[1][2][3] The game uses a hand-drawn anime aesthetic style and an orchestral score performed by the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra[4][5] and was released on May 15, 2018 on Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

[10] Forgotton Anne takes place in a fictional world called Forgotten Lands, a magical parallel universe where lost objects — everything from missing socks to discarded lamps — come to life, hoping one day that they might be remembered again and returned to the real world.

[11] The player controls Anne, an Enforcer who keeps order in the Forgotten Lands, who sets out to extinguish a rebellion that could prevent her master, Bonku, and herself from returning to the human world.

[13][14][15] The game received nominations for "Original Song" with "Forgotten Anne," written by Randi Laubek, at the 9th Hollywood Music in Media Awards,[17][18] for "Best Storytelling" at the 2018 Golden Joystick Awards,[19][20] for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E.

Awards,[21] for "Excellence in Visual Art" at the Independent Games Festival Awards,[22] for "Music of the Year" and "Best Music for an Indie Game" at the 2019 G.A.N.G.