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There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings out now!
Our new project is out! If you liked the writing in A Place, Forbidden, we think you'll enjoy this as well! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1983580/There_Swings_a_Skull_Grim_Tidings/
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A Place, Forbidden
Also known as A Place, Forbidden, a place forbidden, a-place-forbidden
A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Last update
17 May 2026
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1
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5 updates
September 2022
- Greetings! Conor here. I wanted to quickly mention that the next project I've been working on, There Swings a Skull: Grim Tidings, releases in three days! If you liked my writing/the atmosphere on A Place, Forbidden, I'…Store
May 2022
- Howdy there! Conor here, writer-man and generalist on A Place, Forbidden. I wanted to let you folks know that I've been hard at work with another Excellent Team on an upcoming project known as There Swings a Skull, Grim…Store
June 2020
- A Place, Forbidden Update 20200630The previous update still had some remaining issues with achievement unlocks and the notebook which came down to conflicts with save data. Thank you to BabblingFishes and The Stranger for sending us reports which got us…
- A Place, Forbidden Update 20200626As some of you have noticed, achievements didn't properly unlock in the release version of A Place, Forbidden. This hotfix should solve this and a few additional minor bugs. All Changes: Fixed majority of achievements n…
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Community progression
Top picks from 10 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- Clean Up, Clean UpBegin your fruitless task. [Start cleaning up the Library]42.3%
- Terrible KnowledgeFind a piece of that which will seal your fate. [Acquire your first piece of Forbidden Knowledge]33.8%
- Very MatureHidden31.2%
- A Sharp MindYou broke down every barrier in your path. [Complete all primary puzzles]17.1%
- DoomedQuite the thespian, aren't you? [Read both play exerpts]17.1%
- A New FormFail to find what you seek. [Acquire Ending 1]13.9%