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DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale

Also known as DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale, dguact, dont give up a cynical tale

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

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20 Jun 2026

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Patch notesPublished 26 Nov 2019

v1.1.4Patch 1.1.4 is live!

Hello everyone! Patch 1.1.4 is live, another quality of life update in continuous commitment of refining the DON'T GIVE UP experience! What's new: -keybind remapping for keyboard -a new color for unblockable attacks! So…

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October 2019
Patch 1.1.3 is out! This is a quality of enjoyment update and addresses a few issues: Travel -Trains now drop Tris off OUTSIDE of the destination station, this will cut the time to traverse through train stations in the…v1.1.33 changesMapsGameplayPatch notes06 Oct 2019
September 2019
Hope you're all enjoying the game! Here are the patch notes: based on feedback we've added an additional autosave to the "martial law" chapter to break up the intensity and allow an improved starting point for a tough b…v1.1.21 changeGameplayPatch notes18 Sept 2019
DON'T GIVE UP 1.1 Release 9/16/19!DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale will be releasing 9/16/19 7AM PDT! Be there! Or be square! :D 1.1 includes fully illustrated portraits as well as New Game + and a secret boss! Get lost in a pixel world of over 100 NPCs an…Announcementv1.11 changeGameplay16 Sept 2019
October 2018
DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale Early Access!This is a super exciting time for me! The road to release DON'T GIVE UP, my first commercial game in full, continues on! Early access is set to begin down the road, I want to polish up a few more things in the first cha…Announcement15 Oct 2018

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