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TRY AGAIN

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

You're Benny, a test character trapped in an unfinished game by a figure called The Designer. She's up against a deadline for her publisher which means it's your last day as a test character. Navigate the facility, dodge game-dev chaos and defy expectations to become the main character.

What works

  • Unique meta-narrative and storytelling
  • High-quality voice acting (nolan north and stephanie kerbis)
  • Smooth and enjoyable parkour platforming mechanics
  • Free to play with polished presentation
  • Creative camera perspective shifts

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay duration (~15-20 minutes)
  • Some bugs and control clunkiness reported
  • Limited depth and replayability
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Occasional performance issues on some hardware

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ginkgo

  • Numbra

  • We Went Back

  • Glitched Out: Chapter 1

  • Shadow Burglar

  • Born Into Fear

More violent

Games that feels like TRY AGAIN but with more combat and destruction

  • Ben and Ed

  • Fallback

  • Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency

  • INSIDE

  • The Upturned

  • Dead Seater

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like TRY AGAIN but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Planet of Lana II

  • American Arcadia

  • Title_Pending

  • High Entropy: Challenges

  • Monochroma

  • Backrooms: Lost Tape

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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TRY AGAIN: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Continuation.

Last update: 21/08/2026