Introduction
Most games train us to avoid failure—lose all your health, fall off a cliff, or make the wrong move, and it’s game over. But some titles flip that idea upside down. In these games, failure isn’t the end—it’s the fun, the laughter, or even the secret sauce that makes the whole experience shine.
Here are the Top 7 games where failing is the best part, and every mistake feels like part of the adventure.
1. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy – Rage Becomes Comedy
This notorious climbing game is all about hauling yourself up with a hammer in a cauldron. Slip once, and you may fall back to the start. It’s brutal, but hilarious.
Why failing is fun: The absurd physics and Bennett Foddy’s cheeky commentary make failure feel like part of the performance art.
2. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Chaos in Costume
In Fall Guys, you waddle through obstacle courses with dozens of other players. Most of the time, you’ll trip, stumble, and get flung across the map.
Why failing is fun: Watching your jellybean avatar flop around is pure slapstick comedy—sometimes losing is more fun than winning.
3. Dark Souls (Series) – Dying Is Learning
The Dark Souls franchise is infamous for punishing difficulty, but every death teaches you something new: enemy patterns, shortcuts, or a reminder not to get cocky.
Why failing is fun: Death is progress. Every failure is another step toward mastery, making eventual victories that much sweeter.
4. QWOP – Failure as the Game Itself
This browser classic puts you in control of an athlete’s legs… one key at a time. The result? Instant collapse, ridiculous flailing, and endless laughter.
Why failing is fun: Winning isn’t the point. Watching your runner crumple into nonsense positions is the fun.
5. Untitled Goose Game – Failure Is Mischief
As the mischievous goose, your “failures” often create more chaos. Drop an item? Honk at the wrong time? It just makes the game’s slapstick humor even better.
Why failing is fun: Mistakes aren’t punishments—they’re just new ways to annoy humans and cause giggles.
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Experimenting With Failure
BOTW gives you freedom to try almost anything, and failure usually means a funny explosion, ragdoll tumble, or a physics experiment gone wrong.
Why failing is fun: The open-ended design turns failure into curiosity. Every experiment gone wrong teaches you (and entertains you).
7. Goat Simulator – Embracing the Glitch
This game is built around physics chaos. Your goat will ragdoll, break the world, and defy logic. Failure isn’t just part of the game—it is the game.
Why failing is fun: It’s not about winning, it’s about how hilariously wrong things can go when you just mess around.
Conclusion
Failure doesn’t have to mean frustration. In these 7 games, falling, breaking, or dying is all part of the fun—sometimes even better than succeeding. They remind us that games are at their best when they surprise us, even in failure.
