The Forgotten City

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App ID	874260
App Type	Game
Developer	Modern Storyteller
Publisher	Dear Villagers
Franchise	Dear Villagers
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	29858901
Last Record Update	2 July 2025 – 10:56:19 UTC ()
Release Date	28 July 2021 – 07:28:38 UTC ()

😍 93.26%

11k reviews

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

Modern Storyteller

metacritic_name

The Forgotten City

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-forgotten-city?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Dear Villagers

eulas

0 ↴
id	874260_eula_0
name	The Forgotten City EULA
url	https://store.steampowered.com//eula/874260_eula_0
version	1

Store Release Date

28 July 2021 – 07:28:56 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

28 July 2021 – 07:28:38 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

11 October 2022 – 15:17:02 UTC () (1665501422)

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library_hero	en
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osextended

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name_localized

schinese

遗忘之城

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 30 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 9300715

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

29 May 2018 – 01:39:41 UTC (), in changelist #4496451

Supported Languages

8 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes
French	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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small_capsule

english

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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Assets

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library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
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page_background_path	app/874260
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	21 June 2023 – 01:21:20 UTC

Trailers

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Steam charts

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36 players right now
73 24-hour peak
603 all-time peak 19 September 2021

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Store data

39,340 followers
#2716 in top sellers
11,222 positive reviews
467 negative reviews
96.00% positive reviews

Twitch stats

1 viewers right now
8 24-hour peak
42,200 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~316.7 k by Gamalytic
~350.6 k by VG Insights
~588.0 k by SteamSpy
~1.22 M by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
93.26% SteamDB Rating
11,222 96.0% positive reviews
467 4.0% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
28 July 2021 – 07:28	Steam Release	-
5 September 2023 – 17:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: September 2023 Humble Choice (#46)	-
1 November 2023 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: IGN Editors' Choice: The 9 and Above Club	-
8 December 2023 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Prestige Collection Build Your Own Bundle - Winter Special	-
23 February 2024 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Prestige Collection Build Your Own Bundle (Feb 2024)	-
20 August 2024 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Diamond Collection: RPG and Fantasy Edition - Build Your Own Bundle	-
1 May 2025 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Platinum Collection (May 2025)	-

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The Forgotten City had an all-time peak of 603 concurrent players on 19 September 2021.

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The Forgotten City

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Monthly players breakdown

Steam hub followers history

User reviews history

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