played for the horny, stayed for the journey. great game, fun characters, and i actually got invested in the world and was trying to figure out who the Sons of Astaroth were while also enjoying the spicy scenes. Lauren best girl.
also found the nod to the current project Eternum a nice touch, hope we get to see some of the OIAL characters appear at some point in eternum!
I love the game. It is perfect. I played this game from 8am to 5am in two days. I just couldn't resist to play this masterpiece. And I love the ending with a perfect family and a perfect song. I must say Caribdis you are a true genius. You really know how to make people to laugh, sad, amaze, happy and love. I played Eternum too and although it is just a beginning it will become a second masterpiece of yours.
I made an account just so I can comment on this game. I've downloaded so many of these at this point but damn none have truly made me feel the emotions this one did. The comedy as well as the mystery and horror elements were top notch. Mike was truly best girl. The twists were unexpected and the ending almost brought a tear to my eye. If any creator on this platform deserved money it's you Caribdis. Actually top notch stuff.
Hey Caribdis, I just finished the game and I wanted to give a feedback, you really did a great job and those references to Lovecraft were a nice tribute ! Got to try Eternum now. Thanks man
I finished the game ages ago with the best ending but I'm curious what the other 5 endings look like, especially the ending where you don't follow any girl's path. Anyone care to tell me?
Hi Caribdis, found this game after playing your other amazing title Eternum. I loved the quality of everything in Eternum, including the support for using controllers on the Android version.
I couldn't get my controllers to work with once in a lifetime, do you know if that's a problem on my side or the game just doesn't support controllers on Android?
Just made an account on itch just to comment on here, This game is absolutely AMAZING I'm loving every bit of it, I'm trying so hard to take it slow and enjoy it to its fullest. The comedy just gets me right, every time i end up laughing out loud and have a smile on my face for a few min afterwards. i love the balance you've added between erotic and story its just perfect. I am nearing its end and i feel it that's why I'm trying to catch up on other games then finish this one last as it will definitely hit me hard when it ends. I am also playing Eternum and that games does not fall short of this I'm really excited to seeing how Eternum will expand and turn out and I'm so looking forward to your future games. (This is all my opinion so when you play the game you may experience it differently)
Caribdis, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, and I really hope you continue to make games as good as this one. again thank you
I have commented long time ago and got your reply. I'll do it once again! This game is just perfection! Besides sex scenes, there is a very interesting story, with a lot of beautiful moments! Finishing the entire game made me sad. As i saw at the end it displayed text "This is just a beggining", which means we all want the story to continue, we don't want it to end, we want more of this game! You did excellent job about developing this game and you are surely big dreamer! I just want to know: Will there be new adventures after this?
Caribdis dude I thought this would be just a straight up skip to the good part game
But man was I wrong
Every single thing, event, character, choice, or move depended on how the story would end, a bad, good, multiple, and even a freaking secret ending, dude u have out done yourself.
Now this is a game that I could keep playing for hours and not get bored of cause not only because of the spicy scenes, but because of how the story was amazingly written, and how amazing the art design was made to blend into the environment and scenario.
The music had amazing affects too and so did occasional goofy sound effects in some of the funnier scenes.
Once In A Lifetime is indeed a Once In A Lifetime game to play
I just finished the game and the harem ending make me cry this game is so good i will never forget this game never. I screenshot the the best ending of the game so i can remind my self of how happy i felt playing this game my feelings is mixed up kinda horny, kinda sad because the game is finish but the most important thing is how happy i im that i play this game. This game make me laugh that my chest hurt because the jokes is so hilarious, Man i wish this game will update again i really wish so. To the author of this well done man well done.
I downloaded the game and beat it in one sitting, all I can say is you did an amazing job. perfect? no, but it didn't need to be. you made many memorable moments work that not a lot of game makers can hit quite the right way.
I have nothing more to say than "Well Done", and for anyone browsing, this game is worth it.
Hey buddy i am kind a new in you awesome game and i am following the walkthrough and it's going pretty well, but I kind a lost path with Carla , after buying flowers for rebecca i get to choose shower with judie , but in between i cannot find Carla, can you please help 🙏🙏🙏.
