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The Forgotten City
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.
Released:
Jul 28, 2021
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Developer:
Modern Storyteller
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Publisher:
Dear Villagers
Adventure
Time Travel
Mystery
Exploration
Choices Matter
Investigation
Story Rich
Indie
First-Person
RPG
Multiple Endings
Walking Simulator
Atmospheric
Philosophical
Great Soundtrack
Rome
Fantasy
Remake
Open World
Silent Protagonist
The Developer Says...

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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Back of the Box Details
Steam Deck
Verified
DLC
2
DRM/EULA Notices
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA
The Forgotten City EULA
Achievements
None
Ratings
None
Demo
None
Metacritic
85 — View
Content Notices
None
Controller Support
Xbox
Reviews
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
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