After teasing fans with January’s demo, co-developers Night Signal Entertainment and Grey Alien Games have finally announced an April 30 release on Steam and GOG.com for “banned” 1995 CD-ROM title Forbidden Solitaire. Alongside the announcement comes a creepy new trailer designed as an in-universe advertisement that originally aired in 1995. Just remember to watch it while your mom’s not looking.
From the creators of Home Safety Hotline comes a twisted love letter to lost media and crunchy 3D renders. 90’s FMV-inspired Forbidden Solitaire revisits the unique creativity of mid-1990s games. Taking place in 2019, you’ve just brought home a strange yet familiar 1995 CD-ROM game from the thrift store. You vaguely remember seeing ads for this game back in the day, along with some kind of controversy surrounding it, but you never actually got the chance to play the game. Until now.
Forbidden Solitaire sees you delving into a digital hellscape of dungeons and death, complete with a 256-colour graphics aesthetic. You must survive the horrors with bloodletting solitaire gameplay. Luckily. you can purchase upgrades from the friendly eye that watches you from the walls. And be wary of the game-changing Jokers you may come across. Some are helpful, while others are not so much.