platformer 7.1%, First-Person 6.4%, Platformer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Short and minimalist, but it offers the same relaxing first-person platforming flow and clean movement satisfaction.

Windlands 2 is a built-for-VR fantasy action adventure game, use grappling hooks and a bow to explore the vast mysterious world to take down gigantic titans alone or with friends.

Why similar: Adventure 95.8%, Indie 3%, Action 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: It expands the original's grappling-based traversal with larger fantasy spaces and even more elaborate swinging routes.

Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

Why similar: Adventure 43.8%, Parkour 26.8%, Platformer 6.9%, 3D Platformer 6.6%, First-Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact first-person stages reward precise movement chaining and speedrunning in a way Uncle fans often appreciate.

Verlet Swing brings you energetic swinging in a world that would be best described as a fever dream. Swing fast, don't crash and reach the goal as fast as possible!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 36.1%, First-Person 22.1%, Indie 20%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses almost entirely on mastering grappling-hook momentum, making it one of the closest mechanical matches.

The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.

Why similar: Adventure 44%, Parkour 29.5%, First-Person 7%, 3D Platformer 6.9%, Platformer 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person jumping, route-finding, and constant-motion platforming scratch a very similar traversal itch.

In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

Why similar: Parkour 38%, Adventure 31.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Platformer 6%, 3D Platformer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person parkour classic where movement itself is the star, much like A Story About My Uncle.

Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.

Why similar: Parkour 59.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 9.7%, 3D Platformer 7.3%, Platformer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another first-person platformer driven by momentum, timing, and improvising your path through chaotic spaces.

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.

Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Parkour 22.1%, Platformer 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Puzzle 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It trades grappling for climbing, but nails the same lonely ascent, environmental storytelling, and movement-centered adventure feel.

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Why similar: Adventure 60.4%, First-Person 18.8%, Difficult 6%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%, Sci-fi 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Though much more intense and combat-heavy, its first-person wall-running and flow-state movement hit a similar rush.

Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

Why similar: Adventure 67.1%, Parkour 17.8%, 3D Platformer 6.2%, Platformer 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like Uncle, it makes exploring an unusual world feel rewarding because of how physically you move through it.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 75.9%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Great Soundtrack 3.9%, Puzzle 3.7%, 3D Platformer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Less movement-driven, but it shares the dreamy atmosphere, gentle storytelling, and awe-filled exploration of an impossible world.

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Adventure 68.2%, Platformer 7.5%, 3D Platformer 5.9%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Story Rich 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A calm exploration adventure with smooth locomotion, environmental puzzles, and a similarly fairy-tale sense of discovery.

Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.

Why similar: Adventure 82.8%, 3D Platformer 5.9%, Atmospheric 2.6%, Platformer 2%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This whimsical traversal game is all about using movement creatively to reach distant places in a colorful world.

In solo or with your friends, explore in total freedom massive-parkour-ready maps. Uncover hidden spots, time trials, trick challenges, and more! In multiplayer, dive into game modes like TAG, Capture The Flag, and Trick Battles!

Why similar: Parkour 66.6%, First-Person 15.9%, 3D Platformer 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: If the freerunning aspect was the main draw, this is a movement-first parkour sandbox built around chaining stylish lines.

Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

Why similar: Adventure 73.3%, First-Person 10.1%, 3D Platformer 4.8%, Platformer 4.5%, Puzzle 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person exploration, platforming, and light puzzles make it a strong fit if you want more playful movement in 3D spaces.

From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.

Why similar: Adventure 76.4%, Platformer 8.5%, 3D Platformer 7.6%, Atmospheric 3.4%, Sci-fi 2%

Why You'll Like It: Fast, fluid traversal across surreal landscapes captures the same idea that simply moving through the world should feel amazing.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: Adventure 74.3%, 3D Platformer 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Story Rich 4.7%, Fantasy 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its outstanding traversal flow and mythic, solitary atmosphere make it a great pick for players who loved movement plus wonder.

Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.

Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Parkour 35.1%, 3D Platformer 11%, Platformer 8.2%, Fantasy 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is an excellent choice if what you really want is expressive 3D movement tech and satisfying environmental traversal.

Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!

Why similar: Adventure 31.6%, First-Person 21.1%, 3D Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Platformer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-platformer with spatial challenges and whimsical world design that overlaps with Uncle's lighter, exploratory side.

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Adventure 84.2%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Relaxing 2.3%, Great Soundtrack 2.3%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It replaces grappling with free flight, but offers that same peaceful feeling of moving through a beautiful, mysterious landscape.

Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.

Why similar: Adventure 64.7%, Platformer 11.9%, 3D Platformer 10.8%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Fantasy 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its airy 3D platforming, precise movement, and lonely fantasy mood make it a good fit if you want a tougher platforming follow-up.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Adventure 63.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Story Rich 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Even in 2D, it channels a similar blend of emotional atmosphere and movement-driven platforming mastery.

Jump and dash your way to the top in this challenging first-person platformer. Unlock new air jumps and dashes at every milestone as you master your movement abilities and climb through a mysterious, atmospheric world.

