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One Way to Die: Steam Edition

After waking from a terrifying dream of your own untimely death, you attempt to make your way to the Finnigan Brothers' Fun Park for its last day then back home again. It's like playing Russian roulette with five chambers loaded, but more frustrating.

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Steam User 7313STEAMNot recommended

Tags: Adventure - Choose Your Own
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library

TLDR: Liked the concept on paper so got the DLC to encourage the dev. Tried game today. Regret my decision

You get a bit of fluff text, followed by a simple dialogue tree with basic options. No matter what option you pick, you get asked by the game to input a number between 1 and 14. Somehow that value is fed into the script and can determine what next script fires, and thus how you die. Creates a lot of variety, which is a selling point. But you can also wind up running into the same deaths because the same number pops up in the equation even if the sequence of events you took leads you elsewhere. The game is nonsensical really, and has a randomly generated feel to it at times. Such as dying from molotov cocktail in the face after skipping breakfast and getting out the door. Dying of cannibalism... It just is too loosely connected to feel like choice&consequence. I did not encounter bugs or typos and the engine and interfaces were clean. There very little audio to speak of at all. The trial and error nature of the game would mean you would need to take pen and paper and map out the dialogue tree or rely on memory and always repeat the same path and the same RNG values for the equations to ensure constant progression which sounds very laborious. Removed for declutter.

Sep 7, 2017·1·Verified

Steam User 7280STEAMNot recommended

I don't even know what i'm doing keep clicking numbers and answer question bal bla bla. . . it said it have steam card but i don't think so
after play 20 minutes my eyes need rest I don't know how people will play hours and hours

Feb 26, 2017·1·Verified

Steam User 5911STEAMNot recommended

Bad

Feb 2, 2017·Verified

Steam User 6926STEAMRecommended

Simple setup free text based game where you basically have to work through the story and survive. Sounds easy right? Wrong, so one clicked answer that was right the first time, mayb be wrong every other time. It will require a lot of clicks (and time if like me you read the story as well) to get all achievements. While I cant say its a bad game, I can't say its great either. I DO love the concept behind the game but i feel continued play is going to leave me frustrated because I will grow tired of reading the text over and just skip though it just to get more story progression. I think the fact it is random and you have zero control is a bit of a dampener, and at the same time it adds a touch of reality - we cannot control when we die and sometimes trying to avoid it ultimately brings us closer. The end is inevitable. A very grim game indeed.

Recommended if:
* You like reading gore and death
* You like random pick-a-path encounters
* You are prepared and happy to read through a tonne of text

NOT recommended if:
* Death scenes make you paranoid
* Your own anxious imagination is your worst enemy
* You get bored with random text repeatedly

This game to achieve ALL achievements will require a lot of time, be aware of this, only the truly dedicated (or those with an auto-clicker therefor defeating the entire purpose of the game... hey im not judging btw i use one too!) will get all achievements. That said I can understand how this game irritates people, i recomend it cos its free to play. If its not your thing delete it, and if you are a rare case like me you will enjoy it.

Feb 1, 2017·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 4577STEAMNot recommended

boff

Jan 31, 2017·Verified

Steam User 7063STEAMRecommended

It's a terrible game, but gave me a laugh. It's free, so it's worth downloading to read the crappy writing :)

Jan 25, 2017·Verified

Steam User 5925STEAMRecommended

^_^

Dec 26, 2016·Verified

Steam User 4749STEAMRecommended

[h1]오로지 무한 클릭으로 도전과제 달성 외에는 별다른 의미는 없는 게임이다.[/h1]

그래픽적인 비주얼은 전혀 없고 오로지 텍스트만 나오는 일종의 디지털소설같은 게임이다.
영어를 잘하거나 영어권 국가의 유저들한테는 내용적으로 조금이나마 재미를 줄지 모르겠지만 사실상 게임성은 없는 전혀 게임이라고 할수 있다.
도전과제의 목적이 아니라면 아예 손 안되는게 좋을 것이다. 이 게임의 진행 방식은 텍스트가 나오고 선택지의 선택에 따라서 결말(죽음)이 달라지는 방식이다. 그래서 영어를 잘 하지 못하는 유저한테는 별다른 재미를 주지 못하는 게임이다. 그렇다고 영문을 해석하면서 할만큼의 가치도 없는 게임이다.

도전과제를 2시간 반 정도에 달성한 유저도 있긴하나 보통은 5~10시간 정도 클릭 노가다를 해야 달성이 가능하다. 도전과제 중에는 크리스마스 도전과제와 할로윈 도전과제가 있는데 그것은 컴퓨터 날짜를 해당 날짜로 수정해서 플레이하면 달성이 가능해진다. (자세한 사항은 가이드를 참고하길 바란다.) 도전과제 중에는 666번의 죽음을 당해야 하는 도전과제가 있는데 상당히 클릭 노가다가 있는 게임이다.;;

게임의 완성도나 재미면서에서는 떨어지는 편이지만 개발자가 지속적인 업데이트와 피트백을 잘해주는 점에서 일단은 추천한다.
도전과제 달성용 게임으로 보고 게임한다면 그나마 나은편이다.

평점은 50점.

Oct 6, 2016·11h·10·Verified

Steam User 0429STEAMNot recommended

纯文字类游戏，如果你没有耐心的话那还是不要玩了，反正相当无聊。。。。个人不是很推荐~

Jul 5, 2016·3h·3·Verified

Steam User 8671STEAMNot recommended

кал

Jun 24, 2016·Verified

Steam User 5609STEAMRecommended

其实就是小时候玩的那种冒险卷轴的电子版而已。
第一个选03.

