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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.

The Forgotten City is a adventure, time travel and mystery game developed by Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers.
Released on July 28th 2021 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese and Korean.

It has received 11,459 reviews of which 11,008 were positive and 451 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 6.24€ on Steam with a 75% discount, but you can find it for 0.72€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Forgotten City into these genres:

Adventure Time Travel Mystery Exploration Choices Matter Investigation Story Rich Indie RPG First-Person Multiple Endings Walking Simulator Atmospheric Philosophical Great Soundtrack Remake Fantasy Rome Open World Silent Protagonist

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
Processor: 3GHz (4 Core) CPU
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti 2GB | AMD Radeon R7 265
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 26 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025

The problem with many time loop games is that it quickly becomes tedious doing the same actions over and over in subsequent loops. This annoying tendency usually puts me off of looping games entirely. But that's not a problem in this game. There is a guy you meet first thing in every loop that you can tell to go automatically do all the stuff you've figured out already in previous loops. This is ingenious and saves so much busy work. It means you're constantly exploring new options instead of rehashing what you've already done. This is a game with an interesting and satisfying mystery to figure out. It kept me intrigued. The only complaint I have is that the layout of the city can be confusing at first, and I don't recall there being any kind of in-game map. This is a slow paced mystery game, and there's not really any combat. So don't expect a hack and slash like Skyrim. At the time I'm writing this the game is on sale for 75% off, and it is definitely worth a playthrough.

May 2025

Short & sweet time loop mystery. The mouse wheel works pretty badly for switching weapons/flashlight, be sure to use the number keys. The price seems high to me, but the game goes on sale frequently.

Feb. 2025

I had so much fun playing this game and figuring it out. It's the perfect game for a history lover and if you like being a bit of a detective. Only issue I've had is finding another game like it now that I have completed it.

Aug. 2024

One of the best story games of all time. There are very few games like this--Serious, story rich, choices matter, combat-optional rpg's with mature art styles and philosophical dilemmas. It has multiple endings and non-linear questlines. It's also really surprising how few non-combat FPS adventure games there are. You'll remember it for the rest of your life.

July 2024

This game lets me live out my ultimate fantasy of going back in time to the roman empire with a glock.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Forgotten City is currently priced at 6.24€ on Steam.

The Forgotten City is currently available at a 75% discount. You can purchase it for 6.24€ on Steam.

The Forgotten City received 11,008 positive votes out of a total of 11,459 achieving an impressive rating of 9.33.

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The Forgotten City was developed by Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers.

The Forgotten City is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Forgotten City is not playable on MacOS.

The Forgotten City is not playable on Linux.

The Forgotten City is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for The Forgotten City. Explore additional content available for The Forgotten City on Steam.

The Forgotten City does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Forgotten City does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Forgotten City is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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