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Game
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One Night Stand
Developer Kinmoku
One Night Stand is a visual novel video game developed by Kinmoku. Players take the role of a man who wakes up from a drunken one-night stand beside a stranger and must piece together the events of the previous night. It was based on a free game Kinmoku wrote for a game jam at itch.io. One Night Stand was released for PC in 2016, and Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2019. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
215 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 31, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
165 positive · 21 negative
95% range 83–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 165 | 21 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
399 of 443 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
89% recommend · 168 yes, 21 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 189 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (697 of 778 positive).
Players find the game is about waking up after a one-night stand with no memory, not about the act itself. [1][2][3] Many praise the game's realistic portrayal of awkwardness and the importance of respectful choices. [1][4][5] Some reviewers note the game is short and can become repetitive after multiple playthroughs. [6][7][8]
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- [8]
I read a lot of visual novels and specifically enjoy games like this one a lot, but One Night Stand didn't click with me. ONS is one of those VN games that can be beaten in about 5-10 minutes, but gives the player a lot of choices so multiple playthroughs are encouraged Sadly, I just felt like there wasn't much content and after 2-3 playthroughs, it felt like 85% was skipping stuff I'd seen before and 15% was new …
- [1]
A common misconception about this game, for those who've not played it, is that it's sexual or romantic. That's not at all the case. It's about a man waking up in a mystery woman's bed and having absolutely no memory of the previous night. The man in question can choose to be an a$$hole, a creep, or a good/understanding person, given the situation he's in. To get to the best ending, the player has to make choices …
- [4]
A cute and surprisingly touching game. I liked how the female seemed realistic, from her polite awkwardness to her reactions to the MC. The game really immerses you into such a situation and you quickly discover that it's harder than you would expect it to be. But that's the charm of this short little game--you stumble through it, just like you would in real life. The payoff, if you do things right, is rewarding …
- [13]
Picked this up expecting a quick visual novel and ended up enjoying it more than I thought. The mystery of figuring out what happened the night before kept me curious, and the different choices gave me a reason to replay it a few times. It's short, simple, and doesn't try to be more than it needs to be. A nice little story game for an evening.
- [6]
It is a pretty short visual novel where you wake up in some random girls bed and don't remember anything from last night. One play-through should be around 15-20 minutes. I enjoyed my time with it, but it does get a bit repetitive if you go for all the endings.
Summarised from 34 of the 217 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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One Night Stand sits at 89% positive across 186 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Emad Ahmed of the New Statesman wrote that One Night Stand takes a more realistic approach than similar games. Comparing it to other games that feature physical relationships, Ahmed cited it as an example of using dialogue to tell a story rather than as a gameplay mechanic used to reach a desired conclusion. Kill Screen wrote that the initial mystery – what happened the previous night – becomes less interesting than learning about the woman and trying to find a happy ending. At Hardcore Gamer, Derrick Bettis wrote, "One Night Stand feels more like a think piece than a proper game", as it does not introduce any unique insights but allows gamers to discuss their views on the topic. Johnny…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 215 · most liked firstToday marks ✨10 years✨ since One Night Stand was first released into the world! What was intended to be a one month game jam project became my foundation as an independent game developer. I’m extremely grateful to One Night Stand and all its fans! 💛 To celebrate, here’s a brand new animation:
positive · AI labelView post →The last couple of days, I've been working on polishing the interface for the rhythm mini-game in Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart! 💃🕺🎵 Yes, there's even a One Night Stand song! 😆 See more and wishlist the game: store.steampowered.com/app/4554030/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I appear to have gained a lot of followers overnight, so hello and welcome! 👋 I'm the independent game developer behind One Night Stand and VIDEOVERSE. I'm currently wrapping up development on my third project Ace & Aro:Heart-to-Heart so please check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/4554030/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Every game I work on challenges me in a different way: One Night Stand had its animations, VIDEOVERSE was a technically tricky and my next, unannounced project contains senstitive subject matter that requires a delicate touch. Why do I never choose something easy to do? 😅
neutral · AI labelView post →Say hi to our guest Lucy Blundell (@kinmoku.bsky.social), the creator of One Night Stand and VIDEOVERSE! In our latest episode, we learn about Lucy’s development journey and gaming tastes. Then, we all review the indie game she chose for us to play: 1000xRESIST! Listen on podcast platforms now!
