The Forgotten City
Released Jul 2021
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.
95% positive · 13K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
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Evaluation
The Forgotten City launched on July 28, 2021 as a complete, self-contained narrative adventure. The only DLC listed — a soundtrack and a Collector's DLC — were both released on launch day, indicating they were never post-launch additions but rather day-one extras bundled with the release. The developer's post-launch activity consists entirely of two bug-fix patches (versions 1.2 and 1.2.1) issued in late August and early September 2021 to address technical issues and polish the experience. No major content updates, expansions, or new story content have been released or announced at any point. The developer's news history shows no announcements of future content, no roadmaps, and no statements about ongoing development — the studio went quiet after the September 2021 maintenance patch. This is consistent with the game having shipped as a finished, complete product. There is no indication from the developer that additional content was ever planned beyond the base game.
Evidence
Version 1.2.1 supplementary patch released, fixing minor issues. Last official developer communication.
Version 1.2 patch released with bug fixes and minor quality-of-life improvements. No new content announced.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Dear Villagers
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this 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
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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