Die Again

Die Again builds itself around repetition, and the name is not pretending otherwise: this is a trial-and-error game about getting killed, learning the trap, and trying again. By our assessment, the cleanest part of it is that it turns failure into progress in a very direct way, so each attempt is supposed to teach the next one. The limit is also part of the package, because that same loop can get old if the levels do not keep surprising the player. In practice it is a lot of quick resets, short runs, and memorising hazards rather than enjoying a long steady flow. It sits near other tough retry-driven indies, but with a more explicit gag in the title than in the design. Die Again suits players who like learning by failure and do not mind being sent back to the start repeatedly.