TryAndLove
Released Jan 2024
A man's life is a life of pursuing love. The childish love of childhood sweethearts? White Moonlight's pure love? Ignorant of the astringent love of forbidden fruit? Blind love like a moth flying into a flame? True love that transcends the world? Act Ren Xing and make a willful choice.
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Evaluation
TryAndLove (titled "I Have a Date with a Beauty" / "Try and Love") was MYSTERY CROWN's debut FMV game, released on January 25, 2024. While the game itself launched as a standalone romantic FMV experience, it is part of an actively expanding studio output from MYSTERY CROWN, who have continued releasing new titles at a regular pace throughout 2024 and 2025.
The studio has shipped multiple major releases since TryAndLove's launch: "Back" (horror FMV series), "Undead Realm: Ego," "Back: Fade" (April/May 2025), "Back 3: Spooky" (September 27, 2025), "Mourningwood Lodge 2: Hidden Voice" (October 25, 2025), and "Worthy or Not?" (April 18, 2026). Their February 2026 New Year post reflects on over two years of continuous studio output since TryAndLove launched.
Most significantly, MYSTERY CROWN's April 18, 2026 announcement confirmed an ambitious lineup of new original FMV titles planned for the rest of 2026, including "Survivor's Notes," "Code: Fatal Choice 1 & 2," "Code: The Staircase," and two demo versions of new game types. This confirms the studio is actively continuing game development well into 2026.
While TryAndLove as a specific game title does not appear to have received post-launch DLC or content patches of its own, the developer has acknowledged it as part of their ongoing FMV universe (the main character "Ren Xing" carries over into the Back series). The studio maintains an active posting cadence with 32 news posts covering a wide range of updates, announcements, and development communications since January 2024, demonstrating clear ongoing developer engagement. The studio's self-described financial challenges have not stopped them from continuing to produce and release new content at a steady pace.
Evidence
Developer announced a full 2026 release lineup including six new FMV titles, confirming active development plans for the rest of the year.
Studio reflection post confirming over two years of continuous FMV production since TryAndLove launched in January 2024, with plans to continue releasing content.
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Developer
Publisher
MYSTERY CROWN
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
"I Have a Date with a Beauty" is a fully dynamic and immersive real-person interactive work that simulates love. You will have a sweet love relationship with girls at different stages in your life. They have appeared at different stages of your life and given you different life experiences. But when they appear in front of you at the same time, what is your choice?
You may not be able to choose too many times in life, but the ninth art gives you the possibility of multiple choices. In "I Have a Date with a Beauty", you will not only experience the sweetness of love, but also the helplessness of love. All the choices are yours.
A childhood sweetheart? Do men and women really have pure friendship?
Was it your favorite when you were a student? Will the dreams you once had really come to fruition?
Is it the inexplicable urge I had when I saw a beautiful teacher in cool clothes in the summer?
Is it the anchor who provides you with emotional value after a tiring work day? Is it possible for virtuality to enter reality?
Even that indescribable story? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2. Multiple branches, multiple endings, 25 completely different endings, and even hidden endings, which need to be explored one by one (falling in love takes time)
3. The results and processes of each new round of the game are likely to be different. As for why the mechanism is different, you can guess it after playing.
Making this product was inspired by another senior product; The other words above are too official, I want to say some inner words.
The products of my predecessors remind me of the imprint of love left deep in my heart throughout my life, so I want to leave them all in the form of game works, regardless of whether they will see them in the past.
Even if there are friends who can play our games, and even if they can instantly recall the former one, I think this work is also valuable.
Due to limited funding, the game presentation was not perfect and somewhat rough, but with a certain intention and desire, I thought about it and had the ability to do it. That's all.
Dedicated to all brothers who have had similar emotional experiences.
Finally, I dedicate myself to the girls who have appeared in my life before. (CY, YYY, ZQ, NHT), Wishing you always be loved.
You may not be able to choose too many times in life, but the ninth art gives you the possibility of multiple choices. In "I Have a Date with a Beauty", you will not only experience the sweetness of love, but also the helplessness of love. All the choices are yours.
A childhood sweetheart? Do men and women really have pure friendship?
Was it your favorite when you were a student? Will the dreams you once had really come to fruition?
Is it the inexplicable urge I had when I saw a beautiful teacher in cool clothes in the summer?
Is it the anchor who provides you with emotional value after a tiring work day? Is it possible for virtuality to enter reality?
Even that indescribable story? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Game features
1. Immersive first-person perspective, full real-life shooting, real-person interpretation (even most characters appear in their true colors)2. Multiple branches, multiple endings, 25 completely different endings, and even hidden endings, which need to be explored one by one (falling in love takes time)
3. The results and processes of each new round of the game are likely to be different. As for why the mechanism is different, you can guess it after playing.
Follow us
This is a product produced by a small team of 4 people (not including the cast, crew, directors, screenwriters, etc.). We don’t have the extra energy to create various groups to maintain it, but we will collect every comment from everyone in the table. As the highest priority to continuously optimize our subsequent products.Some things in heart
Making this product was inspired by another senior product; The other words above are too official, I want to say some inner words.
The products of my predecessors remind me of the imprint of love left deep in my heart throughout my life, so I want to leave them all in the form of game works, regardless of whether they will see them in the past.
Even if there are friends who can play our games, and even if they can instantly recall the former one, I think this work is also valuable.
Due to limited funding, the game presentation was not perfect and somewhat rough, but with a certain intention and desire, I thought about it and had the ability to do it. That's all.
Dedicated to all brothers who have had similar emotional experiences.
Finally, I dedicate myself to the girls who have appeared in my life before. (CY, YYY, ZQ, NHT), Wishing you always be loved.
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Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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