VN - Ren'Py - Completed - Once in a Lifetime [v1.0] [Caribdis]

Easily one of the best games I've ever played. You will fall in love with the characters, the humor, the story, and everything else this game has to offer. The sex scenes are very good, but you would want to keep playing even if they weren't in the game. Caribdis is truly the hero of adult visual novels.

Gorgeous game with funny and interesting characters. Love the character designs and their interactions. And the comedy.

Only one of its kind, in my experience so far. Especially with the comedy and beautiful character models.

Loved it.

I don't normally bother leaving reviews, but holy shit this game is amazing. The story is able to be serious when it counts, while still being very comedic at times. It's not often I can say a porn game made me lose my shit laughing, but this one did, several times. For those who like wholesome, happy ending type stories, this one can absolutely deliver on that front, assuming the right choices are made. I would highly suggest downloading the walkthrough mod and just playing it like an interactive movie, following the walkthrough exactly (it highlights all the choices needed for the best ending, and tells you what order to pick them in when needed).

The actual sexual stuff is balanced out pretty nicely with the non-sexual stuff. It doesn't suffer from the problem that other games of this type sometimes do, where there's way too much redundant dialogue and you end up spam clicking to get through it, nor does it throw sex scenes at you left and right with little buildup. The quality of the actual scenes is about what you'd expect from a honey select VN, though I certainly wouldn't consider that a bad thing.

Overall, a very enjoyable story with surprisingly unique characters. Serious plot, but with a fair bit of comedy sprinkled here and there. Probably the only negative thing I could say about this game is how some of the characters could be a little bit more visually distinct from generic honey select models, but that's a trivial detail compared to all the good things this game has in store. Highly recommend.

Absolutely incredible. This game is the standard for what any V/N using honey select models should strive for. There is a reason why this game is one of the highest rated games on this site. For me, this is the perfect mixture of humor, storytelling and of course, smut.

Holy shit this game is a damn masterpiece in every way! This is my new favorite game hands down! This game has achieved a perfect balance of humor, horror, and great story telling all rolled into one. I was laughing so hard at times my eyes almost started watering. I'm not going to spoil anything for you but i'll just leave this name here for when you finish the game "Stabby Mike".

This game will have you absolutely hooked! I had to force myself to go to sleep because I was playing the game for so long it was literally 4 AM, and the sun was coming up. This is in my opinion one of the best games I have played on this site. You can tell the DEV really put his heart and soul into this game and it shows in the humor. I know you're a fellow weeb as well DEV with all the anime, and cult classic sci-fi movie references. Appreciate it.


Each of the characters have unique personalities that you can see develop throughout the duration of the game the graphics and settings of the story is immersive and will really get you hooked as if you're right there with the characters. The humor flows almost naturally and is done so well it doesn't come off as forced or done too much.

I could write a 5 page paper on all the things this game gets right I have never played a game that deserved five stars so much until now. I couldn't find anything negative that detracted from the game. There's no pointless filler talk or unnecessary side character introduction everything flows smoothly as if you're watching an addictive tv show you just can't stop watching.

I recommend this game with all of my being and if you happen to finish the game please review it so more people can discover this masterpiece. I saw this on the top rated area but never gave it a chance but i'm so glad I did. 5/5 stars DEV I look forward to playing any future games you play. This game is the Witcher 3 of f95zone brave dev bravo

IDK really why people giving it high score

the game looks good in deapth
but the graphic or female characters looks so dull .. which turns me off again and again

iam progressing in the game if i met something that prove me to give higher score why not

this can be updated anytime

the game is excellent the story looked like anime plot, not that am complaining, but what did this game top tier for me were the characters and the comedy, and my god i laughed my ass off. So in conclusion it could have been bigger and longer but that would probably killed it or make it worse so its better this way very good game .

This game was just a fun experience honestly. the girls were great and the scenes didn't fall short whatsoever. The story wasn't a masterpiece but it was damn enjoyable for what it was. the humor was there for when it needed to be and for me didn't overstay its welcome too often. All in all this game really deserves the praises it gets and is a great game to just relax and enjoy.

Enjoyable story. Don't try to take it seriously, just enjoy yourself.
Excellent (hot) characters designs.
Although some side girls could use some more contents but overall everything is fucking fantastic.
5/5 customer satsisfaction.

The character designs of the ladies are excellent, especially the sisters. The story felt pretty meh at first but the humour and personalities/looks of the different girls won me over and around 50% in I was totally invested and actually wanted to see the end (which basically is a first for me).

