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The Forgotten City

The Forgotten City overview

Modern Storyteller | Jul 28, 2021 | game

Released

16players observed · 23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC

AdventureIndieRPGTime TravelMysterySteam Store

  • Latest observed players16 · 23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak167
  • Units sold (VGI)409,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$6,700,000
  • Review score96% positive

The Forgotten City dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players16 · 23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak167
  • Units sold (VGI)409,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$6,700,000
  • Review score96% positive
  • Total reviews13,123
  • Release dateJul 28, 2021
  • DeveloperModern Storyteller
  • PublisherDear Villagers

Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Modern StorytellerPublisher: Dear Villagers

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Game overview

Overview

The Forgotten City comes from Modern Storyteller and is published by Dear Villagers. It arrived on Steam on Jul 28, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Forgotten City's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 16 players at 23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC, with a tracked peak near 167. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 96% positive across 13,123 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Forgotten City is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishGermanFrenchSpanish - SpainSimplified ChineseRussianJapaneseKorean languages with full audio support

6 regional rating boards including dejus, pegi, usk, oflc, and cero

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed3GHz (4 Core) CPU8 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 750 Ti 2GB | AMD Radeon R7 26526 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 64-bit3.2 GHz (4 Core) CPU8 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 1060 | AMD Radeon RX 58026 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Forgotten City has sold up to 409,000 units and has 11,165 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,700,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Forgotten City overview details

The Forgotten City combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Awards & Nominations About the Game 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

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Forgotten City is listed as a game with $4.99 (80% off from $24.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 16 players at 23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC, a tracked peak of 167, and 96% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Forgotten City
Steam App ID874260
Typegame
Release dateJul 28, 2021
DeveloperModern Storyteller
PublisherDear Villagers
Price$4.99 (80% off from $24.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , German, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Korean * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players16 · 23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak167
Positive reviews12,599
Negative reviews524
Total reviews13,123
Positive percent96%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
Recommendations11,165
Average playtime630 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 28, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)7 July 2026 - 13:08:47 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
LooperNo description
The Many Shall SufferNo description
The One That Got AwayNo description
The Ones That Got AwayNo description
The Canon EndingNo description
Grave RobberNo description
Dead ShotNo description
Super LooperNo description
Bloodless ShadowNo description
HerculeanNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeDisclaimer: The Forgotten City is not affiliated with any third party game or franchise. © 2021 Modern Storyteller Pty Ltd. The Forgotten City is a registered trademark of Modern Storyteller Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/874260
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/874260
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Forgotten City

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Forgotten City?

The Forgotten City's latest SteamPulse observation records 16 players at 23 September 2026 - 06:13:56 UTC, with a tracked peak of 167 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 11 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Forgotten City growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 31 players; the highest observed daily value is 56 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Forgotten City?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (31.6%), Canada (13.3%), Sweden (5.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.1%), Canada (10.8%), Germany (5.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.4%), Canada (11.7%), Germany (5.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.5%), Canada (9.2%), China (6.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Forgotten City?

The Forgotten City currently sits at 96% positive across 13,123 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 12,599 positive reviews and 524 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Forgotten City have?

The Forgotten City currently has about 40K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Forgotten City?

The Forgotten City is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. That is 80% below the usual price of $24.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 11,165, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

96% positive, 12,599 positive, 524 negative

Price and discount

$4.99 (80% off from $24.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

40

Platform releases
  • Steam 28 July 2021
  • Xbox 28 July 2021
  • PlayStation 28 July 2021

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

The Forgotten City x Pathologic 2Bundle #50321 - 5% off$56.98The Forgotten City - Digital Collector's EditionBundle #21467 - 10% off$31.47Trapped in Time and SpaceBundle #67293 - 10% off$40.48Mysteries in CivilizationBundle #48191 - 5% off$22.54
The Forgotten City SoundtrackThe complete official soundtrack of The Forgotten City. 30 tracks, 1 hr 17 mins.music #1662400$5.99The Forgotten City - Collector's DLCSublim your journey in The Forgotten City with the Collector DLC pack.dlc #1662430$3.99
The Forgotten CityBuy The Forgotten City #276504$24.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

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 requirements

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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