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{{Short description|Single level video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = File:This is the Only Level Title Screen Screenshot.png
| title = This is the Only Level
| developer = [[John Cooney (video game developer)|John Cooney]]
| released = 2009
| genre = [[Metagame]]
| modes = [[Single-player]]
}}
'''''This is the Only Level''''' is a 2009 [[metagame|meta]] [[Flash game]] developed by [[John Cooney (video game developer)|John Cooney]] and published by [[Armor Games]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillen |first1=Kieron |title=Unfortgettable Elephant: This Is The Only Level |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/unfortgettable-elephant-there-is-only-one-level |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |language=en |date=25 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=W. |first1=Tim |title=GameSetWatch Best Of Indie Games: Playing With Just One Button |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/02/best_of_indie_games_playing_wi.php |website=www.gamesetwatch.com |access-date=2021-07-25 |archive-date=2021-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725012241/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/02/best_of_indie_games_playing_wi.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Jason |title=This Is The Only Level |url=https://venturebeat.com/community/2009/08/10/this-is-the-only-level/ |access-date=25 July 2021 |work=VentureBeat}}</ref> The title of the game is a literal description of the game - the whole game takes place in a single level the player has to play over and over again, albeit with several game-changing variations as the game progresses.<ref>{{cite web |title=This is the Only Level |url=https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=33431 |website=www.lexaloffle.com}}</ref> The game has received an (unofficial) port to [[PICO-8]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blye |first1=Ericka |title=20 Video Games That Epically Trolled Players (And 10 Times Players Trolled Developers) |url=https://www.thegamer.com/video-games-epically-trolled-players-developers/ |website=TheGamer |access-date=25 July 2021 |date=23 January 2019}}</ref> Cooney also released two sequels to the game, ''This is the Only Level Too'' and ''This is the Only Level 3''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stretching The Definition: This Is The Only Level 3 |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stretching-the-definition-this-is-the-only-level-3 |website=Rock Paper Shotgun |access-date=25 July 2021 |language=en |date=12 May 2012}}</ref> The game was included on a list of "10 Flash Games That Pushed the Limits of the Genre" in a 2021 [[Screen Rant]] listicle.<ref name="screenrant">{{cite web |last1=Wilds |first1=Anastasia |title=10 Flash Games That Pushed The Limits Of The Genre |url=https://screenrant.com/best-flash-games-changed-genre-deserve-attention/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=18 August 2022 |date=9 September 2021}}</ref>
==See also==
* ''[[Achievement Unlocked]]''
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Armor Games}}
[[Category:Browser games]]
[[Category:Flash games]]
[[Category:Indie games]]
[[Category:2009 video games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Armor Games games]]
[[Category:Video games about elephants]]