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Once Human
Once Human's appeal comes from combining survival, weapon customization, and building a territory of your own. At $0.00 through 
Epic Game Store, weigh that mix against whether you expect to spend time exploring alone or teaming up: the Steam PC version lists single-player, multiplayer, and co-op, as well as full controller support. Its player rating is 79% across 191,420 reviews, an additional reference point rather than a substitute for deciding whether this style of survival game fits your plans. The Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese-Brazil, Spanish-Latin America, and Russian interface options and full controller support can suit your setup; Epic is the activation platform.
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Past 36 months · Updated dailyHistorical Low~ $0.002024-07Current Low Across Stores~ $0.00Epic Game StoreAt its historical low now
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01About Once Human
Once Human blends wilderness survival in a post-apocalyptic world with monster fights, customizable weapons, and building your own territory. Polluted food and water reduce Sanity, which can lower maximum HP. The Steam PC version lists single-player, multiplayer and co-op, with full controller support. Player rating: 79% positive from 191,420 reviews.
Credits
Developer
Starry Studio
Publisher
Starry Studio · NetEase Games
Lowest recorded in 36 months
$0.002024-07-09 · Epic Game StoreBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.Language support
| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | Yes | — |
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
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| French | Yes | Yes | — |
| German | Yes | Yes | — |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | — |
| Korean | Yes | Yes | — |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | Yes | — |
| Spanish-Latin America | Yes | Yes | — |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | — |
Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-17
02Before you buy
Modes and controls
The Steam PC version lists single-player, multiplayer and co-op, plus full controller support.
Language
Ten interface languages are listed, including English. English and Simplified Chinese have full audio; other listed supported languages include subtitles.
03Frequently asked questions
What does pollution do?
Polluted food and water reduce Sanity; when it falls, maximum HP falls as well.
Can I move my base?
A Territory Core lets you build a home, and you can relocate your territory later.
How does weapon customization work?
Collect and craft gun blueprints across seven categories, then customize firearms with accessories and perks.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviewsSelected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
Nobody will read my review so I Will Eat 1 Tablespoon of ketchup For Every Like this gets.Show moreShow less
0.1 hours at review11,378 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Lets talk about their privacy policy: https://protocol.unisdk.easebar.com/release/latest_v475.html Over-collection of Personal Information and security risks: The policy collects a wide range of personal data, including sensitive information like government-issued IDs, which is typically excessive unless specifically required by law or for a legitimate purpose. Collecting and storing extensive personal and sensitive information like government IDs, credit card details, social media data, and communication history poses significant security and privacy risks. They also list numerous third-party recipients of personal information without specifying how these parties will handle the data. Lack of Transparency and Purpose Limitation: It's unclear why such extensive details are needed for "correction of personal information." Transparency about data collection purposes is crucial for users to understand why their data is being collected. There's also little to no mention of user consent or control over their data. GDPR and similar regulations require clear consent mechanisms and user rights, such as the right to access, correct, and delete personal data. While it mentions consent in some contexts (e.g., marketing), it's unclear how users can exercise control over their data, such as accessing or deleting it. GDPR and similar regulations require clear mechanisms for users to manage their data. The policy also doesn't specify how long different types of data will be retained, which is essential for users to understand their data lifecycle and rights regarding data deletion. Legal Basis and Justification: Although the policy mentions legal bases for processing personal data (e.g., legitimate interests), it does not elaborate on how these bases apply to specific data processing activities, which is crucial for compliance and user understanding. TLDR; this privacy policy is problematic because it lacks clarity, transparency, and appears to over-collect personal information without sufficient justification or safeguards for user privacy. regularly, privacy policies should prioritize user consent, data security, limited data collection, and clear communication of data usage purposes. Personal peeve: You also cant claim closed beta rewards on steam unless you download their NetEase spyware launcher. This was never stated during the closed beta, I would say I wasted nearly a hundred hours on the closed betas just to get smacked in the face with a "due to limitations" account linking bs that was never mentioned before, all to get me to download their launcher. Dont risk your privacy as an individual. Stay away.Show moreShow less
