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You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault?

Newfound Courage is a adventure, lgbtq+ and indie game developed and published by Cafe Empty.
Released on March 22nd 2019 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 330 reviews of which 312 were positive and 18 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 8.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.73€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Newfound Courage into these genres:

Adventure LGBTQ+ Indie Simulation Pixel Graphics Story Rich Romance Singleplayer Cute Emotional Funny 2D Interactive Fiction Walking Simulator Horror Action Fantasy Lore-Rich Controller Short

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Microsoft® Windows® 10 (32bit/64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1920x1080 or larger display
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OSX 10.10 or better
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Compatible OpenGLR
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1920x1080 or larger display

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
Only two pieces of media have ever made me emotional, and one of them is this game. The art is absolutely radiating, the characters have such unique stories, and the world building is amazing. The ending of the first book is painfully bittersweet, and it left me almost crying (It's painfully relatable). The second book is a great sequel, one that I wish was longer so I could dive into characters more. Combat is really fun, and the only thing I'd ever complain about it is the controls (I have to put my fingers in weird positions). I truly hope from the bottom of my heart that this game gets another update with a third part. It'd make my year.
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March 2025
!!Spoilers Below!! Gameplay Pros - Pretty decent and simple gameplay. - Puzzles are relatively harmless (Base game) - Failsafes in objectives if the player were to be somewhat gullible. Gameplay Cons - Many instances of padding (DLC). The Carnival rides takes too long, the Magpie nests, backtracking to find keys (might be better to be able to have the means to grab them earlier rewarding those that pay attention), and the Palace being either repeating or winding hallways makes the DLC feel longer than it shouldn't. - With the type of gameplay it has, there preferably has to be a means to be able to change keybinds. Which there does not seem to be. Story Pros - Relatively sweet plot. Not perfect, but most certainly not bad either. Applied to both base game and DLC, but more in favour of base game. - Jake's rejection as a great means to show maturity in relation to the inevitability of unrequited romances. Especially when both Jake and Alex still choose to stay as close friends. Even better with Alex needing a bit of time to grieve a love lost. Actually both Alex and Jake's relationship is rather decent all things considered. - Town NPCs having a relatively good presence as their own characters (Base game). - Amusing dialogue for failsafes. Story Cons - Music doesn't gradually reduce volume but instead it usually stops abruptly within a cutscene. Breaking the flow, and potentially immersion. Decent game overall. However I cannot say I would absolutely recommend nor absolutely wouldn't recommend. The game is mostly saved by its story, but the gameplay has a lot to be desired. But when it comes to the DLC... to be honest, it's inching towards 'not recommended territory' due to the gameplay alone.
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March 2025
A touching queer narrative game with some light combat elements. I really liked the themes and characters' stories! Make sure you play both books - Return to Otherwhere is where things really started to shine for me, building on the foundations of the first book. There were some lines I found especially resonant, like becoming less joyful because you're trying to manage how people see you, and parents "wanting their smiling child back", someone's insistence on using a birth name instead of a character's new name because it would be disrespectful of the parents' choice, etc . I had a few quibbles with the game, but nothing that really affected my experience. The writing itself wasn't super polished, the combat felt clunky, and I found the first book's premise both a little straight-forward (in a hero's journey sense), and confusing (a lot of time/text was spent on the houses when I didn't feel the details added much to the narrative). But overall I found the game very easy to play through, and worth the time spent on it. I even restarted the game o I could see the beginning framing section again, now with added context. (I couldn't figure out how to play the Winter's Fair DLC, though it may no longer be available)
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Feb. 2025
LOVE IT! First those reviews crying because it's ending is sad can A. grow up and B. play book 2. the story is great, wish it was longer though, really hoping for either a book 3 or a sequel game! would buy either in an instant. Also i beat the game start to finish on my steam deck, the ONLY "issue" was it would say keyboard buttons instead of the controller buttons
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Dec. 2024
Awesome Game! the characters were so cute, the humour is hilarious, the art style is beautiful, along with the story, i just wanted to keep exploring the world and meeting the quirky characters. Look out for ol' Marge, shes probably sloshed again! <3
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Newfound Courage is currently priced at 8.79€ on Steam.

Newfound Courage is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.79€ on Steam.

Newfound Courage received 312 positive votes out of a total of 330 achieving a rating of 8.68.
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Newfound Courage was developed and published by Cafe Empty.

Newfound Courage is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Newfound Courage is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Newfound Courage is not playable on Linux.

Newfound Courage is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Newfound Courage. Explore additional content available for Newfound Courage on Steam.

Newfound Courage does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Newfound Courage does not support Steam Remote Play.

Newfound Courage is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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