neutral · AI labelView post →We love short games here. Short games are great. One Night Stand is a short game. And it's ✨80% off✨ on Steam right now! Check it out here 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/549860/O... Thank you #ShortGamesShowcase !
neutral · AI labelView post →A common misconception about this game, for those who've not played it, is that it's sexual or romantic. That's not at all the case. It's about a man waking up in a mystery woman's bed and having absolutely no memory of the previous night. The man in question can choose to be an a$$hole, a creep, or a good/understanding person, given the situation he's in. To get to the best ending, the player has to make choices that maintain respect for the mystery woman. The two primary messages one can take…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I should have played One Night Stand much sooner but I completely misjudged it by the title. I guess you can easily imagine my train of thought. I took it for some shallow game with primitive plot about close but short relationship with no strings attached. Actually it's much deeper but still quite entertaining. It's not about the process of hooking up but about its outcome. You play as a male character who wakes up in a bed with an unknown girl after drinking heavily. You don't remember…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And, of course, One Night Stand. I didn’t want this to be my first and last physical game release, but it’s starting to look like that’ll be it. No more physical games impacts the industry in too many ways to count. I really hope Sony reverse this decision.
neutral · AI labelView post →Grab a brew and enjoy this relaxing episode of Dialogue Tree, as I talk about VIDEOVERSE, One Night Stand and my journey from Chillingo to an Independent Game Developer.
neutral · AI labelView post →💜 It's day 16 of Pride Month! 💚 One Night Stand makes an appearance during the rhythm mini-game! 😁🎸
neutral · AI labelView post →Mixed. I was expecting a mix of funny, trashy, silly, and that is mostly what I found. After a few play-throughs, it gets boring. Getting all achievements is more tedious than enjoyable. Additional Details Operating System Ubuntu Linux 16.04 x64 CPU Ryzen 5 1500x GPU GTX 1050 Last played June, 2018 Technical Notes No problems
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I nearly burnt out on VIDEOVERSE, not because of game dev, but because of the marketing and promo campaigns. I didn't do ANY of that for One Night Stand, which was a more successful game. Ah, things were so much easier in 2016...
neutral · AI labelView post →A cute and surprisingly touching game. I liked how the female seemed realistic, from her polite awkwardness to her reactions to the MC. The game really immerses you into such a situation and you quickly discover that it's harder than you would expect it to be. But that's the charm of this short little game--you stumble through it, just like you would in real life. The payoff, if you do things right, is rewarding though, and you will find the "true end" very sweet like I did. Definitely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I read a lot of visual novels and specifically enjoy games like this one a lot, but One Night Stand didn't click with me. ONS is one of those VN games that can be beaten in about 5-10 minutes, but gives the player a lot of choices so multiple playthroughs are encouraged Sadly, I just felt like there wasn't much content and after 2-3 playthroughs, it felt like 85% was skipping stuff I'd seen before and 15% was new interactions. The game basically has a few different moments that the player has…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea is brilliant and original, the artwork is downright fantastic, but the dialogue… Real people don't talk like that. The writing is straight up from lowest common denominator Japanese dating sims. Not only what the characters say is utterly unconvincing, but the thought processes of the protagonist are spoonfed even when they are obvious from context. Show, don't tell! Come on, writers of dialogue-centric games should be forced to read Stephen King or something. Also, the gameplay…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One Night Stand was my favourite game of 2016, something so very human about it. It’s on literally everything and cheap so you should definitely play it.
positive · AI labelView post →Our interview with Paul Heyman talking WWE 2K26, comparing writing for wrestling video games to wrestling storylines, Timothee Chalamet saying that ECW One Night Stand 2006 is his favorite show, and more:
neutral · AI labelView post →DO NOT BUY, this is not a game. It´s a demo that was launched once they figured out the game wasn´t going to be completed, at least that´s what it feels like. PROS -Nice art -Several mysteries CONS -90% of mysteries have no answer or storyline at all. -Most decisions don´t affect the outcome nor have any effect on the storyline AT ALL. -There are really 3 endings with variations. - Repetetive -After your first gameplay you´ll feel there is a lot to uncover, but soon you will realize that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🍷 Checking out “One Night Stand” by @kinmoku.bsky.social This is a dialogue choice driven visual novel game, and it is a setting I am entirely unfamiliar with 🫣 so it’s actually rather uncomfortable 😳 First run was as wholesome as I could manage; the others may be awkward. 🎮 #VideoGames 🕹️
neutral · AI labelView post →Sorry it took me 6 years, but the excitement of hearing about @kinmoku.bsky.social's latest game spurred me on to finally platinum One Night Stand!!
