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Forgotlings

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72%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

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About Forgotlings

Forgotlings is a single player casual role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Throughline Games and was released on June 12, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Forgotlings is a breathtaking cinematic action-adventure set in a magical land of sentient forgotten objects.

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86%Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews
story18 positive mentions
stability4 negative mentions
  • Stunning hand-drawn art style and beautiful, varied environments with a unique, charming world reminiscent of Studio Ghibli.
  • Engaging story and well-written characters with excellent voice acting that bring life to the narrative.
  • Good pacing that keeps the player engaged for long sessions; includes a mix of exploration, platforming, puzzles, and the strategic INA mini-game as an enjoyable break.
  • Gameplay feels clunky and awkward, especially in combat and platforming, with stiff controls and limited enemy variety making combat unrewarding for some players.
  • The game launched with numerous bugs and technical issues including softlocks, camera problems, and occasional crashes that disrupt progression.
  • Heavy reliance on long unskippable dialogues and hand-holding in early segments makes the pacing slow and can feel tedious or frustrating.

  • story

    46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    39% positive mentions, 54% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The game's story is praised for its strong worldbuilding, unique characters, and emotional, well-voiced narrative that builds on established lore. However, some players find it linear with pacing issues, repetitive tribal-unification themes, and a rushed finale, which dampens engagement. Overall, the story is a highlight but may feel weighed down by some gameplay and structural drawbacks.

    • “Forgotlings hit me in the feels much harder than I expected when I started it. I was already primed for a bittersweet story after Forgotten Anne and it did not disappoint. It uses the vivid world we already got teased with in the first game, the beautiful hand-drawn characters, the uniqueness of each Forgotling, and how it dangles us the hope, faint as it was, of setting right what went wrong in the first game.”
    • “The story revolves around uniting scattered tribes to stop a prophesied beast wreaking havoc across the world.”
    • “Forgotlings has gorgeous artwork, beautiful music, a great story, and the game has many unique characters and they all have voices.”
    • “I don’t enjoy this kind of gameplay where I’m basically just a passive observer forced to accept random events or conditions with no chance to retry or explore different choices in the moment like in normal story-driven games.”
    • “Most of the story is instead about uniting tribes, solving local conflicts and finding purpose when we've lost it all, and I just didn’t find that side of things very compelling after the first island because it was the same song and dance each and every time.”
    • “The final act however felt really rushed and I didn't really like where some storylines went.”

  • gameplay

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The gameplay receives mixed feedback, with some praising its unique blend of combat, puzzle platforming, and aesthetic appeal, while others criticize it for being bug-ridden, overly hand-holding, and lacking depth or engaging level design. Many find the gameplay cumbersome or slow to start, detracting from the overall experience despite strong worldbuilding and story.

    • “Each area follows a gameplay loop of interacting with the denizens of that land's tribe and playing in clear dungeon-like sections where you fight bandits and do some light puzzle platforming.”
    • “Once combat stopped being a chore on story mode, the gameplay flow became much smoother.”
    • “The game seamlessly transitions back and forth between gameplay and cinematics, and the world – where abandoned everyday objects come alive – is fascinating to explore.”
    • “Before I go into the gameplay, I need to address the elephant in the room: this is one of the buggiest games I've played in years.”
    • “But on the other hand, the gameplay is so cumbersome that actually playing the game isn't all that fun.”
    • “The gameplay doesn't really start for nearly two hours.”

  • graphics

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    59% positive mentions, 23% neutral mentions, 18% negative mentions

    The graphics of Forgotlings are consistently praised for their stunning, painterly, and hand-drawn art style reminiscent of Studio Ghibli animations, creating a rich, unique, and memorable world. Visuals are detailed and varied, enhancing the game's atmosphere and storytelling, making it feel like a playable animated movie with charming, polished aesthetics.

    • “The cutscenes were wonderfully animated with Studio Ghibli-esque visuals.”
    • “Speaking of visuals, they were absolutely stunning with super cool and unique environments that created a really memorable world.”
    • “Forgotlings is an underrated charming 2D platformer with remarkably polished voice acting, whimsical soundtrack, and beautiful hand-drawn art direction & graphics, making it feel like playing a Studio Ghibli movie.”
    • “Anyway, since you are playing as a wooden doll with disjointed, cartoon-like animation, it was probably always going to be a compromise between gameplay and visuals.”
    • “The cutscenes were also wonderfully animated Studio Ghibli-esque visuals.”
    • “It’s bigger than the first game, the visuals are more detailed, and overall it feels even more like a playable animated movie.”

  • music

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    58% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The music is widely praised for its beauty and whimsical quality, complementing the game's stunning visuals and voice acting. While some players preferred the soundtrack of similar titles, many found the music to be a magical and integral part of the experience, enhancing the charming, Ghibli-like atmosphere. A few minor technical issues with audio cutting off were noted but did not significantly detract from enjoyment.

    • “Forgotlings is such an underrated charming fun 2D platformer with remarkably highly polished voice acting, whimsical soundtrack, and beautiful hand drawn art direction & graphics, that I felt like I'm playing a Studio Ghibli movie.”
    • “Seeing all the sights & speaking to the unique characters was the main driving force for me but the accompanying music felt equally magical.”
    • “With that said, the artstyle, music and story are the best parts of this game that make it shine.”
    • “The music is fine, though I preferred Forgotten Anne’s soundtrack and art direction.”
    • “Most of the story is instead about uniting tribes, solving local conflicts and finding purpose when we've lost it all, and I just didn’t find that side of things very compelling after the first island because it was the same song and dance each and every time.”
    • “It did cut off at times when playing but worked most of the time, so I'll gladly listen to the OST some more now that I've beaten it.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game generally runs smoothly but exhibits increasing stability issues near the end, including glitches like camera misalignment, frame drops, softlocks, and clipping. While some bugs evoke nostalgic feelings, the frequency and variety of these problems can disrupt the experience.

    • “However, as I got near the ending of the game, I started encountering glitches such as the camera not being on the right scene, frame drops, etc., and some choices that left a bad taste in my mouth.”
    • “Bugs, softlocks, freezes, foreground issues, wall clipping – I documented many of them in the forum, too many to count.”
    • “A lot of the weird glitches and bugs that we ran into were reminiscent of the games I grew up on.”

  • emotional

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a touching and philosophical emotional experience, exploring themes of fate and selflessness through its compelling story and stunning artwork. While the world is engaging to explore, some gameplay mechanics can occasionally disrupt immersion.

    • “The story is touching and cool, the drawings are amazing, the world is something I love to explore.”
    • “To be fair, Forgotlings will get very philosophical at certain points, often touching on themes of fate and doing things for others, or for your own benefit.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The optimization is decent overall, with strong animation quality, impressive background art, and good vocal performances, though the overall performance strength is slightly weaker compared to before.

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the atmosphere for its strong contribution to worldbuilding and audiovisual immersion, which can elevate the overall experience even when gameplay and level design are the primary draws.

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and overly prolonged, especially during the initial tutorial and scripted early hours, which hampers the overall first impression.

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Forgotlings is a casual role playing game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Forgotlings include indie, exploration, emotional, family friendly, cute and others.

Forgotlings is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox One and others.

Forgotlings was released on June 12, 2025.

Forgotlings was developed by Throughline Games.

Forgotlings has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Forgotlings for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Forgotlings is a single player game.