OneShot

OneShot is a surreal puzzle adventure game developed by the indie studio Future Cat and published by KOMODO. Based on a free version made in 2014, it was released for Windows on December 8, 2016.

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Metacritic 84

Released: 2016-12-08
User rating: 4.24 / 5
Genres: Casual, Indie, Adventure
Platforms: PC, macOS

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83User score · 136 ratings

OneShot is a surreal top down puzzle/adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Released: 2016
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Engine: RPG Maker XP
Developer: Future Cat
Publisher: Degica Games, Komodo

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Key facts

Video game.title: OneShot
Video game.image: OneShot cover art.png
Video game.alt: The text "OneShot", with the letter O replaced by a lightbulb, next to a depiction of the main character, Niko
Video game.developer: Future Cat LLC
Video game.publisher: KOMODO
Video game.producer: Mark Conforti
Video game.engine: RPG Maker XP
Video game.platforms: WindowsmacOSLinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4Xbox One Nintendo Switch 2 Playstation 5
Video game.released: WindowsDecember 8, 2016macOSMay 31, 2018LinuxApril 24, 2019Switch, PS4, Xbox OneSeptember 22, 2022
Video game.genre: Adventure, puzzle
Video game.modes: Single-player

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.oneshot-game.com

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publication date: 2014-06-30
itch.io URL: futurecat.itch.io/oneshot
review score: 93%
social media followers: 18630

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OneShot is a surreal puzzle adventure game developed by the indie studio Future Cat and published by KOMODO. Based on a free version made in 2014, it was released for Windows on December 8, 2016.

OneShot gameplay and plot breaks the fourth wall and involve metafictional elements. Many of the puzzles involve interacting with the computer's operating system outside the game, but the console version, or the World Machine edition, has a fake operating system inside of the game. Narratively, the player is separate from the protagonist, Niko. The latter arrives in a world without sunlight and aims to restore it by replacing its sun, a large lightbulb, at the top of a tower.