

There really isn’t combat in The Forgotten City, but if you want to pick up a bow and start shooting arrows that’s certainly a choice you can make-of course, it’ll invoke the ire of the gods, turning everyone to gold.

It sets up the rules for its world and allows you to dabble as you see fit. The Forgotten City is a beautiful game, full of gorgeous Roman architecture-but it’s all window dressing for an extremely clever story. To do so, you’ll need to exploit The Golden Rule and the ensuing time reset. It’s a harsh reality to live in, but the population is trapped underground in their gilded city-and it’s up to you to stop it. If any person in the city commits a sin-murder, theft, etc.-then the entire population will be turned to gold. And while The Forgotten City’s open world encourages you to explore and try different solutions, you always have to be aware of The Golden Rule. You can choose to approach The Forgotten City’s story in whatever way you’d like-through wits, bribery and clever problem solving. Soon, you stumble on a portal that sends you back 2,000 years and thrusts you into the heart of a mystery that involves ancient politics, deception, and angry gods. The city is crumbling, but gilded with gold and full of golden statues stuck in postures of fear. You play as a traveler who stumbles upon the ruins, and becomes trapped in the long-dead city. The Forgotten City is a first person adventure game about a mystery in a hidden, underground Roman city.
