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TRY AGAIN

the Rejects · 2023-07-14

Steam

ActionFree To PlayIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 14, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

95%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
0.3h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

You play as Benny, a video game character whose testing days appear to be over as he teeters on the brink of obsolescence by a mercurial, unseen Designer, crunching to meet a deadline. Set in a bunker-like, test facility, you must grapple with challenging platforms, fast-paced puzzles, and an ever-changing facility dictated by the whims of the insecure Designer. With time running out, navigate the gray-box labyrinth of development, upend the norms of character progression, and champion Benny to solidify his place as the game’s lead character. Your mission is more than just survival in this fas(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 155 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 18,757 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34234220232026Week of 2023-07-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 12 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5812%29
Steam (Steam)60%61

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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