The Forgotten City

89KS85Metacritic
Released Jul 28, 2021by Modern StorytellerOverwhelmingly Positive(96% of 13.5K Steam reviews)Recent: 92% positive

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.

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Green Man Gaming
Green Man GamingOfficial
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£20.99
-79% vs Steam£4.31
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Steam
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£20.99
-75%£5.24
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Eneba
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Lowest price
-93% vs Steam£1.41
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Gamivo
GamivoKeyshop
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-92% vs Steam£1.59
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-91% vs Steam£1.85
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Multipacks (4)

DLCs (2)

About The Forgotten City



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

Game details

Game details

Released
Platforms
Controller support
Full
Steam Deck
Verified
Metacritic
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Age ratings

PEGI 16USK 16CERO ZCSRR C15

Game modes

The Forgotten City price history

Lowest tracked price: £1.39 (Jul 7, 2026) · current best: £1.41 across 5 stores.

The Forgotten City player count & reviews

95% positive reviews in the last 30 days (96% all-time) · ~4 new reviews/day · 94 peak players in the last 30 days.

The Forgotten City — frequently asked questions

Where can I buy The Forgotten City at the cheapest price?

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What is the lowest price The Forgotten City has ever been?

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How many people play The Forgotten City?

The Forgotten City peaked at 94 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 26, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.

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System requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • 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

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: 3.2 GHz (4 Core) CPU
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 | AMD Radeon RX 580
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 26 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • Additional Notes: Recommend installing on SSD

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