Just One Line
JOL Studios · 2018 · Choose Your Own Adventure, RPG, Text-Based, Choices Matter, Indie
PC
Mixed60% · 73
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About Just One Line
Just One Line is a fantasy RPG gamebook-like indie game heavily focused on choices and their consequences, in which you may compete with other players in an interactive online leaderboard.
Create different adventurers by choosing their races and backgrounds and embark on a variety of epic quests: each adventurer will progress by increasing his/her renown and relations with the factions of the Kingdom thus unlocking new races and backgrounds for your next playthroughs.
Even though the core game experience is a text-adventure 2.0, anyone, of any age, who likes fantasy RPGs or books should give it a try. In fact, Just One Line has many great features appealing to a broader audience:
Create different adventurers by choosing their races and backgrounds and embark on a variety of epic quests: each adventurer will progress by increasing his/her renown and relations with the factions of the Kingdom thus unlocking new races and backgrounds for your next playthroughs.
Even though the core game experience is a text-adventure 2.0, anyone, of any age, who likes fantasy RPGs or books should give it a try. In fact, Just One Line has many great features appealing to a broader audience:
- CHOICES MATTER
A lot of games say so, but a few truly mean it. Most of the quests in Just One Line are linked together and have different story paths according to your race, background, attributes and, more importantly, choices made in previous quests. - ENDLESS GAME EXPERIENCE
The video game itself is a framework upon which countless quests may be created and played. By exploiting user generated content and partnering with writers, Just One Line could potentially provide ever-growing contents! - YOUR ADVENTURER, YOUR STORY
Create your adventurers as you see fit. Start by choosing a race and a background, follow up with some aesthetic customization and finally shape him/her into a valorous hero or a ruthless villain. Their morality and honor changes according to your in-game choices. - WILL YOU BE THE BEST?
When you resign your adventurer you can compete with other players in the online leaderboard to be the most renowned/good/evil/rich(/whatever!) adventurer of the Kingdom! - HIGH REPLAY VALUE
Each quest has choices, or even entire story paths, only available after certain conditions are met and/or depending on previous quests’ choices! Every time you play with different adventurers, the story changes. - ALL ABOUT IMMERSION
We feature a unique set of locations with a fancy toon graphics and a mesmerizing OST to aid your imagination when embarking on epic quests. You will be amazed! - SHORT STORIES, DEEP STORIES
We believe that wall of texts are not needed for engaging desktop players. Quest telling is rich and thrilling yet not too darn long. - INNOVATIVE YET CONSERVATIVE
The concept of our game is a breath of fresh air! However, you can expect everything a role-playing gamer has come to know and love: races, classes, skills, magic, powerful weapons and armors… Oh! And dragons, zombies and pirates too!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h1][b]Not Recommended[/b][/h1]3 found this helpful
Just One Line, developed and published by JOL Studios, is a text-focused fantasy RPG that deliberately moves away from visual spectacle and mechanical complexity in favor of player-driven storytelling. It positions itself closer to an interactive narrative system than a traditional game, drawing inspiration from tabletop role-playing and classic gamebooks where imagination carries much of the experience. Instead of guiding the player through a fixed storyline, it presents a framework of choices, outcomes, and consequences, leaving the shape of each adventure largely in the player’s hands. The game begins with character creation, allowing players to choose a race, origin, and defining traits that influence how events unfold. From there, the structure shifts into a sequence of narrative encounters presented through text, where decisions dictate everything from personal growth to survival. Each choice carries weight, sometimes in subtle ways, and the lack of clear guidance adds an element of unpredictability. Success is never guaranteed, and failure can arrive suddenly, reinforcing the sense that each playthrough is a unique and fragile journey rather than a carefully balanced progre…2 found this helpful
Игра Just One Line - это отличный пример того, как из простой идеи можно сделать увлекательное и захватывающее приключение. Текстовый квест, где каждое решение влияет на развитие сюжета, заставляет игрока мыслить нестандартно и внимательно анализировать доступную информацию. Minimalistic graphics, но атмосферное звуковое сопровождение создают нужное настроение и погружают в мир тайн и опасностей. Самым большим плюсом игры является ее реиграбельность. Разные выборы приводят к разным вариантам развития событий и финалам, поэтому хочется переигрывать ее снова и снова, чтобы раскрыть все секреты. Иногда игра может показаться немного чересчур жестокой, особенно если сделать неправильный выбор в самом начале, но это только мотивирует быть более внимательным и просчитывать свои шаги. В целом, Just One Line - это отличный выбор для тех, кто любит текстовые приключения и готов бросить вызов своему интеллекту и интуиции.1 found this helpful
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Game becomes very derivative quickly, and things become easy to predict.
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