The Forgotten City

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Digital Collector's Edition also available.
		Digital Collector's Edition also available.
GOG.com		Digital Collector's Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Collector's Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Collector's Edition also available.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Soundtrack
Collector's DLC

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/874260/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\ModernStoryteller01\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/874260/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Ultra-widescreen

Change the way FOV is calculated^[2]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini in a text editor.
Add the following lines:

[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

High dynamic range display (HDR)

Modify Engine.ini^[3]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open the Engine.ini file with a text editor.
At the end of the file, paste the following code:

[SystemSettings]
r.AllowHDR=1
r.HDR.EnableHDROutput=1
r.HDR.Display.OutputDevice=5
r.HDR.Display.ColorGamut=0
r.HDR.UI.CompositeMode=1
r.HDR.UI.Level=0.3

This is not supported in Windowed or Borderless modes.

Input settings

Control settings

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Key bindings
Controller bindings

Audio settings

Interface settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Russian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Dialogue audio may be changed

Dialogue audio may become muted or lowered despite the set audio volume^[4]

Quests may not be completable

The "Secret Admirer" quest may not be marked as completed in the quest log^[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2500 2.7 GHz AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i5-4570 3.2 GHz AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 AMD Radeon HD 6950 DirectX 10 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 380 DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/874260/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (874260) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Awesome games coming in 2020 and beyond - last accessed on 2020-01-02
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-30
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-29
↑ Please Help The Forgotten City - last accessed on 2021-07-29
↑ Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed - last accessed on 2021-07-29

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/874260/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (874260) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/874260/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (874260) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Awesome games coming in 2020 and beyond - last accessed on 2020-01-02

[3] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-30

[4] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-07-29

[5] Please Help The Forgotten City - last accessed on 2021-07-29

[6] Secret Admirer isn't clearing once completed - last accessed on 2021-07-29

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Developers
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	Modern Storyteller
Publishers
	Dear Villagers
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^[1]
Release dates
Windows	July 28, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	82
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Classical, Detective/mystery