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The Forgotten City

Modern Storyteller · Jul 28, 2021

The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

Adventure Time Travel Mystery Exploration Choices Matter

Last tracked players: 26
All-time peak: 64
24-hour change: Unavailable
Steam reviews: 96.1% positive

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Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Combat is an option, but violence will only get you so far. Only by questioning an intertwined community of colourful characters, cleverly exploiting the time loop, and making difficult moral choices can you hope to solve this epic mystery. Here, your decisions matter. The fate of the city is in your hands.

Explore an open-world ancient Roman city with historically authentic art, architecture, costumes and customs
Investigate a gripping, non-linear mystery with multiple endings
Become entwined in the lives of richly detailed, deeply interactive characters
Grapple with moral dilemmas which have life-and-death consequences
Play as whoever you want, by choosing your character’s gender, origin and backstory
Solve problems with reason, charm, bribery, intimidation, violence, or by cleverly exploiting the time-loop

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OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
Processor: 3GHz (4 Core) CPU
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti 2GB | AMD Radeon R7 265
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 26 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Publisher: Dear Villagers
USK rating: 16
Brazilian rating: 16
Achievements: 40
Controller support: full
Metacritic: 85
Features: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Languages: English*, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Korean
*languages with full audio support
Website: Official website ↗
Support: [email protected] Support site ↗

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Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	No	Yes
French	Yes	No	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	No	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	No	Yes
Russian	Yes	No	Yes
Japanese	Yes	No	Yes
Korean	Yes	No	Yes

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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 95th percentile. Priced as Premium at $24.99.

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Is The Forgotten City worth buying right now?

Wait — $24.99. Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.

When does The Forgotten City go on sale?

Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.

Is The Forgotten City free to play?

The Forgotten City costs $24.99 on Steam.

What genre is The Forgotten City?

The Forgotten City is a Adventure, Indie, RPG game.

Who developed The Forgotten City?

The Forgotten City was developed by Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers.

What platforms does The Forgotten City support?

Available on Steam for Windows.

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