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DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale

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App ID 960710
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
❓ 76.26%
89 reviews
0
In-Game

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

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 ()
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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)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD 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:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-2
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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

Tags

🎲 RPG 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 🗿 Dark Humor 👾 Pixel Graphics 🤡 Comedy 📚 Story Rich 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🏽 2D 😃 Funny 👾 Retro 🫂 Psychological ▶️ Real-Time

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Captions available Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 14 all-time peak 17 September 2019
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  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 76.26% SteamDB Rating
  • 76 85.4% positive reviews
  • 13 14.6% negative reviews

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