0.6 hours at review5,690 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Nobody will read my review so I Will do 10 push ups Every Like this gets.Show moreShow less
0.1 hours at review5,804 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
This is honestly a really fun game. But they limit the number of total characters that can be made on a server instead of limiting how many players can be on the server at once. This creates a huge problem long term. Not only does it mean you can NEVER join your friend's server if it hit it's character limit. It also means if anyone quits, like the tons of people who check out a F2P game then bail after a couple weeks, they all continue to count towards the server character limit for every server they made a character on (up to 10). Those servers will still be considered "full" even if they only have 3 active players who don't even share the same playtime. Eventually all current servers will be dead servers that are filled with people who no longer play or who switched to other servers. New servers will need to be made for the influx of new players and you'll have to keep switching to those servers if you want an active server. But once you've made characters on 10 severs you'll never be able to join another server again. And those 10 servers will all eventually be dead servers. This will especially be a huge problem in a couple of weeks as the gaming tourists, who are trying a game cause it's free and new, eventually wander off and leave a slew of dead servers on their way out. I really, really like this game and think it has huge potential. But until this issue changes I can't recommend the game unless you just want something short term.Show moreShow less
8 hours at review2,756 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
No one will see this, so I'll shove one raccoon up my ass for each like I get :3Show moreShow less
84.7 hours at review5,563 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Found 2 files that are now in 'Start Up' -532b59x8-a01f-40fa-8895-b0c44c9d47cc -13 What are these files? programmes and why did you silent attach a install on these, i also found an automatic 'run.me' .txt file with a few command lines that are suspicious... leave my Kernels alone and please explain to me word for word what you are doing to my pc and what data you are collecting and for what purpouse.Show moreShow less
30.1 hours at review2,240 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Nobody will read my review so I will eat 1 Tablespoon of Spicy Ketchup for every like this gets.Show moreShow less
1.5 hours at review3,419 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Please.... PLEASE make a server that doesn't reset with seasons. I just want to play through the story and not have to get set back to nothing every time the season ends. I really like this game but I REALLY don't have the time to no-life seasons just to be able to get through quests in 6 weeks. This is a tentative thumbs down for this alone. I want to see the whole map without choosing some season thing.. Servers NOT TIED TO SEASONS please!Show moreShow less
136.3 hours at review1,671 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
If you scroll after serious reviews, this is another one of those. Recommended: I would recommend this game for people who want to enjoy a journey, not a sweat-fest because there's not enough content for it yet. The race for season 6 does not exist, there's just a continuous multi-season exploration. This is why: -Max level is 50 (you can reach it in 3 weeks out of the 6 total before the game reverts back to stage one while keeping everything important that you farmed for in the first run, if you play casually and if you spend at least 8 hours every day playing it) -Tech tree is relatively cheap because every week there are challenges and commissions which boost you. This means if you have knowledge of the game, you can reach the high-end tech in less than a week or two (I'm side-eyeing the crafting-gear tabs). - Grinding is super easy. You start with a multipurpose axe, followed immediately by electric tools that immediately cut everything giving you the full yield in the 0.5 seconds it takes to gather. (for referrence 1k of one type of resource will last for 2-3 days (1 or less in the case of tungsten or aluminium), and you can make 1k of each resource with the electric tools in less than 20 minutes). - It is easy to farm. If you think of dungeons (monoliths) and mini-bosses (silos) and extra-mini bosses (elite units)...they are semi-balanced, and guarantee what it says they drop in at least 6 runs. And if you want the best gun parts like optics or magazine...they are one simple puzzle away that takes maybe 5 minutes to get there and 1 minute to do what is necessary. Puzzles are unique and fun, sometimes as simple as shooting balloons or posing for a picture. Now an intro to the game: You can shoot in 3rd person and in 1st person. Most enemies are slow and easy to take out until mid-late game. It is also both PVE and PVP based on preference. You can build a house anywhere, edit it personally or in edit mode and transport it fully built to