Eternum was my favourite game till I completed this. Now ONCE IN A LIFETIME has one upped it, mainly because the story and plot got satisfying end and I got harem ending. This game started strong and ended strong 💪
This game is really great loved the story and the characters ,and I hope to see some characters maybe make a smalll appearance in eternum or any future game you make, absolutely love it
This is one of the few NSFW visual novels with actual good story, fleshed out characters, especially villains and choices that matter! I highly reccomend this game to anyone! Also, love the refferences to Eternum, maybe we get some easter eggs in it? The strongest team in the game is this guy and his harem :D
Really good game! My conly complaint is that I had some problem with the sex scenes near the end, they would bug a lot and I'd like to think my computer is decent to run a ren py game.
Yes, exactly that. The animations would stutter and the sounds would play twice. However for the most part I played the game for the story, the sex was only a bonus ;)
Premium Grade this definitely a well detailed games I've seen so far ...
I love the games the story , background music and how many route's you can see.... I can really felt the time and effort that you give so you can entertain us well
If I can rate this work of art 1 out 10 ...I will probably rate it as 99...Best of the Best!!!
Caribdis my man...you did a really really really good job making this game...it made me laugh it made me feel excited again like I was in my highschool days ....what I want to say is THANK YOU and keep up the good work!!! ^_^
Best game I ever finished so far, I like the story, I'm like a Fat Jack, I'm a fat person, I'm looking for motivation but I play this game and saw the "Remember: Your body can stand anything. It's your mind that sets your limits." It's a motivational for me and I just got a motivation I need, Thanks dev!
Hello Caribdis, I just want to say thank you. Although it might sound silly this was truly an amazing experience. From the jokes that had me dying to the beautiful designs and modeling of the characters that along with the incredible story made for an unforgettable time. I loved every moment of this game and I ask for nothing more than that you continue to make such amazing work. I am already playing whats out of eternum and you are yet to dissapoint. Thank you for your mesmerizing creativity and talent. I had only one question, do you have any social media ? If not do you have intentions of creating any with the exception of patreon? I'd love to talk or even just be able to follow along with your progress!
Hello! Firstly I would like to say I really enjoy this game! Great story, and I laughed so many times while playing! But I was wondering why the Carla route is lost even though I followed some walkthroughs. Can you help me?
This might be the only time I've ever bought a lewd game, and ended up laughing too much to get off to it. This game you've made really is something special, and I want you to know that myself and all the others who've played this can feel the heart and soul you poured into this game. Hats off to you, you've made a game that I'm never gonna forget
So far I've been enjoying the writing, and the story has my attention, but my god, its actually making it hard to play looking at the main characters model. Completely takes out the enjoyment having this absolute weirdo staring into my soul everytime he shows up. pls.
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played for the horny, stayed for the journey.
great game, fun characters, and i actually got invested in the world and was trying to figure out who the Sons of Astaroth were while also enjoying the spicy scenes. Lauren best girl.
also found the nod to the current project Eternum a nice touch, hope we get to see some of the OIAL characters appear at some point in eternum!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the game. It is perfect. I played this game from 8am to 5am in two days. I just couldn't resist to play this masterpiece. And I love the ending with a perfect family and a perfect song. I must say Caribdis you are a true genius. You really know how to make people to laugh, sad, amaze, happy and love. I played Eternum too and although it is just a beginning it will become a second masterpiece of yours.
Thank you so much, Rudolf!
I played this game 3 times but it seems i cant f*ck Iris any tips? Caridbis pls. reply
Download the walkthrough and follow it since the beginning!
Is there a compilation of all the sex scenes in OIALT? If so I'd really love to download it . Tnx for reply
I made an account just so I can comment on this game. I've downloaded so many of these at this point but damn none have truly made me feel the emotions this one did. The comedy as well as the mystery and horror elements were top notch. Mike was truly best girl. The twists were unexpected and the ending almost brought a tear to my eye. If any creator on this platform deserved money it's you Caribdis. Actually top notch stuff.
Thank you, Siphine <3
Hey Caribdis, I just finished the game and I wanted to give a feedback, you really did a great job and those references to Lovecraft were a nice tribute ! Got to try Eternum now. Thanks man
Thank you!
I hope you like it too
I finished the game ages ago with the best ending but I'm curious what the other 5 endings look like, especially the ending where you don't follow any girl's path. Anyone care to tell me?
