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The Forbidden Arts

Stingbot Games · 2019-08-07

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 07, 2019 (Mac), Nov 01, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Aug 06, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 07, 2021 (iOS), Aug 07, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 07, 2019 (Xbox One)

The Forbidden Arts is an old-school action adventure platformer with a focus on discovery and exploration. You play as Phoenix, a young boy who seeks to master the element of fire in a grand adventure of ancient magic.

The Forbidden Arts is a 2019 Action, Adventure and Indie game priced at $1.49, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 38 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000.— census verdict as of 2026-10-03

76%
positive of 38 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
3.58★
PlayStation Store rating (19 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
−90% · $1.49
was $14.99
steam price (US) · on sale

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 27,712 Action games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 0 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320182025Week of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Italian

Census log

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

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