Indie Developer Releases Demo of Unfinished Paper RPG After Years of Development
TL;DR
Untitled Paper RPG, an indie game inspired by Paper Mario, was in development since 2016 but was ultimately cancelled due to scope and development challenges. A short demo was released, giving a glimpse of what could have been, but the developer has moved on to other projects, including an action adventure game and a micro-RPG.
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