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Steam specs (min / recommended)

Minimum: Système d'exploitation : Windows 10 Processeur : 2Ghz Mémoire vive : 4 GB de mémoire Graphiques : 1GB VRAM Espace disque : 1249 MB d'espace disque disponible Carte son : Any

Forbidden Solitaire

Niche cult favorite
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Released April 30, 2026
sample: 426 reviews posted after launch (155 AI-classified)
96/100
Player Score — positive reviews weighted by volume · Steam history: 97 % · 1,869 reviews (« Overwhelmingly Positive »)
Critics' score : 83/100 (4 OpenCritic reviews) · players are more enthusiastic than critics (+13)
➡️ Stable reception — recent reviews (30d): 97% positive vs 96% overall (258 recent reviews)
16,49€ 12,36€ -25%🛒 Compare on Instant Gamingaffiliate link

Plus de 80% des joueurs ont déjà joué entre 2 et 10 heures — une tranche de temps où 97% des retours sont positifs. Aucune performance de 15 minutes n’a pour l’instant effleuré les 100%, mais avec seulement 3 mentions en tout, l’aspect est quasi absent des discussions. Sur l’ensemble de son histoire Steam, le jeu affiche un score de 97% de critiques positives, stable depuis sa sortie.

What it's about: 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.

In-game

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« Good Solitaire game with nice twists to the formula, wrapped in an original package in the form of a nostalgic narrative layer that goes beyond token nostalgia. »
👍 anonymous review · 9 h played1
« S-tier slop with Creature Shock ass 3D cutscenes. Gobbled it up in one sitting. If you liked this one and enjoy the feeling of sneaking into a social club for middle-class housewives, try Grey Alien's Shadowhand and Ancient Enemy, too. »
👍 anonymous review · 4 h played311
« Those 6 hours? All in one sitting. I stayed up late but no regrets. 10/10, would absolutely not stab out my eyes with ritual daggers. »
👍 anonymous review · 11 h played1
« Another absolute banger from Grey Alien's card-twisted minds. Keep an eye out for an FMV cameo by Xalavier Nelson Jr of Strange Scaffold, a man VERY high on my list of "IRL devs who might actually release a cursed game" »
👍 anonymous review · 2 h played21
« Just a completely normal Solitaire game. No cursed cd roms, grafting gems into flesh, or eyeball trauma. Nothing like that. Normal and safe. Very safe. Much normal. play it… »
👍 anonymous review · 7 h played21
« I finished this game at 3am after playing it all in one sitting and I feel like a different person now. Highly recommend »
👍 anonymous review · 6 h played111
« I died of Solitaire overdose and boredom. I don't feel like the story telling add anything, if you removed it and the game would be... well the Forbidden Solitaire, 95%+ of your experience would remain the same. »
👎 anonymous review · 4 h played
« Le jeu est sympathique, mais très court et n'offre pas de rejouabilité. Je ne peux pas recommander son achat au prix plein, mais en solde pour tuer une journée. »
👎 anonymous review · 8 h played
« I don't get it. Kinda lame gameplay »
👎 anonymous review · 2 h played
« The game was fun from what I played but It started crashing because the game was "Unable to load a loading screen background image" Hopefully this gets fixed. »
👎 anonymous review · 1 h played
« The best solitaire game I ever played. If they make a roguelike mode I will eat that sh*t up. »
👍 anonymous review · 10 h played21

