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The Forgotten City

2021 86 / 100 Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG)
The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure game of exploration and deduction, and a re-imagining of the critically acclaimed mod of the same name. Combat is an option, but violence will only get you so far. Only by questioning an intertwined community of colorful characters, cleverly exploiting the time loop, and making difficult moral choices can you hope to solve this epic mystery. Here, your decisions matter. The f Show full summary

The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure game of exploration and deduction, and a re-imagining of the critically acclaimed mod of the same name. Combat is an option, but violence will only get you so far. Only by questioning an intertwined community of colorful 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.

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✓ Adventure Genre ✓ Mystery Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ First person Perspective
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Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Trapped in a secret underground city during the Roman Empire, twenty-six lost souls cling to life. In this precarious utopia, if one person breaks the mysterious Golden Rule, everyone dies. As a time-traveller drawn two thousand years into the past, you’ll relive their final moments in an endless loop, exploring and interrogating, and changing the course of the day with each secret you uncover. Only by 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.

ExperienceStory-focused ExperienceChoices GameplayRole-playing GenreAdventure GenreIndie GenreRole-playing (RPG) ThemeDrama ThemeFantasy ThemeHistorical ThemeMystery Traitcharacter customization Traitcustomizable characters Traitdetective Traitinvestigation Traitmultiple endings Traitmurder mystery Traitnarrative-driven Traitnon-linear Traitpreviously on - prime gaming Traitroman empire Traittime loop Traittime manipulation Traittime travel

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Developer
Modern Storyteller
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Dear Villagers, Plug In Digital
Franchise
Standalone
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Single player
Perspective
First person
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Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Mystery
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  • Xbox One Jul 28, 2021
  • PlayStation 4 Jul 28, 2021
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Jul 28, 2021
  • Xbox Series X|S Jul 28, 2021
  • PlayStation 5 Jul 28, 2021
  • Mac Feb 23, 2023

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