One Way: The Elevator
Released Aug 2020
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.
94% positive · 473 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $3.99
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Evaluation
One Way: The Elevator launched on August 13, 2020 as a self-contained point-and-click puzzle game. The store description presents it as a complete experience with no mention of planned updates, DLC, or ongoing content. There are no DLC listings associated with the game. The two developer news posts from late 2024 and early 2025 are announcements for an entirely separate game — Reviver — posted to the studio's games as cross-promotional updates. Neither post references any new content, patches, or updates for One Way: The Elevator itself. With no post-launch update history, no unreleased content, and no developer communications about future additions to this game, it appears to have launched as a finished product and remains complete.
Evidence
Store description presents One Way: The Elevator as a complete point-and-click puzzle game with no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing updates.
Developer post announces the launch of a separate game, Reviver — no mention of new content for One Way: The Elevator.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Cotton Game
Achievements
18
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this 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.
You have to watch and think carefully, in order to solve various puzzles in the game.
Every time the elevator goes up, you will enter an entirely new world. The game features an unique art style that gives life to the characters - like an octopus, an elephant, a robot and a man-eating flower. And of course, there are many more interesting things, intriguing challenges for you to discover.
You have to watch and think carefully, in order to solve various puzzles in the game.
Every time the elevator goes up, you will enter an entirely new world. The game features an unique art style that gives life to the characters - like an octopus, an elephant, a robot and a man-eating flower. And of course, there are many more interesting things, intriguing challenges for you to discover.
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Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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