Steam app 3414580 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:26 UTC
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.
648 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
5 months, May 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 383 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 265 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Forbidden Solitaire was released on 30 Apr, 2026.
Frequent Violence, Blood and Gore, Contains Suicide Depictions, Strong Language. A Content Warning document with more details is available under 'Guides'.
| Language | Full audio |
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| English | ● |
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Launch Date Trailer
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Official Trailer #2
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Announcement Trailer
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20 developer announcements, Feb 2025 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
Forbidden Solitaire is taking part in Tiny Teams - the world’s greatest Steam Festival celebrating small studios making big games.Exclusively featuring games from solo devs or micro studios, it is a week-long celebration on Steam, Twitch…
HelenIf you love behind-the-scenes content for your favourite media, then we have a real treat in store for you. (There's no trick - it's not Halloween...yet!) Many of the amazing creatives who came together to make Forbidden Solitaire have…
Nick Lives- 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. - Fixed Mana storm not playing…
Patch notesJust 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. - "You found the secret" dialog no longer…
Patch notesTo celebrate National Solitaire Day, we have just updated Forbidden Solitaire with a New Game+ difficulty mode!It's balanced for players who own all gems+jokers, and features harder puzzle and combat levels. Enjoy!
Helen- Added NG+ difficulty to the New Game+ screen. This is balanced for players who own all gems+jokers and features harder puzzle and combat levels. - Combat only jokers will no longer spawn in NG+ mode if the Level Filter is set to Puzzle.…
Patch notesJust a small update as follows: - Hopefully stopped hand 57 from showing "failed to generate beatable layout" error on rare occasions. - Mana Storm is now allowed on hand 1 in NG+ - Victory credits no longer loop and the button changes to…
Patch notesMany of you have been asking for some form of 'New Game+' mode in the reviews, comments and forums, and so the developers didst heed thy prayers!INTRODUCING 'NEW GAME+'Beat the main game, but still craving MORE solitaire? We've created a…
Nick LivesGood news for fans of Heartblade Interactive's banned 1995 CD-ROM! We recently teamed up with the creative team at The Yetee to bring to life this wicked collection of Forbidden Solitaire MERCH! Including a 'Heartblade' keychain, a 'Jester'…
Nick LivesImproved memory handling for FMVs.
Patch notesIt's only been 48 hours and Forbidden Solitaire hit a major milestone, selling 10 THOUSAND copies so far! 🤯💀 Thank you all so much for your support and for all of your kind reviews, feedback and enthusiasm for our strange little game. We're…
Nick LivesFORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE is NOW AVAILABLE! You can finally dive into the lost 1995 CD-ROM that never should have existed, if you dare.We also have some killer bundles you won't want to miss: starting with the Deluxe Edition, which comes bundled…
Nick LivesThy end is nigh! Today, during the Second Wind Games Showcase we announced that Forbidden Solitaire is officially launching NEXT WEEK, on April 30th! To deliver this news, we dropped a new trailer from the archives - an in-universe…
Nick LivesYou vaguely remember seeing ads for this game, and some kind of controversy, but you never got the chance to play it... Until now.
HelenOver 10,000 of you have downloaded the demo for Forbidden Solitaire since it mysteriously leaked to Steam on Friday. Don't forget to warn your friends and family - there's probably a good reason it was suppressed... ❤️♠️
Helen"Despite attempts at strict containment by Heartblade Interactive and censorship by ratings agencies and media outlets - a public demo version of banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ leaked to the public today on Steam."There's a 25-45…
HelenWe're horrified to announce that a new unseen trailer for the banned 1995 title Forbidden Solitaire has surfaced. Bizarrely, it seems to contain some audio of the original developers at the now defunct Heartblade Interactive, along with…
HelenNow over 20,000 souls have added Forbidden Solitaire to their wishlists.We extend our gratitude to all of you - despite our growing sense of unease. Grisly and inexplicable events seem to surround this game. As ever, we urge you to proceed…
HelenCheck out this interview with Night Signal Entertainment's Nick Lives: the creator behind Forbidden Solitaire’s cryptic story and visuals. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45477020/0071beddfb1fc3ee95c37364feb960b55022ed30.gif More is revealed about what…
HelenYou were warned. And yet, you persist. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45477020/d97862fa104d3851b52ce13889ebdb2dfbab015b.gif In just 48 hours, over 7,000 of you have added Forbidden Solitaire to your wishlists! For this we are eternally grateful. Go and…
HelenEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Forbidden Solitaire Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 30 Apr 2026 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | ForbiddenSolitaire.exe | windows |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinMyDocuments | Grey Alien Games\Forbidden Solitaire\profiles | *.dat |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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