I arrived here after playing Eternum up until version 0.5 - a lovely game, by the way. I decided to give your first game a try, and let me just say, it was awesome! The story, characters, atmosphere, sound, and music were all pure gold. Initially, I came for the sex scenes in Eternum, but I ended up staying for the story and its excellent delivery. I hope you create more masterpieces like this in the future! 10/10 Game!
PS: The Evangelion reference filled me with pure happiness. I'm a huge fan of that franchise, so seeing it in your game made me burst out laughing and enjoy the moment!
I didn't expect to get so attached to this game, Lauren, Judie, Carla and Iris are my favourite indie game female characters. Very cute and well written. 10/10 would recommend.
I've never cried while playing a game. Till today. After I finished the new Eternum 0.5 update I decided to give this game a try. And I thank God I did. After watching Mike die I realized how much I loved each character. Never stop making games Caribdis. Never.
Bro Caribdis I'm literally speechless on your work!! and the fact that you could literally be charging us for the game but decide not to is insane! all the characters that you've made are amazing 😳 especially Luna, Judie, Carla, And Lauren 👏🏿👏🏿 the only bad thing is how it all ends and it leaves us craving for more 🤣😭 I literally did NOT wanna finish once in a lifetime. I almost cried
This is such an amazing game. The best ending literally made me cry. This game is so good, their is so much emotion in it. Honestly one of the best games I've ever played.
Sadly it ends somewhere, thank you for making this game.
It might sound stupid but, is it possible you can make a second once in a lifetime or maybe planning on making it with the same characters? So not it’s ok it’s a really good game!
I definitely recommend checking out Eternum, the newest project by Caribdis. It doesn't feature these characters but it's another really well made story.
hello, this is an amazing game but I currently can't write the code in this abandoned place (where you have to write White, Red, White or something like that). pls help :(
Oh my god what a game!! Best AVN game by far I have ever played . I’m about 80% done and don’t want to continue because then the game will end 😭. Will there be direct sequel to OiaL someday? Do you have any plans regarding this? Or will these characters be in other games you develop, like in Eternum. I want to see how Carla’s pregnancy goes. I want to see how everyone’s life will continue after this. I want more!! Ps. Amazing work! Just amazing.
Hey Bruh, if You enjoy this game try his new project "Eternum" I love Once in a lifetime, but Eternum is even better. PS. If You love to do a lot in games you love try different path of OiaL, there is even ending connecting it with eternum. This just show how this projects are full of love.
Not gonna lie, I installed the game for the spicy content. But 10 minutes later I was so absorbed by the story that I took the H-scenes as a side dish to a massive main course of a Story. I was really sad when I finished the game, because it is way to good. I already played it three times since I got it and I still want to play it again. The only remark I have is that one bad choice ruins the Girl's path. But Mike just makes up for all off that. I really hope Mike makes a return in Eternum (even if it's just a reference).
Would certainly recommend to play!!
Esse est deus
13/10 story, 10/10 humor, 1000/10 just for Mike
edit after playing the 4th time
This time I played to get the complete good ending. Which made me very happy because it's worth the time to play. Also very much recommended to turn on pregnancy because it makes the game so much better.
Yet again highly recommended to play, the game is worthy of your time. Well I should say your time is worthy of this game.
I just wanna say this game is amazing the only thing I had an issue with is how one choice would completely look out some girls and how I couldn't fuck the mom or the rich girl I will say this game is very funny it had me laughing like a maniac on my bed late at night I hope your other works are as funny as this and I really enjoyed 8/10
Dude... im literally here just to say that im so sad that i ended this game... its so good, the girls, the history, everything, i loved this game so much, i wish it continued.. but speaking about the end, would be cool if u did kind of a DLC where u just chill with the girls after you all travel
Hello, I am in love with your game so far. Just 1 thing I want to ask is the sound track of the game. I love the main menu guitar track and the harem ending song.
