The Forgotten City News

The Forgotten City has come a long way since we announced it with a trailer at the E3 PC Gaming Show back in 2018. We've built a beautiful, richly detailed and historically authentic ancient Roman city, populated with deeply interactive characters in period costume.
Nobody gets a second chance at a first impression, usually. But this is a game is about going back in time and changing the past, so just for fun, we've gone back and re-visualised that 2018 trailer with visuals from the game today. Enjoy!

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PS. We've been voted into the Top 100 Indies of 2020 on IndieDB, and we're in the running for (Upcoming) Indie of the Year. If you'd like to do us a favour, we'd love it if you'd vote for us. Just follow the link: https://www.indiedb.com/groups/2020-indie-of-the-year-awards/top100 and find the Upcoming / Adventure sections, and vote for The Forgotten City!

Hello, everyone!

As you all know, The Forgotten City was originally planned for this Winter. We wanted to release the game in December but, given this year’s major events, we had to push back the launch. The development team is based in Australia, which was hit especially hard by 2020 and, despite our best efforts, these setbacks slowed down the production process.

Don’t worry, however; the delay only lasts one more season, and the additional time will ensure you get to play the best possible version of the game! This spring, you will finally get the opportunity to travel back in time and solve the mystery of who or what destroyed The Forgotten City.



Keep your eyes open for new announcements concerning the release date of the game: we are in the final stretch of the development of The Forgotten City and more details will come your way soon: starting early next year we will publish more frequently here on Steam to unveil the game content and its features. Don't forget to wishlist us to stay updated!

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Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Each secret uncovered and decision made could save the 26 lost souls caught in the cursed cycle - or doom them forever. Can you break the time loop?
Add The Forgotten City to your wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/The_Forgotten_City/

The release of The Forgotten City is just on the horizon and we're excited to share more updates in the coming weeks.

Back in 2019 we won the Upcoming Indie Game of the Year Award at IndieDB and it was an incredible opportunity to get more eyeballs on the game! This year you have a chance to win free game-keys just for voting, and of course, you get to support your favorite indie developer - us! :-P

[h2]We would be honored to be among the top 100 upcoming indie games of 2020![/h2]

Vote here: https://www.indiedb.com/games/the-forgotten-city

We’re glad to announce that we’re part of the Gamescom Online with The Forgotten City.

While it’s a quite unique Gamescom we have this year, we’re very happy about the online booth we made with Indie Arena Booth & we hope that you’ll enjoy visiting it.

If you missed the news about the online booths at Gamescom, here’s what you need to know:

To visit the booths at Gamescom, you need to go there & register: https://online.indiearenabooth.com/

Once you registered, you will have access to all the booths starting 10PM CET.

If you have troubles finding our booth, here is the dedicated booth link: https://online.indiearenabooth.com/?ID=1415

But that’s not all!

We’re also planning various activities during the weekend to learn more about the game. Here’s a recap of what’s coming:



Dev stream: How to make character models tell their own story

August 30, 01:00 AM CET

Watch John Eyre, Lead Artist on The Forgotten City, as he adds fine detail to character models using new tools in Character Creator 3.

URL : https://www.twitch.tv/dearvillagers



The Forgotten City Q&A

August 30, 11PM CET

We have made a video to answer the most asked questions about The Forgotten City, join us!

URL : https://www.youtube.com/dearvillagers

We hope you'll have a great time during Gamescom & that you'll enjoy the activities we've prepared for you!

Today we showcased some of our latest content with IGN's Summer of Gaming.

We've made some exciting progress on the game including the integration of our facial animation pipeline, and the introduction of some outstanding voice acting talent. In addition to the premiere of our brand new trailer, we have also showcased 8 minutes of gameplay (work in progress), an exclusive premiere to IGN.

If you didn't catch the action live, you can watch our new trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wI8rDGzRPo

& the interview of Nick, founder of Modern Storyteller:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHwbcfSM0pw

You can also watch the 8 minutes gameplay video we made for the occasion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBJ6_Wx6B9w

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