Once in a Lifetime

About Once in a Lifetime

The frame is a school setting, with a male protagonist and a romance plot that carries most of the runtime. Dialogue and choices decide which characters you spend time with, and for long stretches the tone stays warmer than the horror tag suggests, with everyday scenes filling the space between the bigger moments.

Horror sits as a secondary layer rather than the main subject, so most of the run stays on relationships and the scares stay brief. 3D renders and animation handle the visuals, and the adult scenes are part of the chapter flow rather than a separate mode bolted onto the side. Romance drives the pacing more than the horror does, and the two rarely compete for the same scene.

Caribdis finished the game at version 1.0, released on 19 June 2021, and nothing has followed it. Downloads cover Windows, Mac, Linux and Android, the text is English, and the release is uncensored. The page's files are the final ones, so this is the last word on the story and nothing else is planned.

Features

• Romance plot with a horror streak.
• Animated 3D art in Ren'Py.
• Finished at version 1.0.
• Windows, Mac, Linux and Android builds.

How to install

Unpack the archive for your platform and run the game executable; Android uses the packaged build. Saves are small, so copying the folder before a rebuild is safe.

Requirements

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android — English only, uncensored. Built in Ren'Py.

FAQ

Does Once in a Lifetime have an Android version?

Yes. An Android build is part of the release alongside the desktop versions.

Is Once in a Lifetime complete?

Yes. The final version is 1.0, released on 19 June 2021.

Is Once in a Lifetime censored?

No. The English release is uncensored.

Tags

See also romance games, Ren'Py games, Caribdis.