I started playing on the 3rd of Feb and I'm kinda bumbed that I'm near the end. Just did the wedding bit and am at the Cafe scene... I can't stop playing but I don't want to finish. I'm so attached to this game. The Comedy, characters and everything. Like some of it has been scary as hell and I love the plot twists. I wasn't expecting the story to go down this route at all. I also love all of the trips they go on and the games. It's just unique and fun. I think the only way I can survive is with a sequel...Please tell me once you've finished your new game (which I can't wait to play) that we'll see more of the mc and everyone! I know I'm not the only one that would love a sequel 🙄✋
edit: still on the cafe scene 8 minutes later. I don't want to finish the game since everyone said they cried. I was considering playing eternum but I don't feel like I can until this is done
edit 2: Okay I think I know what's happening. When people watched the first avatar they got post avatar depression and this is my version of that 😭. I just need more of Once in a lifetime I think
Just a question for the developer: will there be any sort of crossover with Eternum? Because at one point Judie mentioned it and in one of the endings, Azaroth mentions Calypso(I'm guessing the weapon of atlas in Eternum) and told the MC to remember that name.
p.s great game BTW absolutely loved it and it really is a once in a lifetime experience
The game was fucking awesome, and i love how you mentioned some Indian things , but there's a small mistake, when u arrive at the castle to get the book , the Hindus called it as narkasura"
Kind of annoying that if you do even one thing wrong, the girls in the game go from absolutely loving you to completely disinterested. Checked the walkthrough and apparently, because I didn't hack my stepmother's psychologist's emails and crash my sister's date (as I figured meeting up with the mysterious fellow who says my life depends on the meeting was more important), neither of them want anything to do with me anymore...
I suppose I could go back a way and redo specifically those choices, but then I realised I'll have to just follow the walkthrough entirely to make sure that deciding to walk on my hands instead of spinning in a circle doesn't end in celibacy, and I lost my motivation to bother.
This game is just fantastic. You can see how much passion and love went into the development of this game and through out the gameplay i can say for a fact that it really had a huge impact on me. There were times when I forgot I was playing a porn game and I felt so submerged into the story, there were times where I couldn't think of anything but the game because I was so curious about what would happen next and how everything would end.
It's hard to find people who liked it as much as i did for being... you know, a porn game, but if the creator reads this I give my thanks and congratulations to them for creating this wonderful game and I can't wait to try out his next project Eternum and laugh, cry and have a good time playing it.
I've gone through this game multiple times and seen all the endings. All I have to say is, it is amazing! I keep coming back to it. The story telling, the animation are all 10 out 10. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see where Eternum goes. Lastly Lauren is best girl!
My wife and I just finished Once in a Lifetime earlier today and loved it. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, always enjoyable. Lovely characters and writing. Beautiful visuals (I'm a fan of your expert use of facial expressions, she must have said 4 or 5 times that your animations are incredibly fluid and lifelike) and engaging plot had us literally play an 8 hour session yesterday. We got the "happy" ending and neither of us had dry eyes by the time the credits rolled. We are absolutely stoked for Eternum and wish you all the luck in the world. Thank you for giving away your time and energy to tell us such a story.
Hey, just in case if you didnt read my last comment, im trying to install but it says "this title is hosted on an incompatible third party website" idk what to rlly do
Dude. We all knew where it was gonna go between the harem and everything else. But gotta say, excellent story telling. I was invested, and the ending was amazing. Stabby Mike for president.
I can't believe I made an account for this. I have to say it, at some point I forgot this was a porn game because man, I LOVED THIS. I loved everything at the end, even Stabby Mike (who I said was ugly and annoying until I saw him again and made me laugh, and at the same time sad). This was a great game and it definitely deserves being played! 11/10
Dude this game and Eternum are the best vn's I've played! I've honestly never been this emotionally invested in characters before and the ambiance you added was perfect!!! I laughed, got hella emotional, sad and happy with each of them! Dude it's was good enough I subscribed to your Patreon to support you man. These are perfect and I'm thankful you made these games 😊
Just finished this game. The graphical quality might not be on par with Eternum, but that does not mean it's any worse!