Jun 18, 2016·10h·3·Verified

Steam User 4881STEAMRecommended

ROFL

Jun 4, 2016·16h·Verified

Steam User 7124STEAMNot recommended

Bom o Jogo é legalzinho, divertido, tu morre de tudo qualquer forma, blz mas toda hora lança um caraleo de conquista para conseguir, não sei se é pra tentar manter o jogo ou só hueragem mas cara já saturou essa brincadeira e os desenvolvedores não acordam ninguém quer mais saber desse jogo e isso já ta irritando não só eu mas um monte de jogados

Dec 22, 2015·16h·7·Verified

Steam User 1406STEAMRecommended

wake up with a headache
goes to get asprin
slashes wrists
10/10 would accidenly suicide agian

Nov 1, 2015·3h·3·Verified

Steam User 4871STEAMRecommended

Short text based game with achievements and trading cards (not dropped, must be bought on market or through badge booster packs) that requires the lost art of reading and that even more ancient art of knowing the reference used for the pun or punchline. I personally nominate this character for a Darwin Award ... now 131 times.

This might be free-to-play but the 0.99 cents (US) DLC is worth adding, and quite often on sale for 0.49 cents. 111 different ways to die (with DLC added), some bizarre, some funny, some absurb, some WTF, some STEAM related and all a reference or pun to something (even the page titles). With the 2015 Halloween update there are now 121 ways to die (The 10 Halloween related deaths give the achievement The Hallowest.) The developer added another 10 deaths for 2015 Christmas and claims this will be the last time. (The 10 Christmas related deaths give the achievement Crimson X-Mas). Note: Both of the holiday related deaths and corresponding achievements are only available during that particular holiday.

In the 2019 update, the music is better, picture graphics have been added and the game play has been tweaked. It is much easier to die now. Not sure I would still recommend it since all the dying gets in the way of the absurd story of getting to the fun fair, winning an elephant, and making it home alive again. It was much more fun to work at dying in bizarre, unusual and downright stupid ways.

Review edited 11/1/2015
Revised 12/23/2015
Updated and revised 11/2/2019 Developer promised not add another achievement but did anyway.

Sep 22, 2015·14h·17·Verified

Steam User 3962STEAMRecommended

Незамысловатая текстовая адвенчура (в которой текста, как и вариантов развития событий, на мой взгляд, ничтожно мало) про человека, от которого удача не просто отвернулась, а, похоже, ещё и плюнула вслед. Вообще, если вы привыкли видеть какое-то развитие сюжета в текстовых адвенчурах, где надо действительно вчитываться в текст или, например, идти по сюжету достаточно долго (скажем, были сто лет назад такие книги-адвенчуры, там надо было в зависимости от решения переходить на ту или иную страницу книги, чтобы узнать, как обернётся тот или иной выбор), то это текстовое безобразие - не для вас. Но попробовать стоит - учитывая то, что игра бесплатная и способов умереть тут - больше сотни.
p.s. А ещё здесь вас может убить Габен. Да, тот самый. Да, я совершенно серьёзна.
p.p.s. Пока делала ачивки, умерла 2887 раз. Помимо разных отрав, автомобильных аварий и оголённых проводов, кажется меня несколько раз рвали на части львы и котята. И хэдкрабы ели. О банальщине в духе "умерла, не вставая с кровати" или "была застрелена" упоминать не хочется, но умереть от соли ещё надо постараться. Или от вилки. А моё любимое - "раздавлена садящимся самолётом". Прямо чисто поле и танк из-за угла.
(!) Ах, да, в игре заявлены карточки, которые скорее всего выйдут с DLC на следующей неделе (7-13 сентября). Полагаю, стоить DLC будет сущие копейки, учитывая размер и направленность игры.
На данный момент (8.09) длц вышло, однако карточки пока не выпадают - это пофиксят в ближайшее время (upd от апреля 2016 года - карточек нет и не предвидится, единственный способ получить значок - это делать наборы карт). Те, кто ищет в этой игре лёгких ачивок, будут разочарованы. Многое тут зависит от упорства и чистого рандома. Несмотря на количество достижений, сидеть над ними придётся не один час.
Если вы дочитали до конца, то спешу заметить, что, несмотря на механику, игра походит разве что на четверть (а то и на 1/8) нормальной текстовой адвенчуры и куда логичнее было бы назвать её симулятором смерти, в текстовом варианте. А ещё тут музыка очень приятная.

Sep 5, 2015·9h·34·Verified

Steam User 5549STEAMRecommended

I enjoyed it, which is sad considering it's basically Hell - or Choose Your Own Hell.

Sep 4, 2015·3h·1·Verified

Steam User 5994STEAMRecommended

Didnt take long to get all the achievements :D

Sep 3, 2015·3h·Verified

Steam User 2397STEAMRecommended

對成就有堅持的人很適合
只要點點點就有全成就了

Sep 2, 2015·3h·Verified

Steam User 3767STEAMRecommended

I was in a hurry to enter a raffle hosted by the Finnigan brothers. I got angry, and accidentally ran into a gate, that stood over a tall sound booth which tips over a speaker, which happens to smash one of the brothers in the face killing him. An angry mob beat me near death, and used a microphone to lynch me. Best game I have ever played.

Sep 1, 2015·3h·5·Verified

Steam User 9543STEAMRecommended

Nice game :) :D
Easy :)

Szép játék :) :D
Könnyű

Sep 1, 2015·5h·1·Verified