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Once Human

Once Human

Once Human is a Strange Worlds Survival Game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

Released Jul 9, 2024 Developer Starry Studio Publisher Starry Studio, NetEase Games Platforms Windows Open WorldSurvivalMultiplayerFree to PlayAction
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

79.0%positive189,239 reviews
Recommended · 41 found this helpful

“for a f2p survival it is fun. but the cosmetics are too expensive”

— a player, Steam review · 760 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“There is a lot to do in this game if you enjoy min maxing builds, running around collecting loot, farming boss fights or silos. A lot of repeat content for mindless gameplay. Personally would like more content a bit more often but they are slowly working on releasing more and…”

— a player, Steam review · 1,936 hrs played
Not recommended · 486 found this helpful

“I wanted to play this..... privately with three friends. That's it. Four people on a small custom server. The game clearly supports 4 player custom servers, so I figured I'd rent one and happily pay for it. What followed was one of the most unnecessarily frustrating experiences…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

231,343all-time peak
0 100k 200k 2025 2026 147.8k avg · Jul 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

36achievements
0.2%median completion
0.0%rarest: Desperate Lone Wolf
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Almost everyone has
2.0%First Securement — Capture your first Deviation in the Manibus scenario.
1.6%Corruption Be Gone — Defeat the Ravenous Hunter in the Manibus scenario.
1.1%End the Blight — Defeat the Treant in the Manibus scenario.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Desperate Lone Wolf — Clear LEA Research Lab in Solo mode in the Manibus scenario.
0.0%Home Run — Unlock all other trophies.
0.0%Gimme That! — Loot another player's supplies once in RaidZone.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 24, 2026
3.0.6 Bug Fixes (September 23)

September 23 The following issues are expected to be fixed by 07:00 PT. Actual completion time may vary: 1. Unlocked the new Thermal Tower Tech for Metas who transferred from the old version of The Wa

Sep 23, 2026
Special Notes on Beastmaster Beast Whistle Feature and Future Optimization Plans

Dear Metas, We have observed that since the class update on September 16(PT, all dates in this announcement are in PT), players have continuously reported an issue where beast whistles fail to summon

Sep 22, 2026
3.0.6 Bug Fixes (September 21)

September 21 The following issues have been fixed: 1. Fixed issues where some mobile players encountered abnormal Weapon VFX/DMG, inability to use updraft, and keycards failing to open doors. This fix

Sep 20, 2026
3.0.6 Bug Fixes (September 20)

September 20 1. Fixed an issue in some servers where game modes such as Public Crisis Events and Dreamer Events were not starting properly. 2. Fixed an issue where water and wire in the territory coul

Sep 20, 2026
3.0.6 Bug Fixes (September 19)

September 19 The following issues have been fixed: 1. Fixed an issue where the font size in the chat window was displayed abnormally on mobile devices. 2. Fixed a clipping issue with the Phantom Zero

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, Racing, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsOpen World · Survival · Multiplayer · Free to Play · Action · Open World Survival Craft · Co-op · Exploration · Building · Crafting · Base Building · PvE (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , Simplified Chinese * , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Russian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Official sitehttps://t.co/gRX2BR4tj9
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Operating System Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 / Snapdragon® X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750ti 4G / AMD Radeon RX550 / Qualcomm® Adreno X1 GPU DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD is highly recommended