new game announcement: Tryhard is our upcoming sports RPG about managing an underdog rugby club in New Zealand! "wishlist now on steam" etc: store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/... website: tryhardgame.com idle in our discord: discord.gg/qRUZQQX5Tz - ThreadSky

radiatoryang.bsky.social • 12 days ago

new game announcement: Tryhard is our upcoming sports RPG about managing an underdog rugby club in New Zealand! "wishlist now on steam" etc: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/

website: https://tryhardgame.com
idle in our discord: https://discord.gg/qRUZQQX5Tz

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jumppunchkick.bsky.social•12 days ago

I really like the term ‘sportslike’ - does that relate to all the stuff ‘around’ the actual sport itself?

radiatoryang.bsky.social•12 days ago

yes + something like the term "roguelike" offers a lot of resemblance and flexibility that sports genre could use too

jumppunchkick.bsky.social•12 days ago

I think it resonates with me as I’m working on a weird sports game that is quite hard to define. NGL, your sportslike manifesto gave me some interesting things to think about!

afriendlywizard.bsky.social•11 days ago

I really liked the sportslike manifesto (I made sure to read it on your website for the cool background.) I started going to Seattle Seawolves games two years ago because of free tickets through work. I missed two home games last season. I would *love* to play this game.

colin.how•12 days ago

fuck yeah dude

radiatoryang.bsky.social•12 days ago

usually I write artist statements for my games, so here's a blog post about inspiration and intent for Tryhard https://www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2025/02/new-game-announcement-tryhard.html

radiatoryang.bsky.social•12 days ago

we also have "A Sportslike Manifesto" arguing for new approaches for sports video games https://grapefruitgames.com/sportslike/

radiatoryang.bsky.social•12 days ago

I'm making this with @eddiecameron.bsky.social
character designs by @xtotl.bsky.social
game audio by @akauaudio.bsky.social

draglikepull.bsky.social•12 days ago

Would be curious to know if you ever played The Journey mode in some of the older FIFA games where you played as a specific character dealing with the ups and downs of trying to make it as a football pro, and how/where they'd fit into this framework.

radiatoryang.bsky.social•12 days ago

never played The Journey! instead I think I had NBA 2K MyCareer in mind, and how it's getting worse and blander every year especially now

draglikepull.bsky.social•12 days ago

The Journey also got less interesting over time, because the first year you were playing as a teenager dealing with regular life outside football, but by the third year you were an international superstar haggling over sponsorships.

yacabonis.bsky.social•12 days ago

Love this!

flannfess.bsky.social•12 days ago

this rules and was a huge missing area i never realized until seeing it laid out!

also Pyre.....sportslike?

yourkyotowife.bsky.social•12 days ago

As someone who thinks almost daily about how a professional cycling game would work, I wanna frame this

erikrobson.bsky.social•12 days ago

Love this.

cyberia-mix.bsky.social•12 days ago

thinking that maybe a lot of the extreme sports games of the 00s were sportslike-like

bijan.bsky.social•12 days ago

love this idea, can't wait to see what y'all come up with

alexposton.bsky.social•12 days ago

Paging @remapradio.bsky.social

plaest2k.bsky.social•12 days ago

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

fuzzyg.host•12 days ago

Can I finally live my dream of recruiting members based on how good their thighs look in the shortest shorts?!

yacabonis.bsky.social•12 days ago

You're hitting my niche here. Wishlisted, and sharing!

halfrobot.com•12 days ago

robert... this looks so... serious! like a slice... of life
is this... what an eddie and robert game looks like?

radiatoryang.bsky.social•12 days ago

it's certainly what a commercial eddie and robert game looks like!! but also, hopefully it'll be a bit funny / horny / weird too

halfrobot.com•12 days ago

CORNER THE FUNNY-HORNY-WEIRD MARKET

rcmacleod.bsky.social•12 days ago

this seems like the kind of thing that would happen to someone who moves to new zealand though

max.please.rest•11 days ago

fuck yeah actually

haraiva.bsky.social•12 days ago

lets GOOOOOOO 🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉

teddydief.bsky.social•12 days ago

yessss congrats on announcing it!!

cuddlepunk.bsky.social•12 days ago

up the fucking wahhhs 🏉🏉🏉🏉

doctorears.bsky.social•12 days ago

This looks so good!! Congrats on announcing!

conanmckegg.bsky.social•12 days ago

Yes. I’m here for this!

tezamondo.bsky.social•12 days ago

olandgren.bsky.social•12 days ago

I love that New Zealand is becoming the home/setting for imaginary sports with things like the Queensland Football Club fashion brand (https://frontoffice.co) and now your game.

jessmwoodward.bsky.social•12 days ago

Genuinely gigglesnorted at the dog bit. Congrats on announcing! :D

tee-to-the-gee.bsky.social•12 days ago

Union or league?

radiatoryang.bsky.social•12 days ago

both... unpacking union vs league is actually part of the story mode even! we do start with sevens though

tee-to-the-gee.bsky.social•12 days ago

Bellissimo

adrianhon.bsky.social•12 days ago

Hell yeah!

lukehawks.bsky.social•12 days ago

This looks amazing! Probably too early to say if there’s console plans?

radiatoryang.bsky.social•12 days ago

depends on a lot of factors! but ideally yes

patkemp.bsky.social•11 days ago

@justinoaksford.bsky.social 👀

justinoaksford.bsky.social•11 days ago

👀👀

thomasdub.bsky.social•8 days ago

If we buy this off https://itch.io it has dick slips and pantsings of those rugby shorts right?

ianipoos.com•12 days ago

You went all in on Kiwi culture (also hell yeah Toby’s art)

essaygames.bsky.social•12 days ago

Wishlisted!

caraellison.bsky.social•12 days ago

haraiva.bsky.social•12 days ago

seeing them plead against the refs like high school boys and a strict teacher

caraellison.bsky.social•12 days ago

I am laughing very hard about this

jcaridia.bsky.social•12 days ago

I sat up in my chair. Innovation in sports games? Unapologetically local story? Narrative RPG? And is that Toby Morris art? Yes it is! High hopes for this one, and very keen to read the blogs and stuff over lunch. Good stuff Robert

mathewkumar.bsky.social•12 days ago

This looks really cool. Congrats!!!

radnom.bsky.social•12 days ago

Oh this looks sick, Toby Morris art too?

shelleylowe.com•11 days ago

this looks extremely good

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