All the main relationships had great build-up but for some it might take a bit too long time for the first sex-scenes to get going. For me it was totally worth it.

The storyline is ridiculous, but in the way a great B-movie is ridiculous. You (hopefully) aren't supposed to take it seriously and letting go of your pretensions makes it a hell of a lot of fun. The characters are different enough personality-wise, but I'm knocking a star off for their sameness physically. The women are all built the same and a few of the male characters look so much alike that I had trouble telling them apart.

Worth playing.

Not a particularly unusual story (step-siblings, harem, evil supernatural conspiracy etc), but it has a well-constructed narrative which manages to remain internally coherent, more or less.

Graphics are a bit simplistic (not sure of the graphics engine used to generate them), and I was expecting to dislike them, but the author manages to work within their limitations to extract a fair bit of humour and sufficient differentiation between characters to give them some personality.

On the basis of this I will try the author's new game. Well done.

v1.0

Once in a Lifetime was initially a game I wasn't going to play, but I am glad I decided to give it a chance.
It's well written, with a sense of humour and fun that doesn't subtract from the overall plot but enhances it. Which will have you invested in the plot over the "plot" near the end.

H-scenes
Overall the animations and statics are exceedingly well done. The "worst" complaint you will find is the occasional minor clipping here and there.
Mostly vanilla in terms of kink variety, but enjoyable nonetheless

In conclusion: worth all the praise it gets, and a fun one to enjoy for a few hours of time

One of the most memorable games on here. I'm not into Honey Select graphics, but the story and especially the humor elevate it to something special. The jokes and expressions are so well delivered.

The characters are another strong point. Their personalities are varied giving them a distinct identity, and they're also easy to sympathize with because of relatable motivations and responses.

The sex scenes were okayish. To proceed some H-scenes you'll have to click a "Faster" button and that's not the most immersive, so there's room for improvement.


Definitely a recommendation for just about anyone. Good characters, story and humor - you won't be disappointed.

I started playing on a recommendation, did not expect to play the whole game in one sitting, but I could not walk away!!! Great story, beautiful imagery, plenty of sexy girls, and animations. My only knock is the opportunity for more pregnancy content was soo close, but not fully taken advantage of, but that is a personal preference. Spectacular game!

Simply the best VN that I've ever played.
Excellent story, characters, and humor too.
I'm glad that I found this game, I enjoyed every interaction.
You won't regret playing this so what are you waiting for.

Near perfect. Everything works incredibly well. The models are amazing, and the expressions and animations during the h-scenes are just immaculate.

The characters, the humor, the (surprisingly) suspenseful story.

This truly makes a statement as one of the best VNs out there.

One of the best VNs on f95zone:

- Graphics: hey did you know that Honey Select games can NOT look like ass? I certainly didn't till I played this game. The girls are nice and the h-scenes are legit hot. There are certain downsides however: the background looks trash; the male characters are samey and have terrible hair.
- Writing: oh man, this game. It's hilarious. There are plenty of games around here that went for the humorous route and either a) fell flat, or b) lack any substance outside of humor. But not this one. There's a nice mystery plot to follow along, a nice twist (albeit a bit predictable), and some pretty scary moment. Imagine that. a game with just still images (h-scenes are animated of course) managed to scare me a couple of times (there are jump scares but it's not just that; the atmosphere in some scenes are legit chilling, nice homage to classic horror games).
- Content: this is kind of an extension to the previous point. If you have been around this site, you know there are plenty of games that had great potential but were either abandoned or rushed. Not this game. This one is complete, finished, on a high note at that. Part of this is probably because there's no real branching in this game (there are plenty of choices yes, but really there's only one real ending).
- Music: most of the time I don't bother mention this because many games have generic soundtrack just for the sake of having soundtrack. This one certainly had its share of generic tracks, but it also managed to drop some pretty memorable/funny scenes with its music.

All in all great game, deserving its score on this site. Definitely check it out.

The Best Ren'Py game I ever played Beautiful girls, arousing scenes, hilarious situations, horror time, very good animation, this all together is this fantastic game. Thank you very much for your excellent work Caribdis

Enjoyable renpy games and the sex scenes are enjoyable. you can see the progress and improvement as you go through the game, but it's solid overall. The story escalates in a fast pasce into a supernatrual territory but it's a good ride nonetheless. There can be a few QOL impovements to the UI or longer sex scenes w more options but it's good as is!