The Forbidden Arts

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App ID	735060
App Type	Game
Developer	Stingbot Games
Publisher	Stingbot Games
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30634659
Last Record Update	17 August 2025 – 09:22:10 UTC ()
Release Date	7 August 2019 – 13:52:30 UTC ()

❓ 68.51%

40 reviews

In-Game

The Forbidden Arts is an old-school action adventure platformer with a focus on discovery and exploration. You play as Phoenix, a young boy who seeks to master the element of fire in a grand adventure of ancient magic.

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Developer	Stingbot Games
metacritic_name	The Forbidden Arts
controller_support	full
community_visible_stats	Yes
ReleaseState	released
Publisher	Stingbot Games
Store Release Date	7 August 2019 – 13:52:49 UTC ()
osarch	empty string
community_hub_visible	Yes
Social Media	https://www.facebook.com/forbiddenartsgame/ https://www.twitch.tv/stingbotgames https://x.com/StingbotGames https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyTpJiG-DrtYWJylMg-ZVFQ/
Primary Genre	Action (1)
Store Genres	Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date	7 August 2019 – 13:52:30 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time	24 July 2019 – 03:13:32 UTC () (1563938012)
review_score	6
review_percentage	77
Detected Technologies (?)	Unity Engine, UnityIL2CPP SDK
First seen on SteamDB	13 October 2017 – 05:38:12 UTC (), in changelist #3529131

Supported Languages

11 Languages	Interface	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Hungarian	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes

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timestamp	3 April 2020 – 00:11:40 UTC

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The Forbidden Arts

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