One Way Road: Firehunt

One Way Road: Firehunt

Released May 2024

Firehunt is a prologue for the main story One Way Road. Take part in space battles as you travel across the galaxy and fight to save humanity. This cinematic narrative driven action-focused space shooter, will take you on a journey into the near future, and put the destiny of mankind in your hands.

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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

One Way Road: Firehunt is a free standalone prologue released on May 29, 2024. The developer has been clear from the start that this is not a complete game — it's an introduction to the full One Way Road story, explicitly described as "only the beginning" of James Dekker's story. The prologue's save progress and a unique reward carry over to the main game, reinforcing its role as a gateway to a larger release. The main game, One Way Road (a separate Steam listing), was being actively promoted at launch and shortly after. A feature patch for the prologue was posted on June 26, 2024, which also mentioned upcoming improvements to controls and gamepad support. However, since June 26, 2024, there has been no developer communication specific to One Way Road: Firehunt or the main One Way Road game. The publisher's news feed has since promoted several completely unrelated games — Brotherhood (November 2025), DREAMOUT (October 2025), Heads Will Roll: Reforged DLC (September 2025), Caribbean Legend (September 2024), Skelethrone (August 2024), and Decadent Heir (March 2025) — with no mention of One Way Road's progress. The promised full game has not released as of today, June 20, 2026, more than two years after the prologue launched.
Evidence
Launch post confirms Firehunt is the story prologue and states 'the full version of the game will be released a little later,' with a link to wishlist the main game.
news post · May 29, 2024 source content planned
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Developer announces Firehunt as a free prologue to the full One Way Road game, describing it as 'only the beginning of the story.'
news post · May 16, 2024 source content planned
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Details

Publisher
Valkyrie Initiative
Achievements
6
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

The player will take control of a spaceship as the captain of Space Fleet Command, James Dekker. Together with a team of recruits, on a battle-worn ship, you will look into the most remote corners of the galaxy, engage in fierce space combat, fight with entire fleets, and protect not only the Earth but all of humanity.

A captivating storyline.

Experience a world where moral dilemmas can turn friends and allies into enemies, and utterly devastate worlds. Discover what it means to be in charge of your team from the perspective of a hardened and sometimes cynical war veteran. Build a branching narrative that will determine not only the fate of the main characters, but the survival of the entire universe as well.

Cinematic experience.

Almost seamlessly blending interactive cutscenes with gameplay One Way Road delivers one of the most cinematic, expansive and life-like journeys through the Galaxy war. The game’s on-screen direction will keep you engaged till the end credits roll.

Progression system.

As you travel, you will earn Experience points that can be used to upgrade your ship's systems and install new equipment. It is up to you to adjust your ship to suit your style of play or to adapt yourself and master your chosen battle tactics.

Explore the galaxy's far reaches.

Engage in space combat and battle on planet surfaces. Drive a spaceship through dense asteroid fields, chase down a hurling comet, or explore a gigantic space station that's full of dark labyrinths.

Gameplay mechanics intertwined.

The game is blending several action mechanics in order to create an action packed space story.

- The Scroll Shooter mode allows you to control a Starfleet heavy cruiser that is powerful enough to take out entire fleets.

- The Top-down Shooter mode puts you in control of a small, nimble space-fighter jet.

- The Tube Shooter mode enables you to chase the enemy, destroying everything that stands in your way.

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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