If you download the walkthrough you can see how to get each ending easily.
The "secret" ending is a reference to my new game Eternum
I've made the incel way twice, and there is a good and a bad ending
Is there a way to skip unseen text? Some of the dialogues are too long for my attention span
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSdoaWkAf/?k=1
no way I found Once In A Lifetime in tiktok
any femdom in this game and character name, please?
I already commented on this amazing game but I was wondering something.
Can we expect a part 2 of Once in a lifetime or a few glimpse of it in Eternum?
Right now I'd say probably not, I'd rather work on a new game
Hi Caribdis, found this game after playing your other amazing title Eternum. I loved the quality of everything in Eternum, including the support for using controllers on the Android version.
I couldn't get my controllers to work with once in a lifetime, do you know if that's a problem on my side or the game just doesn't support controllers on Android?
Mmm I can't be sure tbh, it might be a problem of the Android version, not yours. Sorry about it 😣
Just made an account on itch just to comment on here, This game is absolutely AMAZING I'm loving every bit of it, I'm trying so hard to take it slow and enjoy it to its fullest. The comedy just gets me right, every time i end up laughing out loud and have a smile on my face for a few min afterwards. i love the balance you've added between erotic and story its just perfect. I am nearing its end and i feel it that's why I'm trying to catch up on other games then finish this one last as it will definitely hit me hard when it ends. I am also playing Eternum and that games does not fall short of this I'm really excited to seeing how Eternum will expand and turn out and I'm so looking forward to your future games. (This is all my opinion so when you play the game you may experience it differently)
Caribdis, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, and I really hope you continue to make games as good as this one. again thank you
I hope so too!
Thank you AL
I have commented long time ago and got your reply. I'll do it once again! This game is just perfection! Besides sex scenes, there is a very interesting story, with a lot of beautiful moments! Finishing the entire game made me sad. As i saw at the end it displayed text "This is just a beggining", which means we all want the story to continue, we don't want it to end, we want more of this game! You did excellent job about developing this game and you are surely big dreamer! I just want to know: Will there be new adventures after this?
Thanks again Kiki
Right now I'd say no, my focus in on Eternum 100%
Lmao thanks
Caribdis dude I thought this would be just a straight up skip to the good part game
But man was I wrong
Every single thing, event, character, choice, or move depended on how the story would end, a bad, good, multiple, and even a freaking secret ending, dude u have out done yourself.
Now this is a game that I could keep playing for hours and not get bored of cause not only because of the spicy scenes, but because of how the story was amazingly written, and how amazing the art design was made to blend into the environment and scenario.
The music had amazing affects too and so did occasional goofy sound effects in some of the funnier scenes.
Once In A Lifetime is indeed a Once In A Lifetime game to play
Thank you so much <3
You're a One in a lifetime game creator Caribdis
Keep up the good work
Also I love eternum looking forward for the next episode
This is the best comment ever!
I just finished the game and the harem ending make me cry this game is so good i will never forget this game never. I screenshot the the best ending of the game so i can remind my self of how happy i felt playing this game my feelings is mixed up kinda horny, kinda sad because the game is finish but the most important thing is how happy i im that i play this game. This game make me laugh that my chest hurt because the jokes is so hilarious, Man i wish this game will update again i really wish so. To the author of this well done man well done.
Thanks Ethan! Glad you liked it
How did you did it, i just get bad endings... i cannot escape from the father.. (EDIT: I just did it, im crying yeah)
For some reason, every single time that I download this game, an error appears when I launch it, and I am unsure how to fix it.
I'd never seen that error, I can't help you rn sorry
I'll look into it and see if anyone knows
Thank you!
I downloaded the game and beat it in one sitting, all I can say is you did an amazing job. perfect? no, but it didn't need to be. you made many memorable moments work that not a lot of game makers can hit quite the right way.
I have nothing more to say than "Well Done", and for anyone browsing, this game is worth it.
Thank you so much!
Omfg Caribdis, this game is so good that I just created an account to comment in this
Grinded it for 3 days and it's so worth
The style, plot and the humor is so good that I won't forget this game forever
The harem ending literally made me cry! Nice music choice on that one
Thank you!
Goodluck on your future games!
Thank you very much!
