

For an underground city that forcibly traps its citizens and constantly threatens them with death, most of it feels pretty familiar.

The baker bakes bread, the politicians campaign, the guards faithfully stand watch, and the tavern owner spreads gossip.

The Forgotten City is a strange place, with just over twenty inhabitants attempting to preserve a sense of normalcy. When you soon find a backpack Al left behind, you suddenly fall through the floor of the shrine and land in a pool of water, separated from the physical world you know, yet stranded in a mysterious utopia where all sins are punished by death. They meet a stranger who asks them to explore a nearby shrine in order to search for Al, her missing brother. The first scene of THE FORGOTTEN CITY begins with the player awakening at the bank of the River Tiber - with no memory of who they are or why they are there. Additionally, it should be noted that while this title isn't labeled as a psychological horror game, there are some effectively terrifying elements that some players may not be expecting. There are also some optional battle sequences, although no blood or gore's shown, either. As far as inappropriate content goes, there's more than one visual depiction of characters committing suicide as well as a few historically accurate instances of alcohol consumption, although nothing's overtly shown. This is a tale of moral dilemmas and the insidious nature of whatever forces control our physical world. While the developers were committed to recreating an ancient Roman city in the most authentic way, going as far as working with archeologists and scholars, the main focuses are mystery and adventure, not education. What began as a mod (or downloadable modification) for 2011 release Skyrim has now been totally redeveloped as a standalone game. Parents need to know that The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.

