Waking up with a banging hangover is something I’ve done a few times in my life (especially at university). However, what I’ve never done is wake up in a random girl’s bed and had no idea how I got there. This is the predicament you find yourself in in One Night Stand by Kinmoku and Ratalaika Games. So dive with me under the covers as I uncover what the hell happened last night in my One Night Stand Switch review!

To note, a review code for One Night Stand was supplied by the game’s publisher Ratalaika Games.

The Morning after the night before…

*Buzz, buzz*. You wake up to the sound of your phone buzzing, it’s a text from your mate Gary, ‘where were you last night?’ he asks. Looking around your room you soon discover it’s not your room at all. ‘Where am I?’ you think to yourself as you role over and see a totally random girl next to you. Who is she? How did you get here? What did you drink last night? These are the questions you’ll have to answer through playing the game.

Who is that?

Treading on eggshells

The best way to describe One Night Stand is as a point and click adventure game. With the Switch version of the game you can literally do that- point, as the game supports movement controls. As the girl wakes up you can ask her questions about the night before to try and piece together what exactly happened. When she leaves the room you can quickly take a look around to try and find clues to find out exactly what you both got up to the night before. Depending on the type of person you are, you can snoop through the girl’s person items to try and learn more about her.

The game is really short, taking about 20 minutes to play through until eventually your character, the stud that he is, leaves her bedroom. What’s cool though, is that the game has 12 different endings. Therefore, if you want to experience every ending you have to play through to game multiple times. After your first play though you unlock the ability to fast forward text, which makes playing through the story multiple times less of a chore.

Same old story.

The game gives you tips on how to unlock each ending. I actually played through the game with my fiancé and we unlocked about 6 of the endings together. Honestly six was enough for me, as the bulk of the story is the exactly the same never mind which ending you get. Nevertheless, I did find each ending enjoyable and most were laugh out loud funny. So I think they’re worth playing through if you want to get the most out of the game.

The look of love.

I love the art in One Night Stand. It’s minimalistic, almost looking like someone’s sketch pad but I think it makes the game stand out from other indies on the Switch. The animations are great too. You can tell that the girl’s facial animations are used over and over throughout the game. However, I think they’re blended so well together and are so emotive, that I always enjoyed seeing her smile and her shocked expression.

Music on the other hand is extremely lacking. Most of the game is silent apart from the Undertale-Like rattling of the text popping up. This might have been to dramatise the awkwardness between the main character and the girl. However, in my opinion some background music would have created some atmosphere in the game, which is needed when you’re playing through it multiple times!

A One Night Stand

One Night Stand is a relatively cheap game and I believe the amount of gameplay you get is worth its price. However, I think your milage my vary. After unlocking six endings my fiancé and I put the game down and probably won’t be going back to unlock the rest.

Nevertheless, I found the girl’s story to be interesting and I thought the game was genuinely funny. The art and animation are beautiful but it lacked any real musical score. I think some music would have elevated the overall gaming experience, as to experience everything you have to play through it multiple times.

If you want something cheap to spend a few hours playing then pick up One Night Stand. It would be a great of a streaming game as your audience can get involved in making the decisions! However, if you want a point and click game with a bit more gameplay, I’d pick up something like The Mystery of Woolley Mountain.

Therefore, I give One Night Stand by Kinmoku and Ratalaika Games my rating of

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