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The Forgotten City

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App ID 874260
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Dear Villagers
Franchise Dear Villagers
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 30117603
Last Record Update 17 July 2025 – 19:18:30 UTC ()
Release Date 28 July 2021 – 07:28:38 UTC ()
😍 93.35%
12k reviews
42
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure ⏳ Time Travel 🤫 Mystery 🗺 Exploration 🧞 Choices Matter

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
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metacritic_score 85
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Dear Villagers
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Store Release Date 28 July 2021 – 07:28:56 UTC ()
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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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schinese遗忘之城
review_score 9
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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
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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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

Tags

🗺️ Adventure ⏳ Time Travel 🤫 Mystery 🗺 Exploration 🧞 Choices Matter 🔍 Investigation 📚 Story Rich 🌱 Indie 🙌 First-Person 🎲 RPG 🔚 Multiple Endings 🚶 Walking Simulator 🌫 Atmospheric 🧙‍♂ Philosophical 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🎭 Fantasy 🔄 Remake 🏛️ Rome 🌍 Open World 🔇 Silent Protagonist

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Steam charts

  • 42 players right now
  • 55 24-hour peak
  • 603 all-time peak 19 September 2021
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  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 42,200 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 93.35% SteamDB Rating
  • 11,876 96.0% positive reviews
  • 489 4.0% negative reviews

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Markers

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

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 42 players live playing The Forgotten City on Steam.

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

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