Indie · February 28, 2014
One Way Heroics (2014)
In One Way Heroics, you take on the role of an intrepid adventurer who must travel across the land and face the Demon Lord before a mysterious shadow engulfs everything. Darkness always approaches from the left, and with each movement or action you take, the void creeps ever closer. Forced to run right, you'll encounter any number of monsters, allies, thieves and shops on your desperate journey to stop the end of everything. The good news is that you don't just have access to one world. You have access to all of them. A nearly infinite number of worlds to save and explore! Multiple classes to unlock, each with different skills and advantages. Dimensional Vault: Don't waste extra valuables! Lock away your inventory and save it for your next run! Time control: when the going gets tough, the tough freeze time and work out a new strategy. Steam goodies: trading cards, emoticons and wallpapers that proudly broadcast your OWH finesse! Every world is different and unique. Lust forests or corrupted hellscapes, adorable animals or cunning thieves, each departure is a roll of the die. You might find likeminded heroes willing to journey with you, or you might meet no one and be forced to venture into the unknown alone. Like a dimension you previously visited? Simply input the name at the Dimensional selection screen before you begin your journey. Want to try your luck with a random reality? Type any word that pops into your head, and watch as One Way Heroics builds you a world based on the name you chose. Infinite permutations. Infinite worlds. Infinite adventure. *This game supports Cloud Saves for most system data including clear data and unlockables, however mid-game saves do not carry over.
Indie releases from 2014
27 Indie titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Mystery Dungeon · 574
- Side Scroller · 574
- Traditional Roguelike · 566
- Dungeon Crawler · 564
- Rogue-lite · 560
- Perma Death · 551
- Turn-Based · 550
- JRPG · 546
- Rogue-like · 541
- RPG · 281
- 2D · 279
- Cute · 272
- Procedural Generation · 267
- Anime · 257
- Pixel Graphics · 251
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.1k Steam reviews | Top 59% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 94% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 30% |
| Engagement hours | 10 h average | Top 61% for session depth among Indie |
Press Quotes
“A fantastic game bite-sized roguelike for those who can exercise a little bit of patience.” 83 – RPG Fan “This game gives you lots of reasons to go back to it and chances are that you will.” 70 – Niche Gamer “For people that sit down and spend serious amounts of time with their purchases, the daily dimensions offers limitless replayability.” 80 – Critically Sane
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Partial Controller Support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Feb 28, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Smoking WOLF |
| Publisher | PLAYISM |
| Base price | $1.08 -69% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
10h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
Achievements
59
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
94%Very Positive · 4.1k reviews
3.8k positive · 243 negative
Curator recommendations
3.5k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (2)
- English
- Japanese
Editions & Packages
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