# Games like The Forgotten City

> The closest matches to The Forgotten City: Outer Wilds, The Talos Principle, Pentiment, Eternal Threads, and The Old City: Leviathan. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — Same emotional mood as The Forgotten City. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
2. [The Talos Principle](https://imho.run/games/257510/the-talos-principle) — Also Philosophical, like The Forgotten City. 16,978 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/)
3. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Investigation, like The Forgotten City. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
4. [Eternal Threads](https://imho.run/games/1046790/eternal-threads) — Also Time Travel and Investigation, like The Forgotten City. 327 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046790/)
5. [The Old City: Leviathan](https://imho.run/games/297350/the-old-city-leviathan) — Also Philosophical and Walking Simulator, like The Forgotten City. 409 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297350/)
6. [Elsinore](https://imho.run/games/512890/elsinore) — A frequent pick in The Forgotten City players' libraries, and another Indie. 282 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512890/)
7. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — Shares puzzle solving with The Forgotten City. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
8. [Blue Prince](https://imho.run/games/1569580/blue-prince) — A frequent pick in The Forgotten City players' libraries, and another Strategy. 13,179 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/)
9. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — A frequent pick in The Forgotten City players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
10. [Enigma of Fear](https://imho.run/games/1507580/enigma-of-fear) — Shares investigation and puzzle solving with The Forgotten City. 229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1507580/)
11. [The Witness](https://imho.run/games/210970/the-witness) — Shares puzzle solving with The Forgotten City. 8,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/)
12. [Strange Horticulture](https://imho.run/games/1574580/strange-horticulture) — Also Investigation, like The Forgotten City. 9,535 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/)
13. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Same mysterious mood as The Forgotten City. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
14. [STEINS;GATE](https://imho.run/games/412830/steins-gate) — Also Time Travel, like The Forgotten City. 5,168 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412830/)
15. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Forgotten City. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
16. [Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss](https://imho.run/games/2760560/cthulhu-the-cosmic-abyss) — A frequent pick in The Forgotten City players' libraries, and another Adventure. 88 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760560/)
17. [Twelve Minutes](https://imho.run/games/1097200/twelve-minutes) — Also Time Travel, like The Forgotten City. 3,467 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097200/)
18. [Yet Another Killing Game](https://imho.run/games/3217970/yet-another-killing-game) — Shares investigation with The Forgotten City. 170 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3217970/)
19. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Forgotten City. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
20. [Omensight: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/455820/omensight-definitive-edition) — Also Time Travel, like The Forgotten City. 674 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/455820/)
21. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — Also Investigation, like The Forgotten City. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
22. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Philosophical and Investigation, like The Forgotten City. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
23. [Oxenfree](https://imho.run/games/388880/oxenfree) — Also Walking Simulator, like The Forgotten City. 6,745 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388880/)
24. [The Sexy Brutale](https://imho.run/games/552590/the-sexy-brutale) — Also Time Travel, like The Forgotten City. 2,063 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=874260&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=874260&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=874260&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=874260
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/874260
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Forgotten City

The Forgotten City is an adventure RPG developed by Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers that centers on time-loop mechanics, investigation, and cause-and-effect puzzle-solving set in ancient Rome. Players explore the ruins of an underground city and travel roughly 2000 years into the past to unravel a murder mystery, using dialogue-driven narrative and character interaction to gather information and find solutions. Reviewers highlight story as the core gameplay experience, noting that trial-and-error exploration is rewarded through the time-rewind system. The game holds a Metacritic score of 85 and a 96% positive rating from over 7100 Steam reviews, with verified compatibility on Steam Deck. Priced at $24.99, it offers a challenging solo experience of medium length.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 874260
- **Developer:** Modern Storyteller
- **Publisher:** Dear Villagers
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 28, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 85
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/874260/the-forgotten-city)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=874260&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/874260/the-forgotten-city for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*