Just One Line
Released Sep 2018
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 leaderboard. Create different Adventurers and embark on epic quests, unlocking new content for your next playthroughs or create and share your own adventures with the...
71% positive · 134 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Just One Line left Early Access and launched as a fully released title on September 12, 2018, accompanied by its largest update to date (version 1.0.1), which added new quests, backgrounds, locations, and cosmetics. At that time, the developer described the game as "solid, stable, polished and rich in content" while expressing intent to continue patching and updating it.
The last developer communication on record is from January 10, 2021, when the studio announced the game would become free-to-play. Critically, that post explicitly stated that no in-app purchases would be added and that existing players would retain access to all content "start to finish, all unlocks and achievements" — language that signals the game's content was being treated as a finished, complete package. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced roadmap, and no further developer posts after January 10, 2021.
The scan of 50 developer posts shows 4 major content drops, the most recent of which was the 1.0 launch update in September 2018. The free-to-play transition in January 2021 is the last known developer action. With over five years of silence since that final communication and no outstanding content commitments, the game appears to have concluded its content lifecycle at that point.
Evidence
Developer announced the game is going free-to-play, explicitly stating no in-app purchases will be added and that all existing content (start to finish, all unlocks and achievements) remains fully available. This is the last developer communication on record.
Developer announced the game left Early Access with version 1.0.1, describing it as 'solid, stable, polished and rich in content.' Developer indicated intent to continue updates but positioned this as a major milestone.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
JOL Studios
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer
About this game
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!
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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