Games like Forgotten 23
If Forgotten 23 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure, Sergeant Squidley: Space Cop! and 201 - The Bad Number — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Forgotten 23: Space station Forgotten is in a decaying orbit and engineer Max Novak is the only hope of averting catastrophe with only 23 minutes and endless time loops to spare. Navigate a dark sci-fi adventure, learn more with every loop, solve challenging problems, and uncover the dark secret of the Forgotten.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Top pick for Forgotten 23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Sergeant Squidley: Space Cop!
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Forgotten 23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Forgotten 23.
There's been a murder in Moontropolis, and it's up to Sergeant Squidley to solve it! In this retro roleplaying/adventure hybrid, you’ll spend a week as Squidley trying to crack the case. But between family troubles and saxophone practice will you even find the time for detective work?
201 - The Bad Number
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Forgotten 23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
"201 - The Bad Number" is an interactive science fiction game-book set on a post-apocalyptic Mars. In a world where only 200 people remain, each new inhabitant may hasten civilization's end. Players make choices that impact the fate of humanity and the colony in a unique dystopian setting.
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Forgotten 23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
Dry Drowning
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Forgotten 23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.
Uncover the Smoking Gun
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Forgotten 23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Forgotten 23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Quarantine Circular
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Forgotten 23 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forgotten 23 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Forgotten 23 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Forgotten 23 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Forgotten 23 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Forgotten 23 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Forgotten 23 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Forgotten 23 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under Forgotten 23 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Forgotten 23 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Forgotten 23.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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More from KovalGames
Other recommendable Steam games by KovalGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
DARK MINUTE: Kira's Adventure
WHY THIS
Another title from KovalGames, the studio behind Forgotten 23. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
Platform your way through a shadowy dungeon, grab the cells to unlock the exit, and rush out before the clock hits 1 minute and the lights go out. Welcome to the darkest minute of your life, Kira!
Saghala: Heroes of the Last World
WHY THIS
Another title from KovalGames, the studio behind Forgotten 23. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
2081. Earth, now known as Saghala, was destroyed by nuclear war and coronal mass ejections. Despite the devastation, humanity lingers on. Sixty years after the End, four factions vie for control of the Core, the last fusion reactor. Decide the fate of Saghala in a classic, top-down cRPG!
System Says Normal
WHY THIS
Another title from KovalGames, the studio behind Forgotten 23. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten 23.
You were hired to watch. Not to ask questions. Night shift. Corporate building. Cameras, reports, anomalies. Your predecessor left no final report. Now you're going to find out why. Please proceed.
Frequently asked about Forgotten 23
- How much does Forgotten 23 cost?
- Forgotten 23 is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Forgotten 23?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forgotten 23 are Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure, Sergeant Squidley: Space Cop!, 201 - The Bad Number.
- Who developed Forgotten 23?
- Forgotten 23 was developed by KovalGames and published by indie.io.
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