1,971,369 lives lived for a total of 285,177 hours
110,197 people lived past age fifty-five
288 generations in longest family line 50 monuments completed, 461 in progress
a multiplayer survival game of parenting and civilization building by Jason Rohrer
This game is about playing one small part in a much larger story. You only live an hour, but time and space in this game is infinite. You can only do so much in one lifetime, but the tech tree in this game will take hundreds of generations to fully explore. This game is also about family trees. Having a mother who takes care of you as a baby, and hopefully taking care of a baby yourself later in life. And your mother is another player. And your baby is another player. Building something to use in your lifetime, but inevitably realizing that, in the end, what you build is not for YOU, but for your children and all the countless others that will come after you. Proudly using your grandfather's ax, and then passing it on to your own grandchild as the end of your life nears. And looking at each life as a unique story. I was this kid born in this situation, but I eventually grew up. I built a bakery near the wheat fields. Over time, I watched my grandparents and parents grow old and die. I had some kids of my own along the way, but they are grown now... and look at my character now! She's an old woman. What a life passed by in this little hour of mine. After I die, this life will be over and gone forever. I can be born again, but I can never live this unique story again. Everything's changing. I'll be born as a different person in a different place and different time, with another unique story to experience in the next hour...
....Progress Report....
50 natural objects (latest: Wild Boar)
12 playable characters
919 human-makeable objects (latest: Bow Drill with Removed Tip)
77,794 lines of code
What you get
Immediately after your payment is processed, you will receive an email with an access link. You will then be able to download all of the following DRM-free distributions:
Windows build
MacOS build (10.5 and later Intel)
GNU/Linux build (compiled on 32-bit Ubuntu 14.04)
Full source code bundle (compile it yourself)
The price also includes downloads of all future updates and a lifetime account on the main game server that I am running.
The source bundle includes the editor and server software, allowing you to set up and run your own server or even leverage the engine to make your own game. See OneLife/documentation in the source bundle for instructions.
This game is good, I just want to see how many hours I have, its really good, you should buy it, this is alot of commas in one sentence, but that doesn't matter anymore.
Recommended telafiesta (518.3 hours on record)
Posted 6 hours ago
The game is finally adding more game-play content, I approve of more domestic animals, and the surgery addition is also welcome. I still feel like the game needs more structures and a better way to locate nearby towns (bell towers are a joke) maybe establish trade and migration like the good old days where you had neighboring villages, and carpenters who built roads connecting them.
Recommended new player (3.6 hours on record)
Posted 9 hours ago
Im charmed
Recommended Adrian (297.2 hours on record)
Posted 20 hours ago
please fix the server lag. Jason you make a tasty pie. I'd gladly eat it any day
Recommended DJD (208.2 hours on record)
Posted 22 hours ago
Awesome game (here to check hours)
Recommended EDEK (4.1 hours on record)
Posted 26 hours ago
Recommended wesley (120.2 hours on record)
Posted 26 hours ago
I love this game, but its been so laggy it makes it almost unplayable.. i can't count how many times i've died from lag now. please figure this out.
The game is finally adding more game-play content, I approve of more domestic animals, and the surgery addition is also welcome. I still feel like the game needs more structures and a better way to locate nearby towns (bell towers are a joke) maybe establish trade and migration like the good old days where you had neighboring villages, and carpenters who built roads connecting them.
Recommended mirelli (515.6 hours on record)
Posted 50 days ago
It's a good game but honestly I just wanted to see how many hours I have
Recommended Sad game (511.3 hours on record)
Posted 37 days ago
This game describes the love of mother and family
Nobody can live forever and their life is limited.
The only thing player can leave is their bone and what they've made.
But what in earth do they've manufactured or harvested good for themselves after death?
It barely effects players next game so It means nothing as well.
its a fun, simple game, with a complex strategy lot of drama, lot of bad players, lot of griefers and murderers, so will annoy you a few times but can be so fun, very original concept and jason works on it frequently, each update changes everything but its in a good direction
Recommended OK (439.5 hours on record)
Posted 57 days ago
Recommended ALLERIA (439.1 hours on record)
Posted 33 days ago
New update is awesome. The game is very balanced currently. If you're considering getting the game, I highly recommend playing as an Eve and learning the basics. Go into the game with the expectation of dying young and dying often.
This isn't just a game. OHOL will teach you more about the human condition than any book.
This is a must play for anyone with a passing interest in phil...
I saw potentiel in the alpha long ago. Maybe it'll be playable in 2025 ?
Not Recommended XercinVex (91.6 hours on record)
Posted 2 days ago
The community has gone to shit, people murdering each other for nothing.
I used to absolutely love this game. thought it was worth every penny. Never know where you will be reborn or what psycho is going to come after you for being the wrong gender or family relation. Will you live and die naked and afraid and alone or will you die surrounded by family and a sprawling village murdered by on...
Not Recommended growcarrots (438.9 hours on record)
Posted 5 days ago
Not Recommended Connection lost.... (322.3 hours on record)
Posted 49 days ago
Connection lost...cant even play after so called fix ,If i stand still not touching my mouse for more than two seconds as an adult female Insta DC!... Only to get going and wiped out by one griefer... like the community isnt small enough ......One less good player
If you bounced off the game in the past because it was too hard to figure out, this is a great time to give it another shot.
This week's update brings a brand new tutorial.
This has always been a game that just throws you right in there, and that will remain the case, so don't worry. The tutorial mostly explains the nuances of the controls and systems. There are a lot of little things that just aren't explained anywhere else. Some of these things are lost on veteran players. [Read More...]
The thinking behind One Hour One Life
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Power of the Market - The Pencil
Primitive Technology: Forge Blower
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The Game Design Challenge 2011: Bigger Than Jesus Panel at GDC 2011
