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One Way: The Elevator

Puzzle

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Puzzle

Languages

English

One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click puzzle game from CottonGame. Players must find a blue orb in each scene to power an elevator and continue their ascent. Every floor features a world entirely different from the others, brought to life with a unique hand-drawing style. Success requires careful observation of the surroundings and creative problem-solving to uncover the secrets of each level.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

87/100

One Way: The Elevator is a gorgeously hand-drawn puzzle game that feels like a piece of art. The premise is simple—find an orb to move up—but the puzzles themselves are wonderfully quirky. Each floor feels like a completely different world with its own internal logic, which keeps you on your toes.

It can be frustrating at times because there's no hint system, and some of the solutions are a bit abstract. However, the satisfaction of finally solving a floor and seeing what's on the next one is huge. If you like 'point-and-click' adventures with a unique visual style, this is a must-play.

Dinsun reviewed on: Mon Mar 03 2025

Features

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Unique hand-drawn art style

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Dozens of distinct world-floors

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Challenging point-and-click puzzles

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Mysterious branching narrative elements

Tips & Walkthrough

Gameplays

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Q&A

The objective is to find a blue orb on each floor to power the elevator so you can travel to the next level.

Ratings & Reviews

Fun, killing my battery
Fri Nov 13 2020 4x4Adventures

So far this is a fun puzzler. You really have to read into the environment to solve the puzzles. Sometimes this is not so straight forward, at least for me. I would play this more but it drains my battery faster than anything I have had before. Went from 90 to 35% in 15 min. Hopefully they can get that fixed soon so I can go back to my wireless charger only. IPhone 10 iOS 14.2

Another Cotton Games Gem!
Wed May 19 2021 Chef Momacaroni

I love Cotton Games. Their animation, music storyline and puzzles create a singularly unique stamp in the gaming landscape. From the surrealism of Isoland: Amusement Park to the dark humor of Mr. Pumpkin 2: Walls of Kowloon to the gentle childlike nature of One Way: The Elevator they really work at creating immersive worlds and not just mindless games to play. I mean c’mon-even the end credits of this game were adorable! The puzzles in this game can be deceptively simple at times but there were a actually few times I needed a walkthrough to clear, and for me, that’s a good thing. The quirky animation, unique characters, gentle music brought it all home only to end with the final bittersweet, yet hopeful story of this little boys journey in life. Thanks Cotton for another out of the box game. I appreciate all the effort & hard work you put into your games cause it SHOWS.

Strangely addictive and fun!
Sat Sep 19 2020 Jmpiert

I rarely write reviews... it’s not my thing. However.... if you love puzzles... and I don’t know how to describe it.. it’s like endless mini puzzles!!! There’s no solving one part.. and having to combine it with something else game. But endless puzzles.. and you actually have to think about them for a minute lol it’s weird. A few of them were obvious easy.. but for most part they take a minute to figure out. Just download it and see...and kinda addicting lol

Didn’t want it to end!
Mon Aug 31 2020 Jamcat1190

I love all of the Cotton games, but this is now my favorite one. Extremely creative, sad and sweet story, no boring dialogue, just the right amount of difficulty, unique puzzles, incredible graphics...so much to love! Make sure you uncover the secret levels, as they are the best part of the game (I used a walkthrough to figure out how to find them). I can’t wait to see what Cotton comes up with next!

Immersive, entertaining and tricky
Mon Jun 02 2025 Octoberfan25

Definitely recommend if you’re a fan of puzzles. I will admit that there are a few levels I felt I had to turn to walkthroughs for but I believe all are solvable - it takes fine attention to detail (that’s for sure & part of the charm). There’s depth with story-telling, enjoyable/thought-provoking puzzles & I’m glad I experienced this game. Thank you to the devs!

Another great Cotton Game
Sun Aug 23 2020 Gordo Adipose

After update: This is a fun puzzle game with an endearing story and cute characters. Like most Cotton Game games there are multiple layers to challenge you. Thanks for fixing the bug! Before update: This looks like a fun game. It crashed on a few levels before 6, but I replayed them and got past. Now it crashes every time I grab the globe on Level 6. SAD!

Sweet, beautiful, challenging, and fun!
Fri Nov 27 2020 KCAshRock

Thank you to Cotton Game for this lovely game. I can’t recommend it enough. The graphics are wonderful, and the story is so touching. I didn’t want it to end, each floor was so unique and had its own challenges, and I’m so thankful for the chance to re-do a floor if I missed a critical item. 🙂 I’m looking forward to your next game!

Incredible Game
Thu Aug 20 2020 Ethan Solo

I have enjoyed each and every game that Cotton Games has made and One Way: Elevator is by far my favorite. The gameplay is simple but the puzzles are complex. It has tremendous replay as well since there’s additional achievements and puzzles outside the main story. You won’t find a better game for $2 then this!

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