One Lie

by Wooden Donkeys

Uncensored Windows Linux Mac Android
Versionv1.0
EngineRen'Py
Released2025-08-01
Updated2025-12-01
LanguageEnglish

About One Lie

One Lie is a romance-focused Ren'Py visual novel by Wooden Donkeys, presented with 3DCG and animated scenes. You play Mike, a man whose lifelong friendship with Julie ends after she makes a mistake that drives him away from the town where they both grew up. Julie still loves him, so she follows him, hoping he can forgive her and perhaps more. As Mike, you explore what you truly feel for her, with choices that can lead to multiple endings. The two main characters can be renamed.

Development is ongoing, with the current build v1.0, released on August 1, 2025. It is available for Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android, with English text and no censorship. The latest update added 385 additional images, four gallery entries, and one animation.

Developer's description

The game is about two lifelong friends. Julie (you’ll have a chance to give her a different name.) makes a mistake that causes Mike (you will be playing him and are given a chance to name him) to end their friendship and leave the town where they have lived all their lives. Julie cannot just let it end this way because she does love him. She makes a decision to chase after him with the hope that he will at least forgive her for her mistake and maybe more. You, as Mike, will have to discover what you feel for Julie.​

Download One Lie v1.0

Changelog

v1.0 385 new images 4 new gallery images 1 new animation v0.14.0 N/A v0.13.0 1365 new images 7 new gallery images 30 new animations v0.12.0 794 new images 32 new animations 4 new gallery images This version brings Anh's solo route to an end. Meaning that it adds content **ONLY** to that route. v0.11.0 897 images 5 gallery images 30 animations Players should start a new game. v0.9.1 Fixed credit roll at the start of the game. Does NOT affect the gameplay or add any new content. v0.9 906 images, 1 gallery image, 58 animations, v0.8 BadMustard has added "Named saves" feature. 1087 new renders. 5 new gallery images. about 19000 words. (it's kind of hard to count exactly because Google does not split dialogue from technical stuff). 12 sex scenes. v. 0.7 Added chapter 5 content ONLY for Julie's solo route. No other route receives any content. 369 images 2 gallery images 0 animations ~6800 words. v0.6.1 This is just a fix for routes other than the "Julie solo" route. Since there is no content yet for the other routes in Chapter 4 they will now go directly to the credits screen at the end of Chapter 3. v0.6 This is only an FC (Julie) solo routes update. 613 renders, 16 animations, 2 gallery images, 10 sex scenes (not all are animated), And around 12000 words. v.0.5.3 BadMustard did another build of the game. v.0.5.3. There is no new content. It contains all the previous fixes plus another major fix in Chapter 2. That error in Chapter 2 would have led the player to nowhere. I left an unintended choice open to the player during the talk with Julie in the park if the player was NOT on Anh's route. The only choice you should have had left during your chat with her on that route is "I forgive you." but I also left "I forgive you but..." available. Which, if chosen, would have meant that you choose neither of the girls. A no-no. This build also includes the previous fixes, which are: On Anh's route, there was a "missing" image. On the slow route with FC, you would have missed a shower scene with her near the end of Chapter 3. And an extra image showed up during the shower scene on the routes it was not intended to be shown on. v.0.5.2 1157 new renders 26 "animations" v. 0.4.1 Fixed an issue that prevented players from getting on the throuple path. v. 0.4.0 751 images (+8 for the gallery and a few misc. images) 5 animations (4 are sex acts). Implemented Gallery and Replay gallery (starting with Chapter 2). Added a delete button on the saves. Main menu got a nice face lift (hover over the "Start" button), thank You BadMustard . There were also some story changes. In chapter 1 I completely missed something that would have had story-breaking consequences in Chapter 2. If anyone encountered it in Chapter 1 they would have noticed that something was off. So, since no one mentioned anything I guess I am the first one to notice the issue. and we have corrected that. The issue was that it was possible to get onto both Anh and Julie (FC) paths at the same time. The paths that were meant to be their solo love interest paths. The old saves should all work as normal, with the exception if anyone encountering the issue I mentioned above. We also have made an android version. However, we cannot support it. For technical reasons. There are so many different android phones and tablets and we aren't a major developer with the ability to check for every possible hardware and to optimize for it. So, the android version comes as is. v 0.3.15 N.A v 0.15.1 Fixed Version to Reflect the actual progress of One Lie ( the comments tho XD). Fixed a error with some Audio code. v 1.0 Initial release of Prologue. v0.1 Initial Release

Player reviews

Player rating 3.5 / 5 · 20 ratings
Written reviews 20 · avg 3.6★
Positive (4–5★) 50%
Latest review 2025-12-09

What players say

Mixed but generally positive, with praise for romance and renders and complaints about rushed story.

5★ 7
4★ 3
3★ 6
2★ 3
1★ 1

Players like

  • Gorgeous character renders and lighting
  • Romance feels genuine and emotionally satisfying
  • Lewd scenes are plentiful and well written
  • Humor and straightforward harem paths

Common complaints

  • Rushed romance and thin early drama
  • Characters feel shallow or inconsistent
  • Missing content and route continuity issues

Best for players who like simple harem romance with strong renders and lewd scenes.

Summarised from 20 written player reviews.

Equirah 2025-12-09 ★★★★★
Harem route is well written, to a point. There's several opportunities to weave individual character's events with the overall storyline but that never happens so you end up missing most content to the point the game prompts you early on…
BusWindow 2025-12-08 ★★★★★
I'm giving this one 4 stars. First of all the good parts. I've only gone through the Harem ending so far and I'm on the fence about checking out the solo Julie ending, which is the only other one I'm…
cyphre 2025-12-01 ★★★★★
Hoo boy. Or should i say HAHAHA and also a slightly less chunk of HEHE. Now for a lot of people 1 star might seem a bit too harsh, but from a perspective of a person who read hundreds of…

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