The Forgotten City
- First release
- Jul 28, 2021
- Developer
- Modern Storyteller
- Publisher
- Plug In Digital, Dear Villagers
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure · Drama, Mystery, Fantasy, Historical
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Trapped in a secret underground city during the Roman Empire, twenty-six lost souls cling to life. In this precarious utopia, if one person breaks the mysterious Golden Rule, everyone dies. As a time-traveller drawn two thousand years into the past, you’ll relive their final moments in an endless loop, exploring and interrogating, and changing the course of the day with each secret you uncover. Only by 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.Read more
Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Trapped in a secret underground city during the Roman Empire, twenty-six lost souls cling to life. In this precarious utopia, if one person breaks the mysterious Golden Rule, everyone dies. As a time-traveller drawn two thousand years into the past, you’ll relive their final moments in an endless loop, exploring and interrogating, and changing the course of the day with each secret you uncover. Only by 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.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jul 28, 2021
- PlayStation 4
- Jul 28, 2021
- Xbox One
- Jul 28, 2021
All 6 release dates
- PlayStation 5
- Jul 28, 2021
- Xbox Series X|S
- Jul 28, 2021
- Mac
- Feb 23, 2023
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main Story
- 7h
- Main + Extras
- 9h
- Completionist
- 13h
- Age ratings
- ESRB TPEGI 16USK 16ClassInd 16ACB M
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Where to buy
- External links
- X (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Fandom (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)Reddit (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- time travel, character customization, detective, investigation, time manipulation
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, character customization, detective, investigation, time manipulation, multiple endings, roman empire, murder mystery, narrative-driven, time loop, non-linear, customizable characters, previously on - prime gaming
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 90
- Main Story (IGDB)
- 7h
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 9h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 13h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Overwhelmingly Positive, 11,222 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Adventure
- Time Travel
- Mystery
- Exploration
- Choices Matter
- Investigation
- Story Rich
- Indie
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- English (UK)interface, audio, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Features
Input and devices
- Full controller support
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Verified · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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Media
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Behind the game
Awards
Won
- Pégase Award for best international game — Pégases 2022
Nominated
- British Academy Games Award for Debut Game — BAFTA Games Awards 2022
- D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story — D.I.C.E. Awards 2022
- EE Game of the Year Award — BAFTA Games Awards 2022
- Pégase Award for best international indie game — Pégases 2022
- Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year — Golden Joystick Awards 2021
- Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year — Golden Joystick Awards 2021
- The Game Awards − Best Debut Game — The Game Awards 2021
From Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (CC0) · checked
Story & setting
Setting
- Set in Ancient Rome
- Set in Duat
- Set in Italy
- Set in Roman city
- Set in underworld
- Set in 2021
- Set in 65
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