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Forbidden Solitaire
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“This game feels like it should be a roguelite but it's definitely not. It's a VN where you play a whacky version of solitaire to find your way through a 90s videogame dungeon and to fight enemies in solitaire duels with magic jokers. Has a pretty linear / expected upgrade path…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Awesome game, even after finish you want a bit more! There's a new game +, some extras after finishing (: Went for the Solitaire, stayed for the story”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Honestly, I kinda wanna play a legit non-evil version of Forbidden Solitaire”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Announcing Forbidden Solitaire: The Discarded
Just when you thought the card-flipping horrors were over... new secrets are unearthed. Introducing a brand new story-driven DLC, Forbidden Solitaire: The Discarded ! It's 2020. Play as Robyn Cierra,
Forbidden Solitaire joins Tiny Teams!
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Forbidden Solitaire FREE Art Book Update!
Many of the amazing creatives who came together to make Forbidden Solitaire have contributed to the 50+ page digital art book, Forbidden Solitaire: The Making Of , which is jam-packed with insights in
V1.06 Update
- Fixed UI alignment if viewing shop on final level. - Added tooltips to New Game+ screen. - Added tooltips to Settings screen. - Made smaller tooltip for damage area when there are no extra modifiers
V1.05 Update
Just a small update as follows: - Fixed issue where Steam Cloud could cause the game's save data to reset if you had previously played the demo. - Player save data is now backed up every 10 levels. -
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Horror · Solitaire · 1990's · Dark Fantasy · Survival Horror · FMV · Old School · Card Game · Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Point & Click · Card Battler (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 30 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB VRAM Storage: 1249 MB available space Sound Card: Any