One Way: The Elevator
Worth it · RPG · 2020
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $1.39.
- Length
- 2.7h 4.6h to 100%
- Value
- $0.51/hr
- Reviews
- 94% of 472 positive
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What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Intel GMA 950, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
October 2026 is where it bottomed out, at $1.39. It has gone on sale 2 times in the 6 years tracked here, most recently in October 2026.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 1 percent on value. It is cheaper than 79 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 96 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion ($2.99, scores 91) beats it on value, while it beats 100 hidden cats ($0.59, scores 82).
More about One Way: The Elevator
Of the 327 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written August 2020 to August 2026.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 2.7 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
69% start to 19% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 7, 22:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
The game has a pretty unique design. Instead of exploring a map, you spend most of the game riding an elevator that takes you up into the sky. You go up floor by floor, and on each floor you meet different characters and have different puzzles to solve. I also really like that each floor is labeled with a different year in the future, so you're always curious about what you're going to see next. You also need to...
2 more reviews
I had a great time with One Way: The Elevator! It's a super cute game with a heart-tugging story and puzzles that hit the sweet spot of being challenging enough to be satisfying, but logical enough that you won't need a guide. I did run into one small annoyance where the background music and puzzle audio played over each other, but it only happened in one level. I played it through to the end and loved the...
I knew that the next game from Cotton Game studio would once again carry my soul while incredibly hand-drawn artie casts and main little guy with and his little red nose. Bringing such a kind characters to life must have been nothing, but an amazing shot of a joy in the animation studio. With every floor I passed through, I felt as if I were melting into it, as the charming roles filled my heart with pure happiness...
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Cite this score
One Way: The Elevator scores 84/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1347420/one-way-the-elevatorReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 8. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.