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  "path": "/release/8.5.3?mode=release-8&version=8.5.3",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T03:00:03.158Z",
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  "textContent": "Ren'Py 8.5.3 has been publicly released. It can be downloaded from:\n\n  * https://www.renpy.org/release/8.5.3\n\n\n\nHere's the Ren'Py 8.5 release announcement:\n\nI'd like to announce Ren'Py 8.5.3, a fix release of Ren'Py 8.5. This release fixes multiple issues, adds a few small features, and improves documentation. It also adds and updates translations of the tutorial games. Ren'Py now supports and requires Live2D 5.3 when Live2D is in use.\n\nSome of the major changes in Ren'Py 8.5 are:\n\n  * Live2D models are now supported on the Web platform.\n  * A new Automated Testing framework makes it possible to perform automated tests of games and of Ren'Py itself.\n  * Local labels have been relaxed so that they can be declared with any global label.\n  * Ren'Py supports Unicode 17 and more Emoji characters.\n\n\n\nAs well as many other improvements, changes, and fixes. For a complete list of changes, please see the changelog.",
  "title": "Ren'Py 8.5.3 Released"
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