<s>
OneShot	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
indie	O
studio	O
Future	O
Cat	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Degica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
a	O
2014	O
free	O
version	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
itch.io	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
adapted	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
OneShot	B-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
puzzles	O
involve	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
outside	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OneShot	B-Application
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
metafictional	O
aspects	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
positively	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Undertale	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
OneShot	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
child	O
Niko	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
placed	O
into	O
an	O
unfamiliar	O
sunless	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
computers	O
,	O
which	O
signal	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
find	O
content	O
outside	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
in	O
the	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
also	O
lead	O
to	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
in	O
other	O
ways	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
moving	O
the	O
game	O
window	O
off-screen	O
and	O
back	O
to	O
mimic	O
developing	O
film	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
gaining	O
clues	O
from	O
the	O
desktop	O
wallpaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
titled	O
OneShot	B-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
uses	O
a	O
simulated	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
like	O
they	O
would	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
started	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
;	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
online	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
by	O
creators	O
Eliza	O
Velasquez	O
and	O
Casey	O
Gu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
this	O
initial	O
version	O
disallowed	O
any	O
further	O
attempts	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
a	O
single	O
playthrough	O
,	O
and	O
terminated	O
any	O
progress	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
closed	O
the	O
main	O
window	O
outside	O
of	O
save	O
points	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gu	O
,	O
OneShot	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
with	O
an	O
all-encompassing	O
"	O
dark	O
but	O
vibrant	O
"	O
theme	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
sunlight	O
in	O
the	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gu	O
and	O
Velasquez	O
cited	O
several	O
thematic	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Hyper	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Drifter	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	O
Little	O
Prince	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Velasquez	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
fourth-wall-breaking	O
nature	O
of	O
OneShot	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Psycho	O
Mantis	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
before	O
Undertale	B-Application
;	O
she	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
anti-influence	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
format	O
after	O
it	O
came	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
ideas	O
,	O
some	O
more	O
conventional	O
puzzles	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
combining	O
items	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
classic	O
adventure	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
featured	O
at	O
GDC	O
and	O
IndieCade	O
,	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
's	O
"	O
rerelease	O
"	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Mac	O
version	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
versions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
itch.io	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
5th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
release	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
incorporating	O
"	O
new	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
consoles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Indie	O
World	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
OneShot	B-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
OneShot	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
Windows	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
World	O
Machine	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlie	O
Nicholson	O
of	O
New	O
Game	O
Network	O
compared	O
it	O
positively	O
to	O
Undertale	B-Application
and	O
Pony	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
reviewer	O
Spencer	O
Rutledge	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
OneShot	B-Application
effortlessly	O
conveys	O
emotion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameGrins	O
Ben	O
Robson	O
criticised	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
forgoing	O
the	O
"	O
one-shot	O
"	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
version	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
multiple	O
times	O
took	O
away	O
from	O
its	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
it	O
to	O
what	O
he	O
perceived	O
as	O
Undertale'''s	O
poorly-defined	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
Robson	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
clearly	O
defined	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
complement	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mysterious	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
OneShot''	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
