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A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.

A Place, Forbidden is a horror, lovecraftian and atmospheric game developed and published by Poison The Inkwell.
Released on June 25th 2020 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 405 reviews of which 348 were positive and 57 were negative resulting in a rating of 8 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 compatible graphics card
  • Storage: 400 MB available space

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Frequently Asked Questions

A Place, Forbidden is free to play on Steam.

A Place, Forbidden is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

A Place, Forbidden received 348 positive votes out of a total of 405 achieving a rating of 8.00.
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A Place, Forbidden was developed and published by Poison The Inkwell.

A Place, Forbidden is playable and fully supported on Windows.

A Place, Forbidden is not playable on MacOS.

A Place, Forbidden is not playable on Linux.

A Place, Forbidden is a single-player game.

A Place, Forbidden does not currently offer any DLC.

A Place, Forbidden does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

A Place, Forbidden does not support Steam Remote Play.

A Place, Forbidden does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for A Place, Forbidden.

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Steam reviews 14 June 2025 05:50

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A Place, Forbidden
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348
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Game modes
Online players
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Developer
Poison The Inkwell
Publisher
Poison The Inkwell
Release 25 Jun 2020
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