The Forgotten City

Uninteresting poorly animated characters and a lack of actual gameplay make this a very underwhelming and boring experience

interesting time loop mystery game the spooky skeletons shown in the screenshots are optional from my memory if thats putting you off from trying this

Probably one of my favorite games. It took me a while to get into it.. initially the first hour or two I thought the presentation was lackluster, some of the dialog options irksome, and the gameplay to be stifling and limited.. but the more I played the more I became addicted and the more I was excited to see what would happen next.. uncover the next secret. This game checks off my big qualifiers for a truly excellent game: ✅Intricate metroidvania/Spencer mansion/souls like world or game map that is tight and focused and a joy to explore ✅ (SPOILER FREE) Multilayered story that unravels like a onion, the more you peel and the deeper you cut the more you cry.. not that it made me cry it's a figure of speech.. rather, the story created multiple layers of intrigue that emotionally resonate and genuinely surprise as you get deeper into the story ✅ Excellent music ✅ Characters that you care about.. in fact as the game plays out you almost become addicted to opening them up more and exploring their dialog and stories and quests. ✅Strong visual identity. The graphics are definitely not the best.. but the game is very nice to look at and I suspect in 10 years or more the game will still be visually appealing ✅ Great gameplay. While this is the games weakest area.. at the same time it's actually it's strongest.. gameplay doesn't have to involve hopping on gombas which triggers a beautiful fancy animation that spits out coins.. nor are you dodging a giant dragon's fire breath and rolling out of the way of its razor sharp claws on your quest to become Elden lord.. nor are you wall running your character into a wild kill streak while your team captures the flag.... None of that.. sometimes all a great game needs is nothing but some good exploration.. problem solving.. even text based adventures or typing games can have incredible gameplay.. good gameplay is a game that offers you interesting choices you enjoy exploring.. this game delivers tons of interesting choices in spades I'm not going to get into the story, I think that is best explored totally fresh.. I'm not gonna nitpick everything I didn't like.. and I'm not going to tell you this game is "worth 30$ just go ahead and get it".. I will say is this: had I known ahead of time I would like the game this much I would've willingly donated the full 30$ price tag. Truly mind altering experience.

游玩的过程很有意思，但是真结局说实话让我有点失望了

精彩的落魄公元初之旅。从河边醒来，陌生女子为你送行，走过充满着黄金雕像的洞窟石穴，走过荒草群生的历史神迹，走过冥界之主与轮回女神的廊下，抵达两千年前的城市，解开这座遗忘之城的所有秘密。在这座城市里，你需要探寻到人与人的关系，借此解开一个又一个看似平凡却又预兆未来的谜题。 整个游戏画面在可接受范围内，人物性格鲜明清晰，整体逻辑严密，富有神话气息，但最终的结尾稍显败笔（个人）。

Sumergirse en las profundidades de una antigua urbe romana oculta, donde sus habitantes viven bajo la constante amenaza de una misteriosa ley divina, resulta ser una de las experiencias narrativas más absorbentes que he disfrutado. La premisa es tan sencilla como aterradora, estableciendo que si una sola persona comete un pecado, todos mueren. Este concepto se convierte en el motor de una intriga apasionante donde el ensayo y error, impulsado por un bucle temporal muy bien justificado argumentalmente y que es la clave para descubrir la verdad. A nivel jugable, la propuesta brilla por su enfoque en la exploración, la deducción y los diálogos, dejando la acción en un plano puramente anecdótico. Cada habitante de esta ciudad subterránea tiene su propia rutina, sus secretos y sus motivaciones, convirtiendo a la pequeña sociedad en un rompecabezas gigante que el jugador debe armar pieza a pieza. La mecánica del bucle temporal se siente ágil y, lo más importante, respetuosa con el tiempo de quien sostiene el mando. No se trata de repetir tareas tediosas sin sentido una y otra vez, sino de utilizar el conocimiento adquirido en ciclos anteriores para abrir nuevas vías de investigación, atajar problemas o manipular situaciones a nuestro favor de forma muy ingeniosa. El guion es, sin lugar a dudas, el pilar fundamental que sostiene toda la estructura y la principal razón para perderse en sus callejones. Las conversaciones están plagadas de dilemas éticos y reflexiones filosóficas que obligan a cuestionar constantemente nuestra propia brújula moral, todo ello enmarcado en una sorprendentemente rigurosa investigación histórica sobre las costumbres y creencias de la época. Las decisiones que se toman tienen un peso real y tangible en el destino de los personajes, ramificándose de manera natural hasta desembocar en múltiples finales muy diferenciados. Descubrir la verdadera naturaleza del lugar y desenredar la compleja telaraña de intrigas políticas y personales produce una inmensa satisfacción intelectual al encajar las últimas piezas.

The Forgotten City is an absolutely fantastic narrative adventure and one of the most clever uses of a time-loop mechanic I've experienced. The premise is simple but brilliant: you are trapped in an ancient Roman city where, if one person commits a sin, everyone dies. Your only way forward is to investigate the inhabitants, understand their relationships, uncover their secrets, and exploit the time loop to gradually find a way to break the cycle. And this is where the Game Design really shines. Every loop gives you more knowledge, turning you from a confused outsider into an increasingly capable detective. Information becomes your main progression system, and solving a problem in one loop can completely change what is possible in the next. The writing is also excellent. The characters are memorable, the dialogues are well written and performed, and the game constantly puts you in front of interesting moral dilemmas. Your choices genuinely matter, with multiple endings depending on how you approach the mystery. The ancient Roman setting is beautiful and atmospheric, and the combination of exploration, investigation, puzzles, and dialogue makes the whole experience feel refreshingly different from most narrative games. There are a few technical rough edges and the gameplay itself is relatively simple, but honestly, they are easy to overlook when the core concept works this well. If you enjoy mystery, time travel, philosophical dilemmas, or games that trust the player to figure things out for themselves, The Forgotten City is an absolute must-play. A brilliant little mystery and a fantastic example of Game Design built around knowledge rather than power.