Why similar: Adventure 48%, Parkour 22.1%, 3D Platformer 7.1%, First-Person 6.4%, Platformer 6.2%

Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.

Why similar: Parkour 49.3%, First-Person 13.7%, 3D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A harsher, more arcade-like first-person platformer that still delivers the same momentum-jumping satisfaction.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: First-Person 22.6%, Platformer 20.9%, 3D Platformer 16.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is more puzzle-focused, but its first-person navigation, spatial experimentation, and polished singleplayer pacing still line up well.

Fractured Horizon is a fast-paced parkour game, where you use Gravity Fields to traverse through a shattered world. Manipulate gravity, leap between the platforms and overcome obstacles in this speedrunning 3D platformer.

Why similar: Adventure 70.1%, Platformer 7.3%, First-Person 7.1%, 3D Platformer 6.6%, Atmospheric 3%

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Adventure 71.8%, 3D Platformer 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Puzzle 4%, Story Rich 3.8%

Stories: The Path of Destinies is an Action RPG, an enchanted storybook filled with madcap fantasy tales, each told by a zippy narrator attuned to the player’s choices and actions.

Why similar: Adventure 98.9%, Fantasy 0.3%, Indie 0.2%, Great Soundtrack 0.2%, Story Rich 0.2%

The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Why similar: Adventure 73.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Why similar: Puzzle 45.8%, Adventure 41.7%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Story Rich 3.1%, Family Friendly 1.7%

Junk, junk and even more junk. Life on the trash-planet Deponia is anything but a walk in the park. No surprise that Rufus had enough of that and hatches one ludicrous plan after the other to escape this bleak place.

Why similar: Adventure 96.7%, Puzzle 1.1%, Story Rich 0.7%, Great Soundtrack 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

Why similar: Indie 48.9%, Adventure 44.2%, Story Rich 2.5%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Puzzle 1.1%

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Adventure 67.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Puzzle 5.3%, Indie 4%

Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.

Why similar: Adventure 77.2%, Platformer 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Story Rich 5.2%, Family Friendly 2.1%

Skybound is a 3D exploration platformer focused on fun, fluid movement mechanics, parkour and environmental puzzle solving.

Why similar: Adventure 59.4%, Parkour 21%, Platformer 6.9%, First-Person 4.8%, Atmospheric 2.4%

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 78.5%, Platformer 6%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Puzzle 4.1%, Family Friendly 2.2%

You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!

Why similar: Adventure 71.1%, Story Rich 6.6%, Difficult 5.5%, Puzzle 4.7%, Family Friendly 2.9%

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Adventure 76.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Braveland is a turn-based game inspired by old-school strategies with hexagonal battlefield. You will start as a humble warrior's son whose village was cruelly raided and will end as talented commander of your army.

Why similar: Casual 75.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Fantasy 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Family Friendly 3.8%

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

Why similar: Adventure 72.9%, Platformer 9%, Puzzle 3.6%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Indie 3.2%

A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.

Why similar: Adventure 55.7%, Parkour 21.6%, First-Person 6.2%, Platformer 5.4%, 3D Platformer 4.7%

Desert Parkour is a first-person 3D platformer game, where player progress through levels using parkour skills and by throwing a rope with a grappling hook.

Why similar: Parkour 55.7%, First-Person 15.3%, 3D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Indie 1.9%

Tiny: is a first-person platformer. Your goal is to reach the top and achieve a good speedrun.

Why similar: Parkour 32.2%, First-Person 19.5%, 3D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 14%, Atmospheric 5.6%

A serene first-person 3D platformer where you use a magical rope to traverse the body of a dormant ancient colossus in order to heal its wounds and awaken it once again. Embark on a relaxing journey of melancholy to rekindle one of nature's long-lost wonders.

Why similar: Adventure 69.8%, Parkour 11.5%, First-Person 3.5%, Platformer 3%, 3D Platformer 3%

Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.

Why similar: Adventure 48.2%, Parkour 35.2%, Platformer 5.7%, 3D Platformer 4.5%, Indie 1.3%

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Why similar: Adventure 71.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Story Rich 5.6%, Difficult 3.6%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Adventure 65.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Story Rich 3.9%

Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike!

Why similar: Adventure 64.7%, Fantasy 21.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%, Atmospheric 3.5%

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Adventure 93.2%, Story Rich 1.9%, Indie 1.6%, Puzzle 1.3%, Atmospheric 1.2%

You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

Why similar: Adventure 63.9%, Platformer 11.1%, 3D Platformer 7.8%, Indie 5.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%

Loot, shoot, cast and drive in this chaotic PvP Roguelite. Level up fast, draft wild skills, and create crazy combos on the fly. Explore a GTA-style battle royale with no queues or downtime as you prepare to win the final fight. Play solos, duos or trios with friends and climb the ranks!

Why similar: Indie 39.7%, Singleplayer 33.6%, Action 15.5%, Multiplayer 11.3%

Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

Why similar: Sci-fi 56.4%, Singleplayer 32.6%, Multiplayer 11%

Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!

Why similar: Adventure 72.8%, Platformer 7%, 3D Platformer 6.9%, Difficult 3.3%, Puzzle 3%