DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale

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App ID	960710
App Type	Game
Developer	Tristan Barona
Publisher	Tristan Barona
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30087905
Last Record Update	16 July 2025 – 11:18:24 UTC ()
Release Date	16 September 2019 – 14:01:47 UTC ()

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89 reviews

In-Game

A comedic RPG about the cynical and hilarious realities of social interaction, personal growth, and confronting your inner demons.

Steam price history

Current Price $9.99

Lowest Recorded Price $0.99 19 March 2020

Currency	Current Price	Converted Price		Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar	$9.99	$9.99		$0.99	$0.99
Russian Ruble	259 ₽	$3.11	-68.84%	$0.30	25 ₽ at -90%
Kazakhstani Tenge	1850₸	$3.41	-65.85%	$0.34	185₸ at -90%
Brazilian Real	R$ 20,69	$3.88	-61.16%	$0.38	R$ 2,06 at -90%
Indian Rupee	₹ 349	$3.96	-60.36%	$0.38	₹ 34 at -90%
Ukrainian Hryvnia	169₴	$4.09	-59.01%	$0.38	16₴ at -91%
Indonesian Rupiah	Rp 69999	$4.22	-57.68%	$0.42	Rp 6999 at -90%
Vietnamese Dong	120000₫	$4.54	-54.47%	$0.45	12000₫ at -90%
South African Rand	R 79.00	$4.55	-54.43%	$0.45	R 7.90 at -90%
Chilean Peso	CLP$ 4400	$4.61	-53.76%	$0.46	CLP$ 440 at -90%
Colombian Peso	COL$ 18500	$4.78	-52.14%	$0.47	COL$ 1850 at -90%
Philippine Peso	₱289.95	$5.08	-49.11%	$0.50	₱28.99 at -90%
Chinese Yuan	¥ 37	$5.20	-47.88%	$0.42	¥ 3 at -92%
South Asia - USD	$5.49	$5.49	-45.05%	$0.54	$0.54 at -90%
Malaysian Ringgit	RM23.50	$5.60	-43.94%	$0.56	RM2.35 at -90%
Uruguayan Peso	$U229	$5.72	-42.69%	$0.55	$U22 at -90%
Saudi Riyal	21.95 SR	$5.85	-41.42%	$0.58	2.19 SR at -90%
Thai Baht	฿189.00	$5.94	-40.49%	$0.59	฿18.90 at -90%
Taiwan Dollar	NT$ 186	$6.18	-38.07%	$0.59	NT$ 18 at -90%
Mexican Peso	Mex$ 113.99	$6.24	-37.53%	$0.62	Mex$ 11.39 at -90%
CIS - U.S. Dollar	$6.29	$6.29	-37.04%	$0.62	$0.62 at -90%
Peruvian Sol	S/.22.00	$6.31	-36.75%	$0.63	S/.2.20 at -90%
Kuwaiti Dinar	1.95 KD	$6.39	-35.99%	$0.62	0.19 KD at -90%
Hong Kong Dollar	HK$ 52.00	$6.68	-33.08%	$0.66	HK$ 5.20 at -90%
Qatari Riyal	24.99 QR	$6.84	-31.47%	$0.68	2.49 QR at -90%
Japanese Yen	¥ 1010	$6.85	-31.35%	$0.67	¥ 100
New Zealand Dollar	NZ$ 12.39	$7.31	-26.74%	$0.72	NZ$ 1.23 at -90%
Norwegian Krone	72,00 kr	$7.34	-26.52%	$0.73	7,20 kr at -90%
South Korean Won	₩ 10500	$7.57	-24.13%	$0.75	₩ 1050 at -90%
Singapore Dollar	S$10.00	$7.81	-21.72%	$0.78	S$1.00 at -90%
U.A.E. Dirham	29.00 AED	$7.89	-20.96%	$0.78	2.90 AED at -90%
Canadian Dollar	CDN$ 11.49	$8.34	-16.51%	$0.82	CDN$ 1.14 at -90%
Costa Rican Colon	₡4600	$9.11	-8.71%	$0.91	₡460 at -90%
Australian Dollar	A$ 14.50	$9.64	-3.43%	$0.96	A$ 1.45 at -90%
Euro	8,19€	$9.69	-2.95%	$0.93	0,79€
British Pound	£7.19	$9.81	-1.79%	$0.96	£0.71 at -90%
LATAM - U.S. Dollar	$9.99	$9.99		$4.99	$4.99 at -50%
MENA - U.S. Dollar	$9.99	$9.99		$4.99	$4.99 at -50%
Polish Zloty	35,99zł	$10.00	+0.18%	$0.99	3,59zł
Israeli New Shekel	₪36.95	$11.05	+10.63%	$1.04	₪3.50
Swiss Franc	CHF 10.50	$13.32	+33.41%	$1.26	CHF 1.00

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Additional Information

Developer

Tristan Barona

metacritic_name

DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Tristan Barona

Store Release Date

16 September 2019 – 14:01:54 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/dontgiveupgame/
https://x.com/tacopizzacats

Primary Genre

RPG (3)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

16 September 2019 – 14:01:47 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

6 June 2025 – 20:28:10 UTC () (1749241690)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
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review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 22 June 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 4463579

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-8.0-2
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

9 October 2018 – 02:48:44 UTC (), in changelist #5197499

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes

Assets

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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Assets

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raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	6 June 2025 – 20:28:21 UTC

Trailers

256757098 ↴
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256742208 ↴
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DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale

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