In players' words

« Good Solitaire game with nice twists to the formula, wrapped in an original package in the form of a nostalgic narrative layer that goes beyond token nostalgia. »
👍 anonymous review · 9 h played1
« I died of Solitaire overdose and boredom. I don't feel like the story telling add anything, if you removed it and the game would be... well the Forbidden Solitaire, 95%+ of your experience would remain the same. »
👎 anonymous review · 4 h played
« S-tier slop with Creature Shock ass 3D cutscenes. Gobbled it up in one sitting. If you liked this one and enjoy the feeling of sneaking into a social club for middle-class housewives, try Grey Alien's Shadowhand and Ancient Enemy, too. »
👍 anonymous review · 4 h played311
« Le jeu est sympathique, mais très court et n'offre pas de rejouabilité. Je ne peux pas recommander son achat au prix plein, mais en solde pour tuer une journée. »
👎 anonymous review · 8 h played
« Those 6 hours? All in one sitting. I stayed up late but no regrets. 10/10, would absolutely not stab out my eyes with ritual daggers. »
👍 anonymous review · 11 h played1
« I don't get it. Kinda lame gameplay »
👎 anonymous review · 2 h played
« Another absolute banger from Grey Alien's card-twisted minds. Keep an eye out for an FMV cameo by Xalavier Nelson Jr of Strange Scaffold, a man VERY high on my list of "IRL devs who might actually release a cursed game" »
👍 anonymous review · 2 h played21
« The game was fun from what I played but It started crashing because the game was "Unable to load a loading screen background image" Hopefully this gets fixed. »
👎 anonymous review · 1 h played
« Just a completely normal Solitaire game. No cursed cd roms, grafting gems into flesh, or eyeball trauma. Nothing like that. Normal and safe. Very safe. Much normal. play it… »
👍 anonymous review · 7 h played21
« The best solitaire game I ever played. If they make a roguelike mode I will eat that sh*t up. »
👍 anonymous review · 10 h played21
« I finished this game at 3am after playing it all in one sitting and I feel like a different person now. Highly recommend »
👍 anonymous review · 6 h played111

Anonymized excerpts from public Steam reviews — picked among those most voted "helpful" by the community.

What players say, by aspect

Positive Mixed Negative
Gameplay
92 % pos · n=106
Story / writing
86 % pos · n=50
Graphics / art
100 % pos · n=46
Content / longevity
46 % pos · n=26
Audio / music
100 % pos · n=11
Performance
67 % pos · n=3
Value for money
0 % pos · n=3
Stability / bugs
0 % pos · n=2
Interface / UX
50 % pos · n=2
Detailed data (table)
AspectMentionsPositiveMixedNegative
Gameplay1069736
Story / writing504343
Graphics / art464600
Content / longevity261295
Audio / music111100
Performance3201
Value for money3012
Stability / bugs2002
Interface / UX2101

Positive reviews by playtime

🎮 Players who like it have spent 6.5 h on median; those who dislike it: 5 h.

<2h
67 % (n=9)
2-10h
97 % (n=344)
10-25h
100 % (n=68)
>25h
100 % (n=5)

Fixed or still broken? Sentiment over time

📈 Up since launch (+15 pts) — updates have won players over
May 2026 : 84% positive84MayJun 2026 : 96% positive96JunJul 2026 : 99% positive99Jul

% of positive reviews per month (months with ≥ 15 sample reviews).

💶 Price history

€11.54€12.98€14.42€15.86€17.31€12.36

Steam price tracked automatically since Apr 30, 2026 · All-time low: €12.36 (Jul 28, 2026)

100% completion difficulty ("platinum")

17,4 % Moderate

of players have unlocked the rarest achievement — the upper bound of those who "100%'d" it. 30 achievements in total; the median achievement is unlocked by 66,1 % of players.

What creators say (YouTube)

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Strengths

  • Le gameplay s’impose comme le cœur battant de l’expérience : 97 mentions positives sur 106
  • Les graphismes sont évoqués avec une unanimité rare : 46 mentions positives sur 46
  • L’audio est salué par tous les joueurs qui en parlent : 11 mentions positives sur 11
  • L’ambiance et la nostalgie jouent leur rôle charnière : 14 et 16 mentions respectivement

Weaknesses

  • Les bugs, bien que rares, laissent un goût amer : 2 mentions négatives sur 2
  • Le prix divise, avec des critiques qui restent marginales : 2 mentions négatives sur 3

Who is it for?

À destination des joueurs de solitaire en quête d’un mélange de nostalgies rétro et d’horreur discrète, ce titre séduira ceux qui veulent un jeu court, addictif et graphiquement soigné sans prise de tête.

Is Forbidden Solitaire worth it in 2026?

Yes — player reception is very positive: 97% of 1,869 Steam reviews are positive (player score 96/100). Most-praised strength: Le gameplay s’impose comme le cœur battant de l’expérience. Current price: 12,36€ (25% off).

Verdict

Forbidden Solitaire transforme une mécanique classique en aventure immersive, où l’addiction du gameplay et la qualité visuelle et sonore orchestrent une expérience vite incontournable. Malgré quelques bugs isolés et un prix contesté par une minorité, sa reception écrasante en fait un incontournable pour les amateurs de solitaire qui cherchent plus qu’un simple passe-temps.

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Forbidden Solitaire: 96/100 by players — Gamer Reviews

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