Moss: The Forgotten Relic
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an enhanced compilation of Moss and Moss: Book II that replaces the use of virtual reality in those games with a new cinematic camera system. The game is an emotional and…
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an adventure developed by Polyarc Games, released 16 July 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What Moss: The Forgotten Relic is
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an adventure game developed by Polyarc Games and released in 2026. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an enhanced compilation of Moss and Moss: Book II that replaces the use of virtual reality in those games with a new cinematic camera system. The game is an emotional and atmospheric adventure set in the pages of a living storybook, brimming with myth and ancient magic. Guide a tiny but determined hero on a heartfelt journey of challenge, courage, and connection.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 46 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Moss series
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is the fourth of 4 entries we hold in the Moss series. It arrived 8 months after Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss. It is the most recent released entry in the series. Its critic score of 75 is 6 points below the series average of 81. The highest-rated entry is Moss: Book II at 85.
How it was received
Moss: The Forgotten Relic holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 79, so it scored 4 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i7-4790 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or better, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / AMD RX Vega 56 8GB or better. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB.
What it launched against
Moss: The Forgotten Relic launched on 16 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Big Walk. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Big Walk.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Moss: The Forgotten Relic yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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