This game is so beautiful, the H scenes were amazingly done, the design of the girls are unique and mesmerizing (especially Lauren, Aiko and Carla 😍), the story was really well written.
And the ending made me feel quite sad, which is rare to happen for me.
Overall: how the heck is this not on the popular page of every website! It's so good.
Never imagined I would sign up, but I did. Why? This game gave me the push to start developing again. (Wipes off dust) I also wished to thank the Devs. This game is a jewel . . . Good job!
This game is phenomenal! I also started playing Eternum and I'm beginning to realize its not the game but your work that's phenomenal keep it up I look forward to future games.
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I arrived here after playing Eternum up until version 0.5 - a lovely game, by the way. I decided to give your first game a try, and let me just say, it was awesome! The story, characters, atmosphere, sound, and music were all pure gold. Initially, I came for the sex scenes in Eternum, but I ended up staying for the story and its excellent delivery. I hope you create more masterpieces like this in the future! 10/10 Game!
PS: The Evangelion reference filled me with pure happiness. I'm a huge fan of that franchise, so seeing it in your game made me burst out laughing and enjoy the moment!
Thank you very much!
Went into this game not expecting much, came out a changed man. Wish I could wipe my memory and play it again 10/10.
Thank you so much!! Glad you liked it
beautiful game, beautiful story, beautiful ending.
complete 11/10, much love to Caribdis
Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed the game
I didn't expect to get so attached to this game, Lauren, Judie, Carla and Iris are my favourite indie game female characters. Very cute and well written. 10/10 would recommend.
Thank you so much!
mike deserve it 🥹
mike the goat fr
I've never cried while playing a game. Till today. After I finished the new Eternum 0.5 update I decided to give this game a try. And I thank God I did. After watching Mike die I realized how much I loved each character. Never stop making games Caribdis. Never.
I have no plans to stop anytime soon!
Bro Caribdis I'm literally speechless on your work!! and the fact that you could literally be charging us for the game but decide not to is insane! all the characters that you've made are amazing 😳 especially Luna, Judie, Carla, And Lauren 👏🏿👏🏿 the only bad thing is how it all ends and it leaves us craving for more 🤣😭 I literally did NOT wanna finish once in a lifetime. I almost cried
Thank you <3
This is such an amazing game. The best ending literally made me cry. This game is so good, their is so much emotion in it. Honestly one of the best games I've ever played.
Thank you!!
this is the best free game I’ve ever played!
Sadly it ends somewhere, thank you for making this game.
It might sound stupid but, is it possible you can make a second once in a lifetime or maybe planning on making it with the same characters? So not it’s ok it’s a really good game!
I definitely recommend checking out Eternum, the newest project by Caribdis. It doesn't feature these characters but it's another really well made story.
Thank you very much!
And yeah, as they told you I'm working on Eternum now!
hello, this is an amazing game but I currently can't write the code in this abandoned place (where you have to write White, Red, White or something like that). pls help :(
Download the walkthrough attached! Everything is there
Code is 32084
Oh my god what a game!! Best AVN game by far I have ever played . I’m about 80% done and don’t want to continue because then the game will end 😭. Will there be direct sequel to OiaL someday? Do you have any plans regarding this? Or will these characters be in other games you develop, like in Eternum. I want to see how Carla’s pregnancy goes. I want to see how everyone’s life will continue after this. I want more!! Ps. Amazing work! Just amazing.
Hey Bruh, if You enjoy this game try his new project "Eternum" I love Once in a lifetime, but Eternum is even better.
PS. If You love to do a lot in games you love try different path of OiaL, there is even ending connecting it with eternum. This just show how this projects are full of love.
Glad you liked it!
Not gonna lie, I installed the game for the spicy content. But 10 minutes later I was so absorbed by the story that I took the H-scenes as a side dish to a massive main course of a Story. I was really sad when I finished the game, because it is way to good. I already played it three times since I got it and I still want to play it again. The only remark I have is that one bad choice ruins the Girl's path. But Mike just makes up for all off that. I really hope Mike makes a return in Eternum (even if it's just a reference).
