Games Like A Story About My Uncle

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 53.3%, Parkour 20.8%, First-Person 7.5%, Platformer 6.3%, 3D Platformer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it is a first-person traversal adventure where a grappling tool and movement through beautiful spaces drive the entire experience.

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 19.6%, First-Person 7.3%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Great Soundtrack 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person movement system makes sprinting, leaping, and crossing huge landscapes feel exhilarating while still wrapping that traversal in a mysterious story.

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 43.6%, Parkour 27.6%, First-Person 6.7%, Platformer 4.5%, 3D Platformer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar feeling of free-running through a strange world, mixing first-person parkour with exploration and environmental storytelling.

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

Why similar: Adventure 38%, Parkour 31.7%, 3D Platformer 7.1%, First-Person 6.5%, Platformer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the seed game's calm, flowing first-person platforming feel, just in a shorter and more minimalist form.

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%, First-Person 14.7%, 3D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the best pure movement matches on Steam, built around first-person grappling, air control, and chaining momentum through platforming challenges.

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%, Platformer 7.2%, First-Person 7.1%, 3D Platformer 6.6%, Atmospheric 3%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into 3D platforming and mobility in surreal environments, echoing the seed game's focus on traversing impossible spaces.

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 66.3%, Parkour 12.3%, First-Person 6.8%, Platformer 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part was swinging through open spaces with a grappling hook, this is a direct fit with even more emphasis on that sensation.

DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?

Why similar: Parkour 39.5%, Platformer 17.9%, First-Person 10.6%, 3D Platformer 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more challenging and abstract take on first-person platforming, but it delivers the same appeal of precision movement in atmospheric spaces.

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 36.2%, First-Person 22.4%, Indie 20%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Action 7%

Why You'll Like It: It strips things down to the joy of grappling and swinging, making it a strong recommendation for anyone who mainly loved the hook-based movement.

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 44.1%, Parkour 29.6%, First-Person 7.1%, 3D Platformer 7%, Platformer 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person parkour and constant movement focus make it a great pick for players who loved the seed game's speed and agility.

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 60.3%, First-Person 18.9%, Difficult 6%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%, Sci-fi 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Although much more combat-heavy, its first-person movement, wall-running, and momentum-driven platforming scratch a very similar mechanical itch.

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 31.5%, First-Person 21.3%, 3D Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Platformer 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is another first-person platforming adventure where movement, spatial puzzles, and a lighthearted story carry the experience.

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 17.9%, 3D Platformer 6.2%, Platformer 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its charm comes from traversal and vertical exploration, capturing that same sense of climbing into a strange, inviting world.

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 73.1%, First-Person 10.3%, 3D Platformer 4.8%, Platformer 4.5%, Puzzle 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes first-person exploration, platforming, and light puzzle solving in a whimsical world, much like the seed game's playful adventure tone.

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 75.8%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%, Puzzle 3.6%, 3D Platformer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This matches the seed game's emotional, atmospheric side with a gentle adventure focused on discovery, platforming, and visual storytelling.

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 69%, 3D Platformer 5%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Puzzle 3.8%, Story Rich 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a softer, puzzle-led alternative that still captures the seed game's heartfelt tone and compact storybook adventure feel.

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 74.8%, Platformer 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Story Rich 5.1%, Narration 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its flowing movement and emotional journey make it a nice fit for players who value the seed game's mix of motion and atmosphere.

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 11%, Adventure 9.7%, 3D Platformer 7.3%, Platformer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is far more arcade-like, but its first-person platforming and momentum-based jumps make it a good fit for players who loved the movement challenge.

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

Why similar: Adventure 44%, Parkour 26.7%, Platformer 6.8%, 3D Platformer 6.5%, First-Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its best moments are all about speed, air control, and first-person platforming flow, even if it adds a much stronger action layer.

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 54.8%, Parkour 21.3%, Platformer 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Narration 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: While slower and third-person, it shares the seed game's sense of lonely wonder and progression through traversal in a mysterious world.

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 82.6%, 3D Platformer 5.9%, Atmospheric 2.6%, Platformer 2%, Indie 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This expands on Grow Home with more freedom and movement toys, making exploration and traversal feel even more joyful.

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 49.4%, First-Person 14%, 3D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a faster and harsher spin on first-person platforming that still delivers the same thrill of chaining movement cleanly through obstacle courses.

