Shadows of Forbidden Gods (2023)

- Developer
- Bobby Two Hands
- Publisher
- Forbidden Oak Games Limited
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.6 of 5, 1,049 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 19 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You feel like a malevolent, patient puppeteer slowly weaving destruction through careful, covert manipulation in a dark fantasy world.
methodicaltenseatmosphericstrategicdark fantasydeliberate pacingforebodingscheming
What players say
Players praise the concept of being a dark god corrupting a world, but nearly all agree the UI is terrible and the mechanics are poorly explained. The tutorials are especially weak, leaving many lost even after many hours. Some players compare it to a finished version of the vaporware That Which Sleeps. Long-time players say the developer stopped working on the game after a mid DLC.
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