Would certainly recommend to play!!
Esse est deus
13/10 story, 10/10 humor, 1000/10 just for Mike
edit after playing the 4th time
This time I played to get the complete good ending. Which made me very happy because it's worth the time to play. Also very much recommended to turn on pregnancy because it makes the game so much better.
Yet again highly recommended to play, the game is worthy of your time. Well I should say your time is worthy of this game.
300/10 ending
Thank you very much! 😍
There's a Mike reference in the first build of Eternum! MC says that former President Stabb studied in Kredon
I just wanna say this game is amazing the only thing I had an issue with is how one choice would completely look out some girls and how I couldn't fuck the mom or the rich girl I will say this game is very funny it had me laughing like a maniac on my bed late at night I hope your other works are as funny as this and I really enjoyed 8/10
Dude... im literally here just to say that im so sad that i ended this game... its so good, the girls, the history, everything, i loved this game so much, i wish it continued.. but speaking about the end, would be cool if u did kind of a DLC where u just chill with the girls after you all travel
Thank you!!
BRO YURIKO!!!!! OML EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING 😭😭😭💪🏿 WE NEED THISSS
Hello, I am in love with your game so far. Just 1 thing I want to ask is the sound track of the game. I love the main menu guitar track and the harem ending song.
the ending song is: I'll be right behind you Josephine- by Josh Woodward
Hi! Love ur game and especially animations! Would like to ask what were you using animating all this? (App/plugins)
I started playing on the 3rd of Feb and I'm kinda bumbed that I'm near the end. Just did the wedding bit and am at the Cafe scene... I can't stop playing but I don't want to finish. I'm so attached to this game. The Comedy, characters and everything. Like some of it has been scary as hell and I love the plot twists. I wasn't expecting the story to go down this route at all. I also love all of the trips they go on and the games. It's just unique and fun. I think the only way I can survive is with a sequel...Please tell me once you've finished your new game (which I can't wait to play) that we'll see more of the mc and everyone! I know I'm not the only one that would love a sequel 🙄✋
edit: still on the cafe scene 8 minutes later. I don't want to finish the game since everyone said they cried. I was considering playing eternum but I don't feel like I can until this is done
edit 2: Okay I think I know what's happening. When people watched the first avatar they got post avatar depression and this is my version of that 😭. I just need more of Once in a lifetime I think
Glad you liked it!
Thank you very much!
Finished it yesterday and I have to say, overall you did and excelent job.
Only nitpic would be, that i would like to see more body type variations in the next game. They felt rather samey here.
I'm looking forward to Eternum.
Edit: would also be nice to have access to the gallery in the main menu, without loading a safefile.
Just a question for the developer: will there be any sort of crossover with Eternum? Because at one point Judie mentioned it and in one of the endings, Azaroth mentions Calypso(I'm guessing the weapon of atlas in Eternum) and told the MC to remember that name.
p.s great game BTW absolutely loved it and it really is a once in a lifetime experience
yeah I get what you mean I kinda want to go back and replay this game without knowing the story again
The game was fucking awesome, and i love how you mentioned some Indian things , but there's a small mistake, when u arrive at the castle to get the book , the Hindus called it as narkasura"
Kind of annoying that if you do even one thing wrong, the girls in the game go from absolutely loving you to completely disinterested. Checked the walkthrough and apparently, because I didn't hack my stepmother's psychologist's emails and crash my sister's date (as I figured meeting up with the mysterious fellow who says my life depends on the meeting was more important), neither of them want anything to do with me anymore...
I suppose I could go back a way and redo specifically those choices, but then I realised I'll have to just follow the walkthrough entirely to make sure that deciding to walk on my hands instead of spinning in a circle doesn't end in celibacy, and I lost my motivation to bother.
