I, the Forgotten One
Worth it · RPG · 2023
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $7.99.
- Length
- 15.5h
- Value
- $0.52/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 201 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. Calls like this were right 83% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
To defeat the rebel knights and stabilize the crown, you must journey through the most dangerous realm in the kingdom--your own wretched past.
Minimum specs
Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 15 discounts in the 3 years tracked, the median cut is 40 percent, about 13 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 4 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 88 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Buddy Simulator 1984 ($9.99, scores 79) beats it on value, while it beats Who Needs a Hero? ($19.99, scores 61).
More about I, the Forgotten One
Steam's global achievement data puts 61 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15.
Deck Verified, so no launch options and no controller remapping before it runs.
The drop-off
85% start to 61% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 3 when we last checked, on Sep 26, 23:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
7/10 I read this book after "Whiskey Four", in search of more from the author. I don't regret buying it, even though I didn't enjoy it as much as I did "Whiskey Four". + In my opinion, "I, The Forgotten One" stands out in terms of quality and tone. The author is great at staging scenes of battle (I found myself thinking of KCDII battles while reading). There is a variety of complex characters, and it was interesting...
2 more reviews
GOOD STORY, BAD INTERACTIVE FICTION I, the Forgotten One is an interactive text-based novel (or interactive fiction, if you prefer) set in a fictional world heavily inspired by real-life medieval times. The game doesn't spend much time on worldbuilding, quickly throwing you into war preparations and then the war itself. If you enjoy this kind of setting, you'll likely have a good time with I, the Forgotten One. As...
Fantastic game. definitely less customization of your MC than most CYOA games, but the story is immensely compelling. The characters are deep, the dialogue well written, and the battle management is decent for the fact its a completely text based system. Definitely a must read.
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Cite this score
I, the Forgotten One scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 20, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2251580/i-the-forgotten-oneReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 20. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.