The first time I heard about Jili Try Out, I’ll admit I was skeptical. Another multiplayer survival game? Really? But within minutes of my first match, something clicked—and it wasn’t just the sound of a rubber chicken being squeezed by a grinning klown. This wasn’t Dead by Daylight, and it certainly wasn’t trying to be. What I found instead was a refreshingly chaotic, surprisingly lighthearted experience where winning felt almost beside the point. And honestly? That’s the whole charm.
Let me set the scene. You’ve got klowns—not the creepy Pennywise kind, more like birthday-party-gone-wrong types—chasing survivors through absurd, brightly colored maps. Sometimes you’re the klown, sometimes you’re the survivor trying to fix generators or complete ridiculous objectives while avoiding capture. The rounds are short, messy, and wildly unpredictable. In my first five matches, I escaped once, got caught three times, and in one glorious round, my entire team was eliminated in under four minutes. And you know what? I was still grinning. Because in Jili Try Out, the atmosphere is so intentionally silly that the usual tension of asymmetric horror games just… evaporates. You’re not being hunted by a silent, terrifying killer—you’re being chased by a goofy klown with a comically oversized mallet. The stakes feel low even when your health bar is dropping.
This is where the game’s design philosophy really shines. In most competitive titles, every match feels like life or death. Leaderboards, ranked modes, perfect wins—it can be exhausting. But Jili Try Out flips that on its head. As the reference material puts it, "victory and defeat aren't all that important, really, as the klowns may kill several survivors while others escape and the final tally may award one side or the other what's called a 'modest' or even 'poor' victory." That’s exactly what I experienced. In my 15 or so hours with the game, I’ve seen maybe two "perfect" victories—one as klown, one as survivor—but nobody in the lobby seemed to care all that much. We were too busy laughing at the absurd ways things played out. One match ended with the last survivor and the klown both stuck behind the same glitched prop, spinning in circles until the timer ran out. Nobody won. Everyone had fun.
That’s not to say there’s no skill involved. There is—learning the maps, timing your movements, understanding each klown’s abilities. But the community, at least from what I’ve seen, doesn’t take it too seriously. I’ve had klown players let me go after I fell off a ledge three times in a row. I’ve seen survivors stop running to emote-dance mid-chase. Compare that to Dead by Daylight, where a single misstep can earn you a torrent of angry messages, and the difference is night and day. Jili Try Out feels like a playground, not a battleground. And honestly, I prefer it that way.
Now, if you’re curious about jumping in, let me walk you through how to get started. Here’s a step-by-step guide for beginners looking to discover how to Jili Try Out without stressing over meta-strategies or perfect play. First, download the game—it’s free, which already lowers the barrier to experimentation. Then, spend your first few matches just playing as a survivor. Don’t worry about objectives at first; just run, hide, and get a feel for the movement and map layouts. Pay attention to how other players move, when they use items, and how the klown behaves. Your goal isn’t to escape every time—it’s to learn while having a good time. When you’re ready, try playing as the klown. You might feel a little clumsy at first (I definitely did), but remember: the klown’s toolkit is built for chaos, not precision. Use that to your advantage. Toss pies, set traps in silly places, and embrace the role. Losing as the klown doesn’t feel like failure—it feels like part of the show.
What keeps me coming back is the sheer unpredictability. One round, I played as a survivor and managed to complete every objective without ever seeing the klown. Another, I was the first one caught because I walked directly into a rubber chicken trap while trying to pet an in-game cat. The game doesn’t punish you for those moments—it celebrates them. The scoring system reflects this. Even when you lose, you still earn points toward cosmetics and minor upgrades. There’s no "game over" screen that makes you feel like you wasted your time. You just queue up again, ready for whatever nonsense comes next.
In a landscape filled with hyper-competitive, high-stakes multiplayer games, Jili Try Out is a welcome anomaly. It’s a game that understands fun doesn’t always have to come from winning. Sometimes it comes from being chased by a klown in giant shoes, or watching your friend get hit with a confetti cannon instead of a deadly weapon. If you’re tired of sweating through ranked matches and just want to laugh for twenty minutes, give it a shot. You might just find that losing has never been this much fun.