OneShot and games like it

The WhatsNext verdict

If you enjoy melancholy, story-driven puzzle adventures that treat you as part of the fiction, OneShot delivers a tender, emotionally potent experience. Play it if you can tolerate uneven puzzles and fourth-wall gimmicks.

What it does best

A meta-story that makes the player part of the fiction
A small story with enormous emotional weight
Melancholy, strange, and tender from start to finish
A soundtrack inseparable from its sense of place

What might put you off

Puzzles can feel arbitrary and uneven
The meta gimmicks can feel manipulative

Look

Peek inside

The setup

What you are walking into

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.