#GameDev @greyalien Grey Alien Games. Creator: Forbidden Solitaire; Ancient Enemy; Shadowhand; Regency Solitaire. Writer: Going Medieval & more…on BSky, etc.
Joined January 2009
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Apr 23
It's official - the 1995 CD-ROM you were never meant to play, FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE, launches APRIL 30th!
Find it on Steam and GOG!
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Jun 12
📖 NEW book!!
'Forbidden Solitaire: The Making Of' is included in our latest update
🎵 what time signature is appropriate for a demon
🎬 create a live-action scene with someone 100s of miles away
🗡️ handy 'how to' guide to staging your own death...
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At once point during development the shop screen in Forbidden Solitaire looked like this :D
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The power of focus in game development
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May 22
Forbidden Solitaire review: Just keep playing dlvr.it/TSgPJP
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Forbidden Solitaire [REVIEW] - Shuffling Through a 90s-inspired Nightmare
Link: useapotion.com/2026/05/forbi…
“Forbidden Solitaire is a brilliantly addictive experience that manages to balance a spooky, creepypasta-like narrative with genuinely fun solitaire mechanics.”
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May 22
Happy National Solitaire Day!
To celebrate we have just updated Forbidden Solitaire with a New Game difficulty mode, which is balanced for players who own all gems jokers and features harder puzzle and combat levels.
Enjoy!
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We made a post about Steam wishlists, Birkett ratio and conversion rates for our Patrons.
Wishlistmaxxing? How Forbidden Solitaire got a sky-high Birkett Ratio:
patreon.com/posts/157951514
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I’m pleased to report that after 1 week Forbidden Solitaire has beaten my medium target with a Birkett ratio of 0.23
Huge thanks to everyone who bought, reviewed, streamed, and told their friends about it!
Hopefully year 1 sales will also be good so we can keep making games.
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4 Feb 2025
【ニュース】“いわくつきゲーム”に挑むホラーソリティア『Forbidden Solitaire』発表。「デジタル地獄」の世界の中で、血みどろの館をソリティアで攻略
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We just added New Game and Trading Cards etc. to Forbidden Solitaire! More details in this forum post:
steamcommunity.com/app/34145…
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May 9
You can select any level to start on and various standing conditions including your jokers/gems/gold/bloodstones, and filter to puzzle or combat levels, disable the story, and choose limited lives if you dare! More settings coming soon.
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Hungry for #turnbased games? Here’s a thread full! Pumped to be hosting this week’s official #TurnBasedThursday!
#GameDev & #Indiedev, toss your ethically-sourced projects in the pot below & don’t forget the hashtag!
♥️/🔁/WISHLIST your next adventure!
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May 8
Bro crushed it. What a king.
LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT
Forbidden Solitaire is out now!
We are immensely proud to release this awesome game made by two veteran indie studios and we hope you really like it.
Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
Itch: tinyurl.com/3k4bjt8m
Plz share, thx!
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May 8
A great ratio
I’m pleased to report that after 1 week Forbidden Solitaire has beaten my medium target with a Birkett ratio of 0.23
Huge thanks to everyone who bought, reviewed, streamed, and told their friends about it!
Hopefully year 1 sales will also be good so we can keep making games.
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Median playtime for Forbidden Solitaire = 4hrs 23mins. The game is about 4-6hrs long and quite a lot of people play it multiple times. Plus we have an update coming to extend playtime for those who want it.
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Apr 24
These indie developers have made a horror Solitaire game, where you popped a mysterious CD-ROM from 1995 into your disk drive and unearth its horrors
-FMV
-Stealth
-???
It's called Forbidden Solitaire, are you going to get this?
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We teamed up with @theyetee to bring to life this wicked collection of Forbidden Solitaire merch - including a Heartblade keychain, a Jester pin and a Heartblade Interactive staff tee! ⚔️💔🃏
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Our game has received Overwhelmingly Positive reviews on Steam in 3 days!!
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This is the best solitaire game on Steam polygon.com/forbidden-solita…
ALT This is the best solitaire game on Steam
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"Both in Night Signal's concept and visuals, and Grey Alien's design and coding, Forbidden Solitaire displays a deep knowledge and love of its subject — like all the best spoofs. And clicking on the cards feels great."
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