The Forgotten City was 2021's surprise hit with its engaging plot that featured multiple endings, making it an RPG that will be a classic for years to come. One of the best aspects of the game was its Ancient Rome setting. When a sequel comes out, the developers have plenty of other great historical periods to choose from.

RELATED: Hidden Plotlines Everyone Missed In The Forgotten CityHistory is full of great and fascinating cultures that can be explored in new and exciting ways. Should the Roman setting be left behind, these ten time periods would make for an interesting backdrop for a sequel to The Forgotten City.

10 Ancient Greece

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In a way, we are still feeling the effects of what the Ancient Greeks left behind. The world's first democracy was created in Athens, and the ideas of philosophers such as Socrates are still being studied today. Plus, Greek mythology is still as popular as ever, which would tie in greatly with the mythology aspects of The Forgotten City.

Ancient Greece is similar to Rome since the latter was greatly inspired by their Mediterranean neighbors, thus making it the safest bet for a sequel. Yet it would still make for a great setting nevertheless.

9 Colonial America

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Colonial America offered people a new world to live in that was separate from the problems of Europe. It also brought a revolution that would eventually give birth to one of the most relevant nations today, the United States of America.

It would be a risky gamble as you are leaving behind the ancient world for one closer to the present, but this time period also brought new ideas of freedom with it. A key plot point in a sequel that could show just how far people are willing to go to acquire what they think freedom is.

8 Ancient China

Ancient China spanned a long period of world history that featured the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. The game could draw on Confucianism or even the rise and brutal fall of the Han Dynasty, often considered the greatest of all the Chinese dynasties.

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That alone would provide a great basis for a second game, and it would make a good implementation of another golden rule. Higher powers would want it all to stop with all the surrounding chaos. Maybe they wanted to test a city just like one in the Roman Empire, and it failed. We'd have yet another mystery that needs solving.

7 Early Ottoman Empire

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The Ottoman Empire was created in the 14th century and amazingly lasted until the end of World War I. It was at its peak under the leadership of Suleiman the Magnificent during the 16th century, but it would be its earlier days that would make for a good setting for a sequel to The Forgotten City.

This is since the Ottoman Empire wiped out the Byzantine Empire, which was built out of the remnants of the Eastern Roman Empire. It would be interesting to see if you could rewrite history and preserve what was the last bastion of Roman civilization or try to keep history on its intended course.

6 Viking Era Norway

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The Forgotten City started out as a Skyrim mod that added a new city and questline to explore. The fifth Elder Scrolls game also took a lot of inspiration from both Viking culture and Norse mythology. So why not pay tribute to the past and have a sequel set in Viking era Norway?

The trickster god Loki could trick both you and an entire city into a curse, with only you being able to stop it by using a time loop in an effort to stop the curse before it's created. It could also bring with it a fascinating Viking city to explore and a plethora of unique characters to know.

5 Feudal Japan

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The time of the samurai is always a neat thing to explore with its society and the birth of Shintoism, a religion that is still practiced in Japan to this day. With a good basis like that, a forgotten city in feudal Japan would be a cool place to explore.

RELATED: The Best Games Set In Feudal JapanFeudal Japan had unique architectures like torii gates that really aren't seen in too many parts of the world. They also had interesting deities (called kamis) that would make for good conduits through which a person's attitude to crime could be tested, much like we see in the game already.

4 Medieval Europe

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Europe was in a chaotic state after the fall of Rome. But among the ashes came new kingdoms and the rise of Christianity to the rescue to help usher in the Medieval period of Europe. It saw the old gods left behind, gods that could try to get payback in a new Forgotten City game.

These gods could try to remind mortals of their presence by punishing a city to assert their dominance and show them their current god is nothing before them. If that wasn't enough, it was a dark time in history at times with the Black Death ravaging Europe - something that could be viewed as a curse. Stopping the plague could be a good way for people to feel as if they're wiping out Covid, so this setting could be therapeutic.

3 Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia was the world's first-ever civilization - that alone would warrant a compelling case for a Forgotten City sequel setting. It laid between the unpredictable Tigris and Euphrates rivers - infamous for their flash flooding. This gave its people a negative outlook on life and the belief that their gods were punishing them.

The area was also home to the city of Babylon, which saw the birth of Hammurabi's Code, where "eye for an eye" was first uttered. In the future, these gods could test just how far you're willing to go to exact revenge and how that vengeance affects others as well.

2 Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egypt existed at the same time as the Roman Empire but was practically a different world entirely. There are still things being discovered about the time period, even to this day. With its own unique pantheon, it would provide a great cast for a second game.

The Egyptians often liked to live in excess as they typically loved life in general. But just how much is too much? Another forgotten city could answer this question and provide a good lesson in not indulging in some of your darkest desires.

1 The Renaissance

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After the plague ended, it seemed like there would be little to no hope in the future. But out of Italy, where the Roman Empire just so happened to begin, came the birth of the Renaissance. It saw an emergence of an artistic revolution and the resurrection of the scientific ideas initially brought on by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.

It was generally a great time to be alive, but it could also bring the rediscovery of the Forgotten City in the first game. A time paradox could have happened from your interference with the time loop and caused a reemergence of the golden rule during this period. If that happens, it seems history is doomed to repeat itself in a new and similar era to the old one.

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