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Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Unravel the mystery at the city’s heart by exploiting its deadly time loop, questioning locals, exploring, and solving puzzles. The fate of the city is in your hands.

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Turbo Overkill Releases Second Episode; 5 More Modder-Made Games You Can't Miss

Turbo Overkill Releases Second Episode; 5 More Modder-Made Games You Can't Miss

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Turbo Overkill, a modder-made indie title, has released its second episode. It's a great story of a modder moving into the commercial scene, so we've...

Veni, Vidi, Video - DBolical YouTube Roundup August 29th - September 2nd

Veni, Vidi, Video - DBolical YouTube Roundup August 29th - September 2nd

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Check out this week’s roundup of the mods and indies that were featured on the DBolical YouTube!

Players Choice - Indie of the Year 2021

Players Choice - Indie of the Year 2021

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It's now time to announce the winners of the 2021 Indie of the Year awards - as chosen by you!

The Forgotten City nominated for 2 x Golden Joystick GOTY awards!

The Forgotten City nominated for 2 x Golden Joystick GOTY awards!

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We're delighted to report that The Forgotten City has been nominated for two prestigious Golden Joystick Awards: PC Game Of The Year, and Ultimate Game...

The Forgotten City is 20% off on Steam for 48 hours!

The Forgotten City is 20% off on Steam for 48 hours!

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The Forgotten City is 20% off for 48 hours on Steam!

The Forgotten City is now available, with a 10% launch discount

The Forgotten City is now available, with a 10% launch discount

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Check out what the critics are saying, beginning with Game Informer: "A narrative masterpiece. 9/10"

The Forgotten City is now available!

The Forgotten City is now available!

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The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure game of exploration and deduction, and a re-imagining of the critically acclaimed mod that won a national Writers’...

The Forgotten City: From Award Winning Mod to Stand-alone Game!

The Forgotten City: From Award Winning Mod to Stand-alone Game!

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I made a mod, The Forgotten City, which won a Writer's Guild award, so I spent the last 4 years turning it into a stand-alone game. Here's the story of...

The Forgotten City is coming this July, so here's a Gameplay Preview!

The Forgotten City is coming this July, so here's a Gameplay Preview!

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It won’t be long until The Forgotten City launches this July, but in the meantime, we’ve prepared a new gameplay preview narrated by voice actor Steven...

The Forgotten City is coming to all consoles in Summer 2021!

The Forgotten City is coming to all consoles in Summer 2021!

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We're extremely excited to share the latest cinematic trailer for The Forgotten City!

Players Choice - Best Upcoming Indie 2020

Players Choice - Best Upcoming Indie 2020

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It's time to present the Best Upcoming Indie Games of 2020, as decided by you!

Check out The Forgotten City's reveal trailer... Again!

Check out The Forgotten City's reveal trailer... Again!

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The Forgotten City has come a long way since we announced it with a trailer at the E3 PC Gaming Show back in 2018. We've built a beautiful, richly detailed...

The Forgotten City is part of the Indie Arena Booth for the Gamescom online!

The Forgotten City is part of the Indie Arena Booth for the Gamescom online!

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We’re glad to announce that we’re part of the Gamescom Online with The Forgotten City, join us online!

The Forgotten City was in the IGN Summer Of Gaming event stream!

The Forgotten City was in the IGN Summer Of Gaming event stream!

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Discover our brand new trailer & interview of Nick Pearce!

We were on the PC Gaming Show with The Forgotten City!

We were on the PC Gaming Show with The Forgotten City!

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The PC Gaming Show by PCgamer is over for our mature narrative-driven game The Forgotten City. If you missed it, don't worry, here's the new trailer we...

Don't miss LudoNarraCon panel about time loop games next week! Feat. epic guests!

Don't miss LudoNarraCon panel about time loop games next week! Feat. epic guests!

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We're taking part in a panel about narration in games based on repetitions next week, join us!

Players Choice - Best Upcoming Indie 2019

Players Choice - Best Upcoming Indie 2019

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It’s time to present the Best Upcoming Indie Games of 2019, as decided by you!

The Forgotten City levels up thanks to Dear Villagers

The Forgotten City levels up thanks to Dear Villagers

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We’re very excited to announce that we’ve partnered with publisher Dear Villagers for the release of The Forgotten City! This collaboration is fantastic...

Making beautiful characters on an indie budget

Making beautiful characters on an indie budget

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Modern Storyteller is a tiny game studio, but we're using cool new software and tech to make beautiful character models and mocap animations for our game...

This Week In Indie Games: March 17 2019

This Week In Indie Games: March 17 2019

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The biggest indie gaming stories for the week of March 17 2019.

How to turn your mod into an indie game

How to turn your mod into an indie game

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So you’ve made a successful mod. Congratulations! Perhaps you’ve heard of the incredible success of mod-to-indie transformations like PUBG, Team Fortress...

Why "The Forgotten City" is better with an ancient Roman setting

Why "The Forgotten City" is better with an ancient Roman setting

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As many of you know, The Forgotten City is a re-imagining of my mod of the same name. While the mod was well received, I’m determined to make everything...

This Week In Indie Games: October 14 2018

This Week In Indie Games: October 14 2018

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The biggest indie gaming stories for the week of October 14 2018.

Why I walked away from my legal career to make video games

Why I walked away from my legal career to make video games

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Before I founded Modern Storyteller and began making The Forgotten City, I was working as a legal and strategy advisor to a multi-billion dollar tech...

The Forgotten City wins an Unreal E3 Award

The Forgotten City wins an Unreal E3 Award

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The Forgotten City - the stand-alone re-imagining of the award-winning mod - today won an Unreal E3 award for making a big splash at E3.

This Week In Indie Games: June 15 2018

This Week In Indie Games: June 15 2018

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The biggest indie gaming stories for the week of June 15 2018.

Announcing: The Forgotten City, a standalone re-imagining of the award-winning mod

Announcing: The Forgotten City, a standalone re-imagining of the award-winning mod

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As announced by PC Gamer during its press conference today at E3, The Forgotten City, a time travel murder mystery from Modern Storyteller, will invite...