Hey buddy i am kind a new in you awesome game and i am following the walkthrough and it's going pretty well, but I kind a lost path with Carla , after buying flowers for rebecca i get to choose shower with judie , but in between i cannot find Carla, can you please help 🙏🙏🙏.
Make sure you're following the walkthrough correctly, you can't miss it if you do
was i supposed to lose Rebecca's path when I tried to stop her from marrying David?
No, don't take the grimoire at the mansion
Eternum was my favourite game till I completed this. Now ONCE IN A LIFETIME has one upped it, mainly because the story and plot got satisfying end and I got harem ending. This game started strong and ended strong 💪
Thanks Eren!
go ahead. I got harem ending following walkthrough, you'll too
This game is really great loved the story and the characters ,and I hope to see some characters maybe make a smalll appearance in eternum or any future game you make, absolutely love it
Glad you liked it!
This is one of the few NSFW visual novels with actual good story, fleshed out characters, especially villains and choices that matter! I highly reccomend this game to anyone! Also, love the refferences to Eternum, maybe we get some easter eggs in it? The strongest team in the game is this guy and his harem :D
Really good game! My conly complaint is that I had some problem with the sex scenes near the end, they would bug a lot and I'd like to think my computer is decent to run a ren py game.
Thanks Fabio!
Sorry to hear about the problem with scenes (lag, I presume)
Yes, exactly that. The animations would stutter and the sounds would play twice. However for the most part I played the game for the story, the sex was only a bonus ;)
Can anyone help me? im stuck at the competition
Jasmine still the best girl right after completing it looking forward for the extra scenes you said
I thought they get actually pregnant 😅🤣 lmao its like on sts they give birth hoping that soon😁
Just finish the GAME ITSS SO AWESOME 99999 rating
Best game for introvert (like me single and lonely😔)
Why Do i feel like the early scenario of your game is somewhat connected to your real life situations 🤔
Premium Grade this definitely a well detailed games I've seen so far ...
I love the games the story , background music and how many route's you can see.... I can really felt the time and effort that you give so you can entertain us well
If I can rate this work of art 1 out 10 ...I will probably rate it as 99...Best of the Best!!!
Thank you very much konata <3
^_^
Caribdis my man...you did a really really really good job making this game...it made me laugh it made me feel excited again like I was in my highschool days ....what I want to say is THANK YOU and keep up the good work!!! ^_^
Best game I ever finished so far, I like the story, I'm like a Fat Jack, I'm a fat person, I'm looking for motivation but I play this game and saw the "Remember: Your body can stand anything. It's your mind that sets your limits." It's a motivational for me and I just got a motivation I need, Thanks dev!
Happy to hear that! Good luck!
Dev, Is there a part 2 of this wonderful game?
Not really, but my new game is called Eternum. Check it out
Pure fucking art.
💗
Hello Caribdis, I just want to say thank you. Although it might sound silly this was truly an amazing experience. From the jokes that had me dying to the beautiful designs and modeling of the characters that along with the incredible story made for an unforgettable time. I loved every moment of this game and I ask for nothing more than that you continue to make such amazing work. I am already playing whats out of eternum and you are yet to dissapoint. Thank you for your mesmerizing creativity and talent. I had only one question, do you have any social media ? If not do you have intentions of creating any with the exception of patreon? I'd love to talk or even just be able to follow along with your progress!
Thank you so much!
The better option would probably be joining the Discord Community!
Hello! Firstly I would like to say I really enjoy this game! Great story, and I laughed so many times while playing! But I was wondering why the Carla route is lost even though I followed some walkthroughs. Can you help me?
That's weird, if you followed the walkthrough attached you shouldn't lose it
Attached?
Never mind! I messed up! I’m sorry! I love the game and keep up the great work! 😁👍
This might be the only time I've ever bought a lewd game, and ended up laughing too much to get off to it. This game you've made really is something special, and I want you to know that myself and all the others who've played this can feel the heart and soul you poured into this game. Hats off to you, you've made a game that I'm never gonna forget
Thank you so much 🥰 It really means a lot
So far I've been enjoying the writing, and the story has my attention, but my god, its actually making it hard to play looking at the main characters model. Completely takes out the enjoyment having this absolute weirdo staring into my soul everytime he shows up. pls.
He's trying his best
That got a good laugh from me haha, really your humour and the writing is great but yeah, poor guy got done dirty