positive · AI labelView post →It's amusing to me that Steam doesn't say "You might be interested in this game because you've played One Night Stand and Videoverse from this same developer." No, it says "We've matched like 3 or 4 tags from your puzzle game..."
neutral · AI labelView post →Basically… It’s fine. This is a Choices Matter / Visual Novel / light Exploration game. The graphics are nice. The music is irrelevant. The story is okay. No bugs or crashes. Overall, entertaining at first, later kind of a chore. The gameplay revolves around exploring the environment, finding clues, and having some conversations. You’ll get different endings each run—until you start getting the same ones repeatedly. With enough patience (or a guide), you can unlock most achievements. But to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even though this visual novel/point & click game was conceptually nice. I wouldn't buy it again. The game works great. There's a gallery with all collected endings. But it was pretty hard to find all the endings, only to find out there are no fulfilling ones except for some joke endings. You'll become friends at best. I didn't understand her at all. She gets mad easily and seems rude sometimes. She's not open-minded enough to give you a chance. Although, maybe this game just wasn't for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game prepares you for the best dialogue choices when the time comes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a game, just a poorly written short tech demo of something that could be much more. I played this a long time ago and remember asking myself, why the ♥♥♥♥ did I not refund this when I was still within the allowed time to do so since the game is literally short enough for it to be refunded? The game is 10mins long for those curious for roughly all endings.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More Than A Game + The Wildcat by Bella Matthews are both $2.49 for a limited time! Download today on Amazon US & CA! 🔗 in Pics ALT Text.. 🏷️: More Than A Game | Football Romance | College Romance | Reformed Playboy | The Wildcat | Hockey Romance | Single Dad Romance | One Night Stand #BookSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Picked this up expecting a quick visual novel and ended up enjoying it more than I thought. The mystery of figuring out what happened the night before kept me curious, and the different choices gave me a reason to replay it a few times. It's short, simple, and doesn't try to be more than it needs to be. A nice little story game for an evening.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One Night Stand is a very good visual novel game with a beautiful story. The graphics are nice and the ambiant is relaxing. I recommend it. 💗💗💗
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One Night Stand is a Visual Novel where your choices matters. The story is about you waking up in a woman's bed. You don't know how or when you got there and you do not even know who she is. You get to explore her room whenever she leaves, trying to gather potential information on what happened. You can also barely use your phone at first to learn that you ditched your friend at the bar before it runs out of battery. The art style and animations of the games are very good. The music is good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎉 VIDEOVERSE and One Night Stand are now available to play on GOG with 20% launch discounts! 🥳 Download VIDEOVERSE here 👉 www.gog.com/en/game/vide...
neutral · AI labelView post →It's Ace Week Wednesday, aka Disabled Ace Day! We have @theacecouple.bsky.social joining us tonight for One Night Stand by @kinmoku.bsky.social, a Disabled Ace dev! Now, they have played this game before, but we have not. So they're here to heckle us, and you can too. We stream to be heckled.
neutral · AI labelView post →One night stand, with a few ways to live the outcome of it. Fine short visual novel with appeasing style, I really enjoyed the whole arty touch it's made by.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice graphics, chill game, good for completionists too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was the most cheap game i ever bought - and the most boring too. I absolutely dont know what interesting or funny some people can find on it... Boring after 30 minutes, very boring after 1 hour, tried to find why some people like this game next 1 hour and then give up...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FYI, you're playing a dude. It doesn't state that anywhere in the description so I thought it was going to be vague about what gender your character is, but nah. It really could have left that open, which I would have preferred but w/e. I wish I liked this game more but the story was lacking. I had all these ideas in my head about what was going on, but there weren't really any questions to answer, despite the game giving you the impression that you had to solve some mystery.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a pretty short visual novel where you wake up in some random girls bed and don't remember anything from last night. One play-through should be around 15-20 minutes. I enjoyed my time with it, but it does get a bit repetitive if you go for all the endings.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That's right fellas, you can become a stand user for one night if you play this game! Wait... that's not what one night stand means?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One Night Stand is not a game, it's an e-book that's been dumped on Steam masquerading as a game. As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay, it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, "How did something this badly written end up on Steam?". When someone hoping to become an author is unable to get published in print, they spend $100 and dump their high school…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One Night Stand is well, exactly what it sounds like. Waking up in someone else's bed and not remembering a thing just might be one of the scariest things. Decide how you want things to play out with the girl you have no recollection of in this beautiful, fun, hand-drawn visual novel. Will you stay friends? Will you never make contact again? Will you be a creep and steal her panties?! The power is in your hands. This game is highly underrated and I've gotta thank Markiplier for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game dev quote post Hi, I’m Lucy! I’ve been working in games for 13 years. I started as a 3D artist intern, then became a Graphic Designer at EA Chillingo. Now, I’m an indie developer, which I’ve been doing for…8 years! 😵 I made One Night Stand and I’m about to launch VIDEOVERSE 🙂