any other desired location. Houses can be: nomadic (truck-van), base (fortress looking with guns), modern, basic or castle (yes you can build a mini castle). And where you settle...matters. Every area (3 main based on difficulty with a total of 6 regions) has resources based on the necessity of each difficulty. Some areas have petrol (black ground) that can produce oil for cars, jeeps, trucks and bikes (the only transportation so far) or running rivers, pollution or waterfalls for electricity. The most resourceful are usually occupied by tryhards while most beautiful and unusual by casuals. In terms of variety you have mountains, beaches, islands, mainland, desert, jungle, swamps and valleys. Are you a hoarder? Great, grab everything, dismantle, and be amazed at how you will always have everything you need. You have a tech tree to unlock different building necessities, gear, munitions, farming, weapon tiers, electric panels and wires, tools and even the gatcha that people talk about. The farming can be done in boxes or naturally on the ground in soil (that you also have to craft). It requires light, irrigation and fertilizer. This is pretty complex at first or it might seem intimidating but the further down the tech tree, the easier and better to care for crops is. Weapons and gear are of 2 types: obtained from drops and crafted. What's dropped you have to disassemble, what's crafted is what you invest in. The only thing worth investing in is the battlepass, as it isn't as reapy as the others, all you lose are cosmetics if you don't pay the monthly 10$ for each battlepass. Character customization is not as impactful because the fashion of the gear and mask cover most of the character. In terms of story-line, 99% is skipable but the environment tells more about the story and what happened than anything. There are familiars that you can own to farm for you resources or crops or animals while offline or online or even to use in combat. They can range from a bowl, to an onion bulb, a teddy bear, cats, baloon dogs, dolls, maidens, fairies, black holes, energy orbs, to secret agent looking bunnies who kill around for fun to get you food. Another major turn-off, aside from how horrible it is to build up-hill or down-hill, is the trade system. The price is up to you, there's no global market nor need to trade due to the early energy links from rewards and late crafting and farming that can get you to 240k Energy Links a week. The in-game currencies are starchrom (gatcha, buying blueprints and house cosmetics from shop), energy links (teleport, crafting, tech tree, upgrading), stelar planula (special shop stuff), cosmetic tokens (certain cosmetic shop stuff), crystigin (in-game real money for general shop purchase) and mitsuko marks (other special shop stuff). Trading is mostly with strangers (it can be done socially or introvertly through vending machines). Between friends, you can share everything and even in crafting, you don't need to sit with items in your inventory, everything that sits in your territory's chests, can be used from any position and bench and person that you allowed. The gatcha DOES NOT use real-life currency, it uses a rarer in-game currency. And if you do not like gatcha, you still have to / opt to build it for blueprint shop which can give you directly the blueprints for the legendary gear and weapons you desire. This is literally everything important that you need to know about the game before you try it. It's not perfect surely, IT STILL has many bugs from territory to bosses missing, But their team as I've seen is very dedicated, they give rewards each time they ♥♥♥♥ up, communication is great between them and the community and the players are super-friendly at least in my world (there's a world and server system). The rest I leave up to you to explore to decide if it's what you desire to play or not. For me, they did what million dollar companies never did and for a free to play game, it gives way more quality than others that I paid 60$ for.Show moreShow less
129.7 hours at review2,487 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
I ignored a lot of the negative reviews here assuming that they were just fearmongering, however, since installing this game, I've noticed 2 new mysterious apps in my startup programs (Which have been disabled now) that have no file location. So this game gets a negative review for making me fear now for my PC's security after installing it (It has been henceforth uninstalled). EDIT: I've received comments on my profile asking what these files are and how to remove them. The startup files are a single digit number, and a string of hexadecimal numbers/letters. Now apparently these are non-malicious are are just it keeping track of your installs of their programs and your ID on their systems, but it's done in a super suspicious way so, for people like me who are worried about having this stuff on your computer, I got rid of it by doing a full system restore of my computer to before I'd installed Once Human. You can apparently also get rid of it at in file explorer at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run by deleting the AF_Counter and AF_uuid, but that path didn't lead anyway for me when I tried it, but if it works for you, great, and apologies for not adding this addendum sooner.Show moreShow less
2.8 hours at review1,396 people found this helpful
Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/14/2026.