One Hour One Life
Review

One Hour One Life (2018) is a civilisation survival game where each player lives a whole life in an hour of play and then passes away. Born as a baby into the care of anonymous other online players, you initially depend on them for food. Quickly growing, you can soon fend for yourself and start contributing to the development of farming, tools and clothing, and to nurturing other players born to you as your own children. At the end of an hour, you die of old age, so any progress benefits those who come after you.

It’s challenging because you have to trust and rely on other players, particularly when you start your go, as a baby. It’s a game that forces you to choose carefully how you spend your limited life and what to do with the resources and friendships in the game.

There are two versions:

• One Hour One Life original game on the PC and Mac that is supported by the game's creator. This is the game that is best supported.
• You Are Hope version created by other developers available on iOS and Android.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked One Hour One Life 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 3 months ago.