Adventure · July 28, 2021
The Forgotten City (2021)
Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Combat is an option, but violence will only get you so far. Only by questioning an intertwined community of colourful characters, cleverly exploiting the time loop, and making difficult moral choices can you hope to solve this epic mystery. Here, your decisions matter. The fate of the city is in your hands. Explore an open-world ancient Roman city with historically authentic art, architecture, costumes and customs Investigate a gripping, non-linear mystery with multiple endings Become entwined in the lives of richly detailed, deeply interactive characters Grapple with moral dilemmas which have life-and-death consequences Play as whoever you want, by choosing your character’s gender, origin and backstory Solve problems with reason, charm, bribery, intimidation, violence, or by cleverly exploiting the time-loop
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Peer Adventure titles
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 11.5k Steam reviews | Top 21% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 21% |
| Metacritic | 85/100 | Genre average 77 — top 16% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 50% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Adventure · 277
- Time Travel · 260
- Mystery · 253
- Exploration · 247
- Choices Matter · 233
- Investigation · 227
- Story Rich · 226
- Indie · 224
- RPG · 212
- First-Person · 208
- Multiple Endings · 198
- Walking Simulator · 197
- Atmospheric · 186
- Philosophical · 160
- Great Soundtrack · 156
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 11.5k reviews
11.0k positive · 458 negative
Metacritic
85/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.0/10
Curator recommendations
10.3k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (8)
- English volume_up
- German
- French
- Spanish - Spain
- Simplified Chinese
- Russian
- Japanese
- Korean volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Korean
Press Quotes
“A narrative masterpiece” 9/10 – Game Informer “Amazing... makes genius use of a time loop mechanic” 9/10 – IGN “Superb... a deeply satisfying adventure” 9/10 – GameSpot
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
5h
Typical completion time
Achievements
40
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jul 28, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Modern Storyteller |
| Publisher | Dear Villagers |
| Base price | $6.24 -75% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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