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This game is just fantastic. You can see how much passion and love went into the development of this game and through out the gameplay i can say for a fact that it really had a huge impact on me. There were times when I forgot I was playing a porn game and I felt so submerged into the story, there were times where I couldn't think of anything but the game because I was so curious about what would happen next and how everything would end.
It's hard to find people who liked it as much as i did for being... you know, a porn game, but if the creator reads this I give my thanks and congratulations to them for creating this wonderful game and I can't wait to try out his next project Eternum and laugh, cry and have a good time playing it.
Thank you so much Caribdis
I agree we should start a movement to get a directcsequel
Thank YOU for playing it!
Stabby Mike is a legend!
I just realized as I was playing Ripples that you see someone like Judie walk past the MC. I love easter eggs. XD
I've gone through this game multiple times and seen all the endings. All I have to say is, it is amazing! I keep coming back to it. The story telling, the animation are all 10 out 10. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see where Eternum goes. Lastly Lauren is best girl!
I love Lauren. Kinda got sad when I realised she didn't exist irl 😭
TYVM!
Great game, i definitely gonna play Eternum after this!
Mike will always stay in my Memories.
Hey Caribdis,
My wife and I just finished Once in a Lifetime earlier today and loved it. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, always enjoyable. Lovely characters and writing. Beautiful visuals (I'm a fan of your expert use of facial expressions, she must have said 4 or 5 times that your animations are incredibly fluid and lifelike) and engaging plot had us literally play an 8 hour session yesterday. We got the "happy" ending and neither of us had dry eyes by the time the credits rolled. We are absolutely stoked for Eternum and wish you all the luck in the world. Thank you for giving away your time and energy to tell us such a story.
Best,
Pheonix and Victoria
Thank you very much 💗
I hope you enjoy Eternum just as much!
Hey, just in case if you didnt read my last comment, im trying to install but it says "this title is hosted on an incompatible third party website" idk what to rlly do
You have to download it from the browser, not the itch app
Dude. We all knew where it was gonna go between the harem and everything else. But gotta say, excellent story telling. I was invested, and the ending was amazing. Stabby Mike for president.
Thanks!
I can't believe I made an account for this. I have to say it, at some point I forgot this was a porn game because man, I LOVED THIS. I loved everything at the end, even Stabby Mike (who I said was ugly and annoying until I saw him again and made me laugh, and at the same time sad). This was a great game and it definitely deserves being played! 11/10
Thank you so much!!
Dude this game and Eternum are the best vn's I've played! I've honestly never been this emotionally invested in characters before and the ambiance you added was perfect!!! I laughed, got hella emotional, sad and happy with each of them! Dude it's was good enough I subscribed to your Patreon to support you man. These are perfect and I'm thankful you made these games 😊
Thank you so much for supporting, Meetwad! 😍
Yours may be the only game that made me laugh out loud on many occasions. The pacing in those moments were superb. Thanks for great content!
Thank you for playing!
its not letting me install the game
just finished this game the story is so unique and well written
Thank you!
Caribdis can you animate a Lauren and Julie rape scene by astaroth??
Why would you want that?
It's hot, I would love to see their faces full of tears while crying for help only to be met with no mercy from astaroth pounding them
calm down, bro have something on him for sure.
Just finished this game.
The graphical quality might not be on par with Eternum, but that does not mean it's any worse!
This game is so beautiful, the H scenes were amazingly done, the design of the girls are unique and mesmerizing (especially Lauren, Aiko and Carla 😍),
the story was really well written.
And the ending made me feel quite sad, which is rare to happen for me.
Overall:
how the heck is this not on the popular page of every website!
It's so good.
Thank you so much!!
Never imagined I would sign up, but I did. Why? This game gave me the push to start developing again. (Wipes off dust) I also wished to thank the Devs. This game is a jewel . . . Good job!
Thank you!
This game is phenomenal! I also started playing Eternum and I'm beginning to realize its not the game but your work that's phenomenal keep it up I look forward to future games.
TYVM!