The Forgotten City

The Forgotten City
Cover art
Developer(s)Modern Storyteller
Publisher(s)Dear Villagers
Director(s)Nick Pearce
Producer(s)Nick Pearce
Designer(s)Nick Pearce
Programmer(s)Alexander Goss
Artist(s)John Eyre
Writer(s)Nick Pearce
Composer(s)Michael Allen
EngineCreation Engine (mod)
Unreal Engine 4[2]
Platform(s)
Release
  • Original mod
  • 4 October 2015[1]
  • Standalone game
  • 28 July 2021
  • Nintendo Switch
  • 23 September 2021
  • Stadia
  • 28 July 2022
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure role-playing game developed by Australian developer Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers with additional support from Film Victoria. It is a full video game adaptation of the critically-acclaimed Skyrim mod of the same name. Initially released in 2015 as a mod, the full game was released in July 2021 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.[3] A cloud-based version launched in September 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, with another being released in July 2022 for Google Stadia.[4][5]

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  2. ^ Crecente, Brian (August 12, 2021). "How a team of three created a narrative masterpiece in The Forgotten City". Unreal Engine. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Home". forgottencitygame.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Whitehead, Thomas (September 23, 2021). "The Forgotten City - Cloud Version Is Out Today On Switch". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Forgotten City Arrives on Stadia". stadiasource.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.