The Forgotten City

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User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 170 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 130 out of 170
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 170
  3. Negative: 10 out of 170

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  1. Mathluzz
    Aug 22, 2023
    9
    One of the best games i ever played, deserves recognition, i Wish there were more games like this
  2. NouredinFrahat
    Jul 5, 2023
    9
    FABULOUS GAME!!
    I was intrigued throughout the game, the story, the OST, everything was top notch.
    It's hard to believe this game was made by only 3 people.
    REALLY LOVE IT
  3. OMGitsTHEMEMI
    May 18, 2023
    9
    An amazing game with and incredible gameplay mechanic, the history could be better but it is still a pretty good gone nonetheless, the game also have enough paths that you wont be bored at all.
  4. auditbadger
    Jan 22, 2023
    9
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  5. Agathra
    Nov 18, 2022
    9
    Excellent game! I can say very little without spoiling it, but think Groundhog Day meets ancient days. Well written and voiced, beautiful graphics, and a great story concept! And multiple endings mean your choices actually do matter! I understand the playtime is around 6 hours but I spent 15 hours just playing around with decisions, dialogue choices, character alliances, etc.
  6. hoanns
    Nov 17, 2022
    9
    Creative time loop mechanic with intriguing plot and charatcters. Great mystery game.
  7. sersimovi
    Oct 27, 2022
    8
    Really loved the world and the whole loop concept. It must be played with patience just so you're able to connect everything all the different characters tell you.
  8. Karamis
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    Criminally underrated Witcher 3 story telling meets inception in Greece.
    I am not the greatest fan of ancient Greek/Rome story setting, but this game made it so interesting I stayed till 5 AM till I finished the game in at least different 3 ways.
    The game is no doubt masterpiece. Clearly product of love for the few developers that worked on it. The story, characters and dialog are    Criminally underrated Witcher 3 story telling meets inception in Greece.
    I am not the greatest fan of ancient Greek/Rome story setting, but this game made it so interesting I stayed till 5 AM till I finished the game in at least different 3 ways.

    The game is no doubt masterpiece. Clearly product of love for the few developers that worked on it.

    The story, characters and dialog are well ground, fantastically delivered, and respect your critical thinking. Ending is elegant and although the plot is intricate all the loose ends are tied flawlessly.    … Expand
  9. denizsavran
    Sep 12, 2022
    8
    I will never forget this game.
    An incredible story, betrayal, intrigue, plot twist... This game has it all for the sake of story. It's a great job, according to a 3-person developer team. I must say it has better story and optimization than most AAA games. (Of course, there is a slight optimization problem.)
    But it bothered me that we asked the same questions to the people we talked to    I will never forget this game.
    An incredible story, betrayal, intrigue, plot twist... This game has it all for the sake of story. It's a great job, according to a 3-person developer team. I must say it has better story and optimization than most AAA games. (Of course, there is a slight optimization problem.)
    But it bothered me that we asked the same questions to the people we talked to in the game, and this reduced the diversity. On the other hand, after spending some time in the game, you see that we do nothing but talk. The game has a crouch key to go stealth, but it doesn't do much. Finally, as the story progresses, the names of some characters are forgotten, although the game tries to remind us of these characters, it is not very successful.    … Expand
  10. Moazelbahy
    Jul 9, 2022
    10
    The most beautiful and magnificent work of art and dedication i ever seen in my 12 years of gaming truly a once in a life time masterpiece of writing and design
  11. BoeliB
    Jul 6, 2022
    10
    good game. good game. good game. good game. good game. good game. good game. good game.
  12. MetoTheBabo
    Jul 6, 2022
    9
    This game is pretty good if you like history or fantasy. A pretty good adventure , graphics are decent , story is really great. But just one thing I don't like about this game is that the face expressions of the chacaracters . But its not a really big problem.
  13. gmontillot13
    Jun 10, 2022
    10
    Just a masterpiece. Clever, beautiful, touching… a must play. Can’t recommend it enough.
  14. Charbles18
    Jun 5, 2022
    8
    A game with great time loop and puzzle mechanics, sadly bogged down by clunky combat. The time loop puzzle is satisfying, but the game loses its momentum towards the end when it devolves into scouring the map in fetch quests.
  15. Sepherim
    May 31, 2022
    9
    The Forgotten City es sin duda un juego muy recomendable. La historia está muy bien construida, con un buen desarrollo de los eventos, los giros de guión y los personajes. No tiene muchas decisiones que tomar ni una variedad grande de finales, pero es un puzzle muy bien montado sobre como romper el bucle temporal (me recuerda a Deathloop en esto, aunque casi sin combate ni sigilo). ElThe Forgotten City es sin duda un juego muy recomendable. La historia está muy bien construida, con un buen desarrollo de los eventos, los giros de guión y los personajes. No tiene muchas decisiones que tomar ni una variedad grande de finales, pero es un puzzle muy bien montado sobre como romper el bucle temporal (me recuerda a Deathloop en esto, aunque casi sin combate ni sigilo). El bucle se rompe de ciertas formas para lo cual hay quests con marcadores si los quieres usar para ir resolviendo cada cosa, pero que puedes tener desactivados si prefieres (como yo) hacerlo por ti mismo sin guias. La jugabilidad principalmente es cosa de explorar, hablar con gente, encontrar y usar objetos como una aventura gráfica clásica, con una pequeña zona (relativamente opcional) que incluye una parte de combate. El juego es un poco corto (9 horas para mi y eso que me dediqué bastante a hacer cosas por completismo) pero en este caso funciona bien porque no tienes la sensación de que haya nada de relleno, y haberlo alargado probablemente lo hubiera acabado haciendo repetitivo.

