Start Again: A Prologue

Start Again: A Prologue is a story-driven, turn-based RPG in which you play as Siffrin, trapped in a time loop for no reason they can discover. The country is frozen in time. Siffrin and their allies have fought through a castle and defeated the King to try to end the curse, but Siffrin dies and returns to the castle entrance. Only Siffrin remembers each loop, while their friends remain unaware. You try to hide what you know from them as you face the same enemies and final boss again and again.

The time loop

The story explores how repeating the same events affects Siffrin and their relationships with their friends. The group has conversations about crabs while Siffrin struggles with the loop and the prospect of another battle.

Turn-based battles

Combat uses an ATB system and rock-paper-scissors-style weaknesses and strengths. You use those matchups to take down your foes tactically. Your choices determine which of four possible outcomes the final-boss battle reaches, including a True Ending.

A standalone story

The game takes about 3–5 hours to complete. It is the first installment in the START AGAIN series, but tells a complete story that stands on its own as a side story and prototype for In Stars and Time.