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We filtered the 42 games similar to A Story About My Uncle down to the 17 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, The Unfinished Swan and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to A Story About My Uncle.

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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to A Story About My Uncle is Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. The Unfinished Swan and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker follow close behind.

#1Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien90 #2The Unfinished Swan95 #3Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker94 #4Blackthorne94 #5Papo & Yo93

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The best games with a fantasy setting like A Story About My Uncle

17 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to A Story About My Uncle. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

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Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloRangedCasualFantasySci-Fi

Steam👍 92%· 3.1KIGDB78· 10

Year 2013Dev Gaijin GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, linear, story-driven structure and melee combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

#2The Unfinished Swan

95

The Unfinished Swan

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 2.0KIGDB77· 3

Year 2012Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual 3d, while skipping ranged combat

#3Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

94

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloFantasyThird Person

IGDB82· 14OC82· 145

Year 2014Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

94

Blackthorne

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloFantasy2DPixel Art

Year 1994Dev Mass Media Inc · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On PC · Mac

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

93

Papo & Yo

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyDark

Steam👍 93%· 2.9KIGDB75· 9

Year 2012Dev MinorityOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping ranged combat

93

The Bridge

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyHardcore

Steam👍 87%· 4.3KIGDB69· 5OC73· 17

Year 2013Dev Ty Taylor & Mario Castañeda · The Quantum Astrophysicists GuildOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual 2d, while skipping ranged combat

92

Wandersong

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeCasualFantasyCozy

Steam👍 95%· 3.9KRAWG👍 66%· 95IGDB89· 5OC84· 43

Year 2018Dev Humble BundlePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, exploration and discovery and visual 2d, while skipping ranged combat

#8Monument Valley

91

Monument Valley

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyRelaxing

Steam👍 98%· 8.4KRAWG👍 93%· 545MC89

Year 2014Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, linear, story-driven structure and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat

90

Ico

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeFantasyThird Person

IGDB97· 2

Year 2001Dev Team Ico · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

90

Bound

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeFantasyThird Person

IGDB72· 11OC72· 43

Year 2016Dev Plastic · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

#11Little Misfortune

90

Little Misfortune

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeCasualFantasyCozy

Steam👍 92%· 14KIGDB61· 1

Year 2019Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

89

Contrast

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeFantasyDarkThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 5.7KIGDB57· 6OC60· 47

Year 2013Dev Compulsion Games · Focus EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

89

Braid

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeFantasyHardcore2D

Steam👍 93%· 9.9KIGDB87· 3

Year 2008Dev Number None Inc.On PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and visual 2d, while skipping vibe casual

89

Submerged

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeCasualFantasyRelaxing

Steam👍 76%· 4.8KIGDB57· 9OC54· 52

Year 2015Dev Uppercut GamesOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, vibe relaxing and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

89

Neva

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeFantasyRelaxingAnime

Steam👍 94%· 9.9KIGDB93· 2OC87· 111

Year 2024Dev Nomada Studio · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, setting anime and visual 2d, while skipping vibe casual

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