    Gráficamente el juego no es lo más puntero que vas a encontrar, pero cumple bien; y la recreación del entorno de la antigua roma es simplemente brillante en su detalle, rigor y cuidado. El sonido tiene un nivel bastante bueno, con una música adecuada que acompaña muy bien, buenos actores de voces (al menos en inglés), etc. Y, cosa rara en estos tiempos, yo no me he encontrado ningún bug.

    Por todo ello, sin duda Forgotten City es un juego muy recomendable. No perfecto pero si excelente. Un 8,5.    … Expand
  16. Mene0
    May 23, 2022
    8
    A great game, with an exciting story told in a way that could only be told in a video game. The characters and situations are well written and the juxtaposition of ancient rome and modern times is entertaining. The amount of historical research that went into the making of this game is staggering, considering the short dev team.
  17. customer005
    Mar 23, 2022
    9
    Wonderful game. The story is a masterpiece.
    But the only problem is that I can finish one of the endings too quickly. I wish I had been ignorant of the truth for longer.
  18. L337KREW
    Feb 13, 2022
    9
    Beautiful detective game. The city is visually nice, the various endings are good!
  19. Mandulum
    Feb 7, 2022
    8
    An enjoyable time loop romp through a little Roman village.

    Date Completed: 2022-02-06
    Playtime: 7h
    Enjoyment: 8/10
    Recommendation: Yes!
  20. AzorAhay
    Jan 23, 2022
    9
    Good story, I'm not regret at all playing this game. Did all endings and enjoy them all, if you like a story based game you need to play this. Plus I learn some new thinks about Ancient time.
  21. Kelen
    Jan 9, 2022
    8
    [PL]
    7,5/10 ❤️ - Bardzo dobra
    (po ukończeniu gry i zobaczeniu wszystkich zakończeń)

    Rozgrywka bardzo uboga, polega głównie na chodzeniu i rozmawianiu.
    Niewiele walki i fatalnie rozłożona w czasie gry.

    Fabuła fajna, momentami bardzo wciągająca.
    Ukończenie bardzo satysfakcjonujące.

    Niesamowicie inspirująca gra.
  22. MaxByMeta
    Dec 26, 2021
    8
    What a great story rich game! I enjoyed every moment of it!
    Although I learned something new about history by playing this game, so it was definitely worth it
  23. buficek
    Nov 27, 2021
    9
    This game has an amazing story full of twists and turns, original puzzles and beautiful graphics. I would give it 10/10 because it's an experience you won't forget. But you also won't forget the problems that the game has and they annoyed me all the time. Lags and objects appearing in front of you or the fact that the game sometimes just stops and starts loading wouldn't bother me thatThis game has an amazing story full of twists and turns, original puzzles and beautiful graphics. I would give it 10/10 because it's an experience you won't forget. But you also won't forget the problems that the game has and they annoyed me all the time. Lags and objects appearing in front of you or the fact that the game sometimes just stops and starts loading wouldn't bother me that much. What bothered me though was the over the top political correctness. It was very annoying especially because story is everything in this game. Some of the characters were in the game to impose the author's political views to the player. I want to enjoy an otherwise interesting story, not be lectured on political issues.

