One Way Lane

I really love the art style for this game. Like a lot of people, I think it's what drew me to it in the first place. The use of the video feature, the sound design, the character design, the parallax mapping, etc. all comes together to create a really cool aesthetic. I love the weird hand platforms and really wanted to see what more of that world looked like.

If you're okay with feedback, there are just a few things that I'd suggest adjusting. A lot of these are just minor oddities with RPG Maker that I know far too well.

• The first thing I noticed is just that RPG Maker's default UI clashes a lot with the rest of the game. Mouse controls are up to personal preference, (I like to disable them) but the big mobile UI button in the top right corner really distracts from the art style. I encourage pretty much everyone to use a plugin that gets rid of it.
• The behavior of doorway events is a little inconsistent, because some of them are marked "Same As Player." I always like having their priority be "Below Player," so the player has to walk on top of them before the room transition starts. It feels a little strange to hit an invisible wall to go into another room, which is what happens when they're marked "Same As Player."
• In the same vein, when the player moves into another map, I would place them one tile away from the doorway instead of right next to it. That way, the player can immediately move towards the door again to re-enter the room. If they spawn on top of the event that transfers them to another room, they have to awkwardly move off of that tile and then back onto it to get back to where they just were.
• Also in the same vein, there are some things you can interact with even if you aren't looking at them. Riley's toys in the beginning room are a good example. I believe this is because you have events that the player stands on top of to interact with, which means they will activate regardless of where they're looking. If you set the priority to be "Same As Character" and move the event into the wall, the player will only be able to interact with it while facing it.
• The passability for some tiles is strange. It's noticeable with the boxes in mom's room; it really feels like I should be allowed to move closer to them. I would look at star tiles for certain things like the tops of the boxes.
• The save station is super, super cool aesthetically. The only issue is that you can also save from the pause menu, so it seems redundant. I believe this is a setting you can change pretty easily.
• The item description for the Wretch's key cuts off in the menu.
• Talksprites seem to blink in and out for new textboxes sometimes. I think this is when there's a specific transition involving the images fading in, but don't quote me on that.
• I got stuck behind the cat in the kitchen because it moved after I snuck past it and it sealed me behind the table.
• When you talk to Riley's mom in the kitchen after grabbing a bowl, she turns toward you for one frame. You can fix this pretty easily by setting her Direction Fix to on.
• The talksprites seem to be slightly offset from one another, so when characters' expressions change they move around a bit.
• Punctuation and capitalization is somewhat inconsistent.
• The songs could loop more cleanly. It feels strange to hear them fully fade out and then start again.

That seems like a lot just because I'm longwinded, but like I said, it's all super minor stuff that could be fixed pretty quickly. (I'm sure some of the issues are present in a few games on my profile too...) I'm really, really excited to see where the game ends up regardless of anything I wrote here. Good luck with the rest of it, and feel free to ask me to elaborate if I didn't explain something well enough!!

still better than my life

OKAY IM 5 SECONDS INTO THIS GAME AND IM ALREADY HYPE. THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AMAZING WHEN IT FULLY RELEASES.
Edit: FINISHED IT CANT WAIT FOR MORE!

i'm in love with the artstyleeee

awesome game bro and story

This is a perfect demo. I am so excited for this game. This is so good. 

I really wish you all the best for finishing the game. I just now played the DEMO and loved it so much. The questions it dares to raise about the domestic sphere, domestic abuse and fragmented childhood memories are already drawing me in, making me curious about how the plot will unfold. But a lot of the magic of this first 10-minute-glimpse lies in the mesmerizing aesthetic, that somehow manages to combine anime/horror with this glitchy VHS-traumacore-like style of surrealism that finds a direct way into my heart and guts. As a person struggling with trauma myself, the juxtaposition of the child-like, the fragmented and the disturbing deeply resonates with me, and I really hope I will be experiencing more of it soon. Thanks for sharing your work! <3

I started playing this DEMO and I definitely loved it! I like how some "realistic" images or videos appear like the video of the steak in the fridge, I definitely loved playing it and I hope you can finish this game :) 

FEAR AND HUNGER REFRENCE HOLY SHIT

i really liked the game, i love the music and the whole vibe the place has and also i like how you can interact with so many things.  Also the whole thing where when you interacted with somethings like the fridge you would see a sortof realistic picture, that was really cool and creepy and also unique, ive never seen that in a game before and it was cool. I also like how you can die in the game and if you make a decision thats dangerous. Also on accident i drank the Worchester sauce and couldnt continue and had to restart LMAO but thats my bad oops, OH ALSO thanks for making this its probably difficult since its based on your experiences i think 

I love this demo , and I can't wait for the full game 😊

its already so, so cool can't wait for the full version omg 

can't wait for the full version, this is just sooo good

I remember seeing the tiktoks of this demo in the making and I only recently found time to play it and I wish I had played it sooner cuz I'm literally obsessed. THE VISUALS ARE TOP TIER AND THE OST?? IT'S SO GOOD! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

wow fajnie gradawać nie jest popularna??? Żeby było zabawnie, niesamowite 

I will DEFINITELY wait for full game. Seriously, i like it a lot

Played this on my channel as part of my random horror series. I am very interested in the full game I love the design of this game

Really liked this one, feels like there's a lot of effort put into it - All of the custom artwork really goes a long way. Only thing I wanted to note is that i think the diary needs to be slowed down - Reading aloud probably doesn't help but it still seemed to go by really fast and I found myself just trying to quickly get it read so much that I didn't focus properly on what what it actually said - Second part there is probably more a me issue but yeah just wanted to note that, everything else was great, really looking forward to seeing more. 👍

Looks very promissing. Keep it up!

Saw a promo for this on tiktok. wont lie, wasnt expecting much. demo is great so far. keep up the good work devs. i love the ost

what is the art style called? its so good

played the demo and loved it sm!!! can't wait for the full game to drop so I can play it :3

It's not opening on mine :(

I love this game so far, the art style is so beautiful and unique. I can't wait to see more :3

also subscribe pls.

The game so far is amazing. I love the artwork and the story, and the picture of Omori in Tom's room is a nice easter egg. I remember commenting on a video of yours about the game in 2022 I believe, and I still remember the name of the game after 2 years

Good game

Gameplay video

i have been following one way lane's development since december of 2022 and finally got the time to play the demo and.. WOW! 

IT IS AMAZING ROACH! 

the visuals are so unique and beautiful! it makes the game stand out from the crowd, being so memorable in style. the characters and story are really fleshed out already, i can't wait to play the full game! 

keep up the amazing work!

played the demo and it was so good 😭🙏 cant wait for full game