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

Why similar: Adventure 76.3%, Platformer 8.5%, 3D Platformer 7.6%, Atmospheric 3.4%, Sci-fi 2%

Why You'll Like It: Its fluid movement and dreamlike environments make it a strong recommendation if you want more traversal-driven exploration with a surreal tone.

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 74.1%, 3D Platformer 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Story Rich 4.7%, Fantasy 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similarly liberating sense of movement across a beautiful world, with exploration and atmosphere taking center stage.

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 5.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its traversal, physics tools, and quirky indie adventure energy make it an offbeat but relevant recommendation for movement-focused players.

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 64.6%, Platformer 11.8%, 3D Platformer 10.8%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Fantasy 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers agile 3D platforming in a mysterious world, making it a good choice if you want more movement-heavy exploration beyond first person.

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 95.7%, Indie 3.1%, Action 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the swinging-focused traversal of the first game while adding more scale, making it another great pick for grappling-hook fans.

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 83.6%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Relaxing 2.4%, Indie 2.2%, Great Soundtrack 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same sense of wonder and light narrative discovery, even though it swaps grappling for freeform flying.

Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.

Why similar: Parkour 44.3%, First-Person 15.9%, Platformer 10.6%, 3D Platformer 8%, Great Soundtrack 7%

Why You'll Like It: It is much more abstract and minimalist, but it captures the same core pleasure of fast first-person movement and rhythmically flowing through space.

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

Why similar: Adventure 67.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Puzzle 5.3%, Indie 4.1%

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 69%, First-Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Narration 6%, Indie 2.6%

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%

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 98.8%, Fantasy 0.3%, Indie 0.2%, Great Soundtrack 0.2%, Story Rich 0.2%

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 69.7%, Parkour 11.5%, First-Person 3.5%, Platformer 3%, 3D Platformer 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 41.6%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Story Rich 3.2%, Family Friendly 1.7%

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Adventure 82.6%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Story Rich 3.5%, Puzzle 2%, Fantasy 1.8%

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 93.1%, Story Rich 1.9%, Indie 1.6%, Atmospheric 1.3%, Puzzle 1.2%

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

Why similar: Adventure 70.9%, Story Rich 6.7%, Difficult 5.5%, Puzzle 4.7%, Family Friendly 2.9%

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 3.7%

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 70.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Puzzle 3.5%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Indie 3.2%

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 4.3%, Puzzle 4.1%, Family Friendly 2.2%

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

Why similar: Parkour 32.1%, First-Person 19.6%, 3D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%

“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 7.2%, Atmospheric 6%, Story Rich 4%

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

Why similar: Adventure 59.3%, Parkour 21%, Platformer 6.8%, First-Person 4.9%, Atmospheric 2.4%

Murderous Pursuits is a kill-or-be-killed Victorian stealth-em-up for 1-8 players in which you must hunt and kill your quarry before your hunters do the same to you, all while avoiding witnesses.

Why similar: Action 88.8%, Indie 11.2%

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 55.6%, Parkour 21.6%, First-Person 6.3%, Platformer 5.4%, 3D Platformer 4.7%

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 49.1%, Adventure 43.4%, Story Rich 2.5%, Atmospheric 2.4%, Puzzle 1.1%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Adventure 65.2%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Story Rich 4.8%, Great Soundtrack 2.8%

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!

Why similar: Indie 44.8%, Singleplayer 38.1%, Action 17%

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 74.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%

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

Why similar: Adventure 68%, Platformer 7.5%, 3D Platformer 5.9%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Story Rich 4%

Manipulate time to your will at any moment to solve challenges, avoid deadly traps and make it to the end of this strange journey.

Why similar: Adventure 80.3%, First-Person 5%, 3D Platformer 3.4%, Indie 3.2%, Atmospheric 2.8%

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 55.6%, First-Person 15.4%, 3D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 9%, Indie 1.9%

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Why similar: Adventure 66.9%, First-Person 8.6%, 3D Platformer 5.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Story Rich 4.3%

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 72.7%, Platformer 7%, 3D Platformer 6.9%, Difficult 3.3%, Puzzle 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 5.6%, 3D Platformer 4.4%, Indie 1.3%

Dive into a mystical world where gravity crumbles and landscapes transform. Matter is a dreamlike platformer, a contemplative and abstract journey. Explore a strange universe in 30 minutes of serene parkour, where matter and sound harmonize with your actions. A unique sensory experience awaits!

Why similar: Adventure 59.5%, Parkour 21.8%, First-Person 5.8%, Platformer 4.8%, Atmospheric 4.3%