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# Restart Scene
Reload the current scene and play it again from the beginning.
The **Restart Scene** action reloads the current scene and plays it from the start. Layers, videos, animations and Game Mechanics all return to how the scene begins.
This is useful for patterns like:
* A **Try Again** button after a failed level
* Looping a short scene until the user taps
* Resetting a game board
### How it Works
**Restart Scene** has no settings. Select it and it is ready.
When the action fires, PLAY rebuilds the current scene the same way it loads a new one. Exit [animations](/play/properties/animations.md) set to play when the scene finishes run first, then the scene starts over.
Restart Scene does not reset everything:
* **Progression variables keep their values.** Use [Update Progression](/play/general/actions/update-progression.md) with **Set to** to reset a score or lives count.
* **Global layers keep their hide state.** A [global layer](/play/layers/global-layers.md) hidden by [Hide Layer](/play/general/actions/hide-show-layer.md) stays hidden after a restart. Only a full playable restart clears it.
### Where You Can Use It
**Restart Scene** is available in every action dropdown, including Interactions, Layer and Scene **On Finish**, [Scene Events](/play/layers/scenes/scene-events.md), the [Global Timer](/play/settings/global-timer.md), and Progression [Triggers](/play/settings/progression/triggers.md) and [Conditionals](/play/settings/progression/conditionals.md).
### Setting Up Restart Scene
{% stepper %}
{% step %}
### Open any action dropdown menu.
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
### Select **Restart Scene.**
{% endstep %}
{% step %}
### Save your setup as usual.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}
{% hint style="info" %}
To loop a scene forever, set the scene's **On finish** to **Restart Scene.**
{% endhint %}
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