Sweet, touching story
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“I stayed for the story and the emotions it made me feel.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
A Story About My Uncle
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Gone North Games2014Platformer · 3D Platformer · Adventure
The verdict
A short, charming first-person grappling platformer with a sweet bedtime-story frame and fun movement. Skip it if imprecise physics, trial-and-error jumps or a thin story annoy you, and wait for a sale.
Great for
Players who want a short, relaxed, nostalgic first-person grappling platformer with a heartfelt story
Main risk
Inconsistent grapple physics and punishing late levels turn the cozy trip into frustration
What players love
Fun, fluid grappling movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The way you traverse the world is just... perfection. It's difficult but fair, and the views are rewarding.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Short, relaxing, great on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“However, when it is on sale, BUY IT! It's short, but charming and full of vibrant life, along with quite clean and fun traversal mechanics.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Beautiful, atmospheric world
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Music is so matching with the atmosphere, difficulty isn't that hard. I can feel the peace through this game.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Nostalgia and hidden-gem feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“an undersung and sadly forgotten gem. really good game.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Good voice acting and narration
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“I would like to add that the voice actors were even better than the game itself.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Inconsistent, clunky physics and grapple
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is VERY touchy with where it lets you attach grapples and at what distance.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Weak story, acting and characters
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The voice acting is horrible, the story is unengaging, and the gameplay mechanics do nothing for me.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Boring, repetitive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game mechanics are interesting... for about half an hour. Then it's the same thing over and over again.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Frustrating difficulty in later levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“about halfway through the game raises the level of difficulty too high.”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
Unclear paths, depth and distance
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“YOU HAVE NO CLUE ON DEPHS AND DISTANCES between objects”
Steam review · 11.9 h played ↗
Too short and pricey at full price
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It is reeeeally short and repeat playthroughs are actively not encouraged”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7, Windows 8
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equal at 1.6GHz or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 or 8
ProcessorQuadCore 2.0 GHz+
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible, 1024MB VRAM+
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7, Windows 8
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equal at 1.6GHz or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0c-compatible, SM 3.0-compatible
Storage2 GB available space
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