Should I try again?

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A few years ago I moved into a house with other people my age. After a while, I started to realize I had a thing for this one girl I was living with. I felt like we had chemistry, but didn't say anything because I was afraid it'd be weird.

She moved out last summer, and I didn't talk to her much. I decided I didn't want to let her walk out of my life, so one day in fall we met up and I ended up asking her out. She seemed pretty flattered, but said she just got out of something serious and needed time. I let her know I'd give her space, but she said she still wanted to hang out (I'd invited her to my gaming group earlier).

It's been a few months, and I'm still not sure what to think. I haven't had any in-person interaction with her since (the gaming group organizers have been busy). I tried to hold back on messaging her so I didn't seem clingy. A few weeks ago, she joined a Meetup group I go to after I posted about it on Facebook, making me think she at least wants to be friends.

I was prepared for rejection when I asked her out, but her answer puts me in kind of a gray area: part of me thinks she could be interested, but another says I shouldn't come on too strong and risk making things awkward. Should I keep trying, or just accept things as they are?

You really should try to hang out with her more often if your intention is to try to date her. I know it could be hard to do since you have feelings for her, but if you want to be with her you should really try to be more of a part of her life without trying to force a romantic relationship, that will come in time if it is meant to be. By not doing so you are leaving a space open in her life for another guy that is going to put in that effort to have these in-person interactions. Just go hang out with her, you don't need to have some event planned, your presence should be enough if she values you. If she has put in the effort to want to go to those things with you, then you need to start putting in the effort to hang out with her more because she has some sort of interest in you, whatever that interest is or could develop in to is unknown at this time and should remain that way until the time is right.

Well, a while before I posted this I asked if she wanted to go to one of those meetings, but she was dogsitting for the week. Then after I posted this I asked if she wanted to play some games as a way of hanging out, but I never heard back from her. I don't know if I came on too strongly/awkwardly (I messaged her once already that week just to chat), or if my anxiety-ridden mind is blowing things out of proportion.