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Updated · Gematsu · Jun 14
Forgotlings Reaches PS5 and Xbox Series on June 18 as PC Expands to 3 Stores
Updated
Updated · Gematsu · Jun 14

Forgotlings Reaches PS5 and Xbox Series on June 18 as PC Expands to 3 Stores

3 articles · Updated · Gematsu · Jun 14

Summary

  • June 18 will bring Forgotlings to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, extending the 2D cinematic action-adventure beyond its PC debut.
  • The rollout also adds the PC version to Epic Games Store and GOG, alongside its existing Steam release that began on February 17.
  • Throughline Games and Hitcents pitch the game as a semi-open-world Metroidvania set in a realm of lost objects, where players guide Fig to unite warring tribes against a looming threat.
  • Key features include stealth or direct combat, dialogue and INA challenges, full voice acting, a Theatre of Voices score, and hand-drawn animation aimed at an animated-film feel.

Insights

Can a Metroidvania thrive by replacing intense combat with diplomacy?
In a world of forgotten things, can this game's story find its own purpose?