OneShot began as a free RPG Maker game in 2014 before an expanded commercial release in 2016 from FutureCat Games. It follows Niko, a child who carries a light bulb through the dying world of the Refuge to restore its sun, while the game talks directly to the player outside the story. Its glitch sounds belong to that meta design, where the world and interface seem to break. Clips later spread through soundboards and video edits, where fans reused them for other games and memes needing a quick error sound or digital breakdown.