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The Forbidden Arts

64% positive of 17 Steam reviews

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Released
2019
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Stingbot Games.

About the game

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.

Tagged by players

  • Action
  • Side Scroller
  • Adventure
  • 2.5D
  • Platformer
  • Magic
  • Action-Adventure
  • Difficult
  • Fantasy
  • Exploration

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I feel bad about this one. Lets go into the good first. 1. Cinematic experience, world building and art are outstanding for a game at this price point. Voice acting was good too! Now the bad. 1. The game The problem is this is an action platformer, and as that genre, its not very good. In an action platformer there are some things you just have to get right. Jumping is decent, but not super great. The 2D side…

    19 min played when written. 29 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    This game is a great example of why to browse indie games on steam. New style graphics meets side scrolling action equals a lot of fun. For 10 bucks I have already had hours of fun, and because of the progress tracker in-game I know I have hours more fun ahead of me. I started playing with my keyboard and it was alright, but when I plugged in my ps4 controller and opened DS4windows the mechanics were way better.…

    3.8 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.

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