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Viral New Indie Video Game ‘Hawthorn’ Has a Tragic Backstory

Despite their game being wish-listed more than 112,000 times on Steam, the indie creators at Near Studios are still searching for funding

Hawthorn, a video game announced last week, has a tragic backstory

Photographer: Near Studios
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Hi everyone. Today we’re telling the sad story behind a game that went viral last week, but first...

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