I, the Forgotten One
Released Jun 2023
To defeat the rebel knights and stabilize the crown, you must journey through the most dangerous realm in the kingdom--your own wretched past.
89% positive · 201 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Steam $7.99
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Evaluation
I, the Forgotten One is a 450,000-word interactive novel published by Hosted Games on June 22, 2023. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained narrative experience — there is no mention of planned expansions, additional chapters, or post-launch content of any kind. Hosted Games typically publishes interactive fiction titles as finished products at launch, with no DLC or update cycle. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no developer roadmap posts, and no announcements of future content. The game launched as a complete package and shows no signals of ongoing or planned content development.
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Store description presents a fully self-contained 450,000-word interactive novel with no mention of DLC, expansions, or planned post-launch content.
Short description frames the game as a complete narrative experience with no indication of future content additions.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Hosted Games
Achievements
31
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
The king is dead. The country is wracked by rebellion. And an old comrade from your past has returned to claim the crown for himself.
I, the Forgotten One is a 450,000-word interactive novel by John Louis. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
You are the late king's eldest child and royal bastard. Disinherited and tossed aside, you were sent off as a child to fight in the distant frontier of the kingdom, to die forgotten and unknown.
You, however, survived, and have been shaped into an instrument of war.
With the realm now in turmoil, you have been called upon to once more bloody your blade.
You must restore peace, by any means necessary.
Even as you feel yourself slipping, deeper and deeper into a pit of despair.
Above all, find purpose and hope, before you shatter for good.
I, the Forgotten One is a 450,000-word interactive novel by John Louis. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
You are the late king's eldest child and royal bastard. Disinherited and tossed aside, you were sent off as a child to fight in the distant frontier of the kingdom, to die forgotten and unknown.
You, however, survived, and have been shaped into an instrument of war.
With the realm now in turmoil, you have been called upon to once more bloody your blade.
You must restore peace, by any means necessary.
Even as you feel yourself slipping, deeper and deeper into a pit of despair.
- Play as a man or woman
- Immerse yourself in a world whose perceptions change based on your chosen physicality
- Specialize in three separate aspects of medieval war
- Choose from three different fighting styles which are further influenced by your physical attributes
- Meet a wide cast of characters, from the mother that disowned you to your surrogate father
- Fall down three separate mental paths
- Sustain your relationship with your family, or let it collapse all together
- Experience the brutal realities of war and its consequences on the mind
Above all, find purpose and hope, before you shatter for good.
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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