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Forgotton Anne cover art

Forgotton Anne

Throughline Games · 2018-05-15

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 26, 2019 (iOS), Jun 21, 2018 (Mac), May 15, 2018 (Xbox One), May 15, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 18, 2019 (Android), May 15, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.

0
playing now
90%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (61 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (1 downloads)
4.53★
PlayStation Store rating (959 ratings)
7.3h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 8h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Forgotton Anne is a cinematic adventure-platform game developed by ThroughLine Games and published by Square Enix Collective. The game uses a hand-drawn anime aesthetic style and an orchestral score performed by the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra and was released on May 15, 2018 on Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game was released for macOS on June 21, 2018, Nintendo Switch on November 9, 2018, iOS on June 26, 2019, and Android on December 18, 2019. A follow-up game, Forgotlings, was released on February 17, 2026.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 104 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 28,023 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 51k–123k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,056 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$2.19-89%
GOG$2.19-89%
Microsoft Store$4.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2025-03-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 59 of 75 observed days · $0.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
646420182026Week of 2018-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-09-15 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992018-05-152026-10-152018-05-15 — best price $14.392018-08-29 — best price $19.992018-11-27 — best price $19.992019-02-12 — best price $11.992019-04-04 — best price $10.792019-07-09 — best price $19.992019-10-21 — best price $7.992019-12-20 — best price $7.202020-03-02 — best price $7.992020-05-27 — best price $19.992020-07-22 — best price $8.002020-09-01 — best price $19.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $7.992021-02-05 — best price $6.792021-03-15 — best price $19.992021-04-30 — best price $7.992021-06-24 — best price $7.992021-08-23 — best price $6.992021-11-02 — best price $19.992021-12-16 — best price $4.992022-03-07 — best price $7.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-10-24 — best price $10.002023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-08-01 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-11-05 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-12-11 — best price $1.992026-03-27 — best price $1.992026-08-28 — best price $2.192026-09-09 — best price $2.192026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-10-03 — best price $1.992026-10-15 — best price $2.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4972026-06-04 — 14 pageviews2026-06-08 — 8 pageviews2026-06-12 — 16 pageviews2026-06-16 — 21 pageviews2026-06-20 — 23 pageviews2026-06-24 — 49 pageviews2026-06-28 — 28 pageviews2026-07-02 — 28 pageviews2026-07-06 — 15 pageviews2026-07-10 — 16 pageviews2026-07-14 — 13 pageviews2026-07-18 — 24 pageviews2026-07-22 — 27 pageviews2026-07-26 — 29 pageviews2026-07-30 — 17 pageviews2026-08-03 — 21 pageviews2026-08-07 — 13 pageviews2026-08-11 — 13 pageviews2026-08-15 — 21 pageviews2026-08-19 — 14 pageviews2026-08-23 — 7 pageviews2026-08-27 — 24 pageviews2026-08-31 — 11 pageviews2026-09-04 — 22 pageviews2026-09-08 — 11 pageviews2026-09-12 — 11 pageviews2026-09-16 — 12 pageviews2026-09-20 — 18 pageviews2026-09-24 — 26 pageviews2026-09-28 — 12 pageviews2026-10-02 — 21 pageviews2026-10-06 — 15 pageviews2026-10-10 — 14 pageviews2026-10-13 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
68.8%
earned "Explorer"
22.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Korean, Japanese, Romanian…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2018-05-15, latest 2022-07-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,66311%33
PS4 (PlayStation)2,22547%34
Xbox One (Xbox)1,07221%33
PS4 (PlayStation)30257%34
Switch (Nintendo)500%0
PS4 (PlayStation)3468%34
Switch (Nintendo)80%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

AnimeFantasyCartoonyStylizedCinematicEmotionalSteampunkHand-drawnSoundtrackStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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