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It's your last chance to grab the LudoNarraCon Supporter Pack! The Supporter Pack will be going offline on June 4, but it's 20% off until then! Don't miss out on the chance to pick up Cyrano, an exclusive game commissioned by Popcannibal, developers of Kind Words, the adaption of
Cyrano is a tragicomedy, but there was just a touch of extra, unintended tragedy that we have removed with this update. And as a bonus we've added in a Save/Load game system! Now if you quit the game, your place in the story will automatically be saved and you will be able to con
LudoNarraCon has returned with their continued focus on highlighting some fantastic narrative games. This time they teamed up with developer Popcannibal (Kind Words) to create a special game. Read the full article here:
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