neutral · AI labelView post →It's a very simple and short game (each ending might take you, say, 20 minutes or so) with a simple story. I enjoyed playing it but it didn't keep me hooked enough to try and go for all the endings.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love how you can be this terrible scumbag and suffer no consequences. It's as thrilling as Edge of Tomorrow and ♥♥♥♥, haha. :p Not as frustrating as Twelve Minutes, either.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's such a great game, it portrays the awkwardness of a one night stand so well and allows you to keep a positive connection with the person afterwards by being respectful and kind.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This reminds me that it may be better to just stay home and get drunk all by yourself, or not drink at all. I wasn't looking for porn, mind you, but a PG-13 disappointment wasn't my first choice either.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game takes unexpected twists and turns that entirely depends on the wide variety of choices you make. We live a life and without knowing, we come across many people on the street or on an outing that could simply pass us in a instant unaware of our actions, with our memory sweeping by as well. A One Night Stand with a stranger can have consequences. A different take on a visual novel style with animation certainly seems appeasing that i am tempted to explore all those possibilities of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like this game. It's short, but there's just something... "real" about it. The characters seem to have lifes and personalities outside of the morning it depicts and it generally feels like something that could definitely have happened in this way, like a window into the experiences of two actual people. Not the type of thing I usually enjoy, but I can definitely tell that a lot of love and effort went into this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun short game, art style is beautiful
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This short visual novel has quite a few different endings and some interesting or questionable choices you can make (from a social aspect). I had my fun getting all the achievements, they help you get almost all fun interactions and endings. I really love the animations and hand gestures, they feel very real and make this a lot more personal than other visual novel. Not a moving story but this is not the point of the game. I'm definitely recommending it to anyone who enjoys visual novels and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quick and simple. It's more of a gateway for introspection and the greater discussions on the choices we make, the anxieties and confusion we face, and regulating boundaries. I think a lot of what you'll get out of this depends on the spectrum of your own experiences or a lack-thereof too. The basic art style and sound design is charming and kept me engaged. If you're attempting to find every ending on your own, the choices aren't necessarily clear, so keep that in mind so you don't drive…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played the - what the hell happened last night game a few times in my life. This is the first time I've scored some free underwear though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short game with multiple endings. Good art style.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a story with multiple endings and provides opportunities for discussion rather than unique insights. Makes you think, but also captures the awkwardness of the situation very well. If this sounds vague, but rather intriguing, give it a go! You'll know what I mean. I got kicked out naked 5 minutes in.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10 out of 10. Enough said.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Very interesting Visual Novel. Nice combo of hand drawings and animations. It's simple, yet creative and thought-provoking. The idea is a "What would you do" situation after a one night stand. You are a guy who wakes up in a strange bed with a unknown girl next to you. You went bar-hopping last night, and drank so heavily that you don't remember anything. Things become even more awkward when you try to have a conversation with the girl, and she realizes you don't even know her name. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a beautiful little indy! I first played it on Playstation awhile back and am so happy to discover it here on Steam as well. The story is very basic. It's about you waking up after a night of too much drinking and having a one night stand. The art and music do an excellent job of capturing this fuzzy hangover feeling, while you pick up the pieces of what happened the night before. The game takes place in a single room, but there are more items to interact with in it than you can in a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One Night Stand is a very entertaining interactive visual novel about well a one night stand and all the different out comes of waking up in a strangers bed and having no memory of what happened the night before. It can either end good or bad depending on your choices.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am probably older than most of the people who will play this game. I have seen and lived in the real world. I have experienced many of these situations in my life. I can tell you for a fact all the outcomes come out all wrong. This must have been written by a jaded, ugly girl who has no context of the real world. Epic fail! And yeah... after only .6 hours of the game I have seen most of the outcomes. The game does not provide value equal to the costs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"If I loved you less I could talk about it more."
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