Tryhard

Tryhard is a sports RPG about managing an underdog rugby club in New Zealand.

TACTICAL TURN-BASED AUTO SPORTS

• Fresh blend of tactical RPG, auto battler, and sports genres.
• Build the perfect (or slightly less worse) squad from 15 different recruitable characters and dozens of skills.
• Rugby knowledge is OPTIONAL. It’s OK, many rugby players don’t know anything about rugby either.

MANAGE A SPORTS CLUB

• Search for club sponsors and fundraise for new equipment.
• You’ll need to find a secretary, treasurer, and patron too.
• File paperwork and argue with the bank! The possibilities are endless.

LIVE IN VIRTUAL NEW ZEALAND

• Even if you lose, the story mode continues, just like real-life.
• Explore an authentic 3D recreation of the biggest city in New Zealand!
• Keep your day job, pay the rent, feed your dog, go on dates… but definitely DO NOT fall in love.

READ OUR SPORTS GAME DESIGN MANIFESTO

We wrote “A Sportslike Manifesto” to argue for fresher bolder games about sports and sportspeople. It’s time for sports games that actually try something new, beyond microtransactions! It’s time for new sports games!

RELEASE DATE: TO BE ANNOUNCED

WANT UPDATES?

• Robert (one of the devs) is most active on Bluesky (@radiatoryang)
• Wishlist us on Steam
• idle in our Discord
• or of course, follow on itch