OneShot is a
puzzle-
adventure game developed by
indie studio Future Cat and published by Degica. Based on a free version released online on June 30, 2014, it was released for
Windows on December 8, 2016. A console adaptation, OneShot: World Machine Edition, was released for
Nintendo Switch,
PlayStation 4, and
Xbox One on September 22, 2022. OneShot's gameplay and plot break the
fourth wall and involve
metafictional elements. Many puzzles involve interacting with the computer's
operating system outside 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 lightbulb, at the top of a tower. OneShot was developed in
RPG Maker XP. The game received positive reviews from critics, who praised the story, art, and metafictional aspects of gameplay, including the relationship between the player and Niko. In 2017, the game was nominated for the PC Game of the Year category at the
Golden Joystick Awards. (Full article...)