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ONE.

novamicus · Shiravune · 2023-12-21

SteamGOG

AdventureSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 21, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 22, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

The pioneering nakige that made a generation cry... Legendary '90s visual novel ONE. is back and better than ever with updated art, animations, and features!

80%
positive of 388 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

What tied me to this world... 1998, winter. I was just a regular student until another world was born in me. Like softly falling snow, it blanketed and began to bury my everyday life. It was only then that I realized... That there were certain things in my life that never changed. The same familiar scenery. The warmth of the one I loved, who filled me with a joy I never noticed. Their existence tied me to this world. It was when I first started to want these bonds, to want that special someone, that time began to pass, and sunlight caused the season to really shine. When it did, which world (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (128 reviews).
  • · Top 45% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.8k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 388 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 24 observed days · $12.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11111120232026Week of 2023-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$7.992023-12-212026-08-302023-12-21 — best price $15.992024-02-06 — best price $15.992024-03-14 — best price $15.992024-04-11 — best price $15.992024-05-26 — best price $15.992024-06-27 — best price $15.992024-07-29 — best price $15.992024-09-12 — best price $15.992024-10-27 — best price $15.992024-11-27 — best price $13.992024-12-19 — best price $13.992025-01-18 — best price $13.992025-03-03 — best price $13.992025-03-13 — best price $13.992025-04-20 — best price $13.992025-06-04 — best price $13.992025-06-27 — best price $11.992025-07-24 — best price $11.992025-09-07 — best price $11.992025-09-29 — best price $11.992025-11-24 — best price $11.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-02-13 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-04-13 — best price $9.992026-05-27 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $7.992026-07-24 — best price $7.992026-08-27 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)80%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeFunny1990'sComedyRemakeAdventureEmotionalHand-drawn

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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