    The Forgotten City is an amazing game that is only stopped from perfection by its not-so-good technical state and completely inappropriate political propaganda. I look forward to more games from these developers and hope they avoid the mentioned problems in their next projects.    … Expand
  24. Kubasa_Undead
    Nov 23, 2021
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal game, fantastic story told in a way that just grabs you by the balls and holds onto them until the end. Bravo! Haven't play something that good for a while.
  25. hello_world
    Nov 23, 2021
    8
    The forgotten city is a game the lives or dies by its writing. Thankfully the game is quite well written (mostly). The game is less concerned with epic battles or even dialogue options with branching paths and is more interested with politics and philosophy. At its core, the game is about ethics, about what is right and wrong and how do we know what is right or wrong. An ambitious way toThe forgotten city is a game the lives or dies by its writing. Thankfully the game is quite well written (mostly). The game is less concerned with epic battles or even dialogue options with branching paths and is more interested with politics and philosophy. At its core, the game is about ethics, about what is right and wrong and how do we know what is right or wrong. An ambitious way to write a game, and it mostly works.

    This is not like Nier: Automata who talks about philosophers but doesn't go to far into the actual philosophy of the big thinkers they invoke. The Forgotten city wants you to engage with the ideas of ethics and morality and in the end, it does pick a side on what they think is the most correct answer to these ideas they put forth. I respect that they did this and would love it for other devs do the same instead of doing the whole "it's up to the player" mentality which has its place in gaming, but it can come off as a cop out for a mot of games and feel like the publisher was too afraid that picking a side would hurt their profits. That being said, I find that the level of depth they went into was quite shallow and isn't anything you would find in a first year philosophy class. After hiring historians to help make sure their world had historical authenticity, I felt like they could have also benefited from hiring a philosophy professor to help with the writing.

    I am three paragraphs in and I have yet to talk about the gameplay or the graphics. That's because both are serviceable and there isn't much to talk about. The game does have light puzzle mechanics, which are fine if a little one-note. The combat is pretty out of place and the game could probably be better without it. As I said in the review, the game lives or dies by its writing, because gameplay wise, it is unremarkable. The game is totally worth the experience if you're looking for something new, don't get it if you're looking for an action packed adventure.    … Expand
  26. Booth211
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    This game was surprisingly fun. Of course it's not on the same narrative and development level as a AAA game because it was made by a team of 3 people. Granted, my bar was set pretty low, but I was pleasantly surprised. Definitely worth checking out.
  27. dick7181
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    Simply amazing. I hear the complaints about "stiff graphics" but understanding where this game comes from as well as the idea of 'art style' will get you past this barrier. This game is an experience that no gamer should go without experiencing. It will influence other games for years to come. Play a pioneer while it's still easily digestible. Also, avoid spoilers at all costs!
  28. besiegedparent
    Oct 16, 2021
    9
    This is the first time-loop game I've played, and I loved it. I found it very immersive, despite its relative simplicity. It got me thinking and problem-solving in a way unlike the adventure games I usually play.
  29. Archound
    Oct 1, 2021
    9
    Outer Wilds, but in ancient Rome and with a detective vibe. Must play for narrative games lovers.
  30. Monge
    Sep 1, 2021
    10
    The game looked like it would disappoint, mainly because of the terrible endings that games of this style have been releasing.

    However, I was surprised, with well-written dialogues and a sense of importance in the story.

    I could see the effort in delivering a good ending, and I hope the developers continue with new projects.
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    The creators from Modern Storyteller, have done what others can't - they have managed to turn a successful modification into a standalone game that is receiving acclaim on all sides. Excellent production values (especially for an indie game) meet with well-crafted and original game design to create a truly unique experience. [Issue#317]
  2. Games.cz
    Nov 30, 2021
    80
    A brilliant game that’s all about conversations. You get stuck in a time loop which sounds potentially frustrating but actually isn’t because you don’t have to repeat yourself in any way. It’s just a shame that the game’s a bit ugly and the puzzles a bit trivial.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Oct 17, 2021
    78
    Modern Storyteller did right by rewriting its popular mod for a new world. Aside from some rookie mistakes and an apparent lack of budget, the story is exciting and memorable, and I really did not want to leave this cursed city. I definitely wouldn’t mind a few additional quests.
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