Once Human Environment
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Once Human Guides Hub

Here at The Guide Hall, we dive headfirst into the most recent open-world survival games, especially when they hand us a Lovecraftian twist to the typical gameplay found in the genre. Developer Starry Studio promises an exciting, interesting title that we can spend hundreds of hours playing, and we’d like to help you excel in the game, too, with in-depth and worthwhile Once Human guides!

  • Title: Once Human
  • Developer: Starry Studio
  • Release Date: July 9, 2024
  • Price: Free (Includes Microtransactions)
  • Systems: PC, Android, iOS
  • Genre: Survival / Shooter

What is Once Human?

Once Human is a free-to-play open-world survival game in which you will cooperate or compete with other players in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by otherworldly creatures and horrors.

You’ll explore the game world, uncover mysteries, build a base, learn how to craft, customize your weapons and character, and fight world bosses solo or alongside a team of cooperative players.

As you venture across the land, you’ll discover and harvest resources, join an alliance, and survive against challenging enemies that push you to your limits. But as you step out the other side of encounters successfully, you’ll grow in strength through the power of Stardust.

Where to Buy Once Human

As a free-to-play game, you won’t have to pay anything to start playing Once Human. You can download the game free from the following digital storefronts:

Your Questions, Answered

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The Basics of Once Human

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Once Human Resources

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Once Human Tips and Tricks

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  • When you complete the prologue and parachute into the game world, you’ll note the occasional radio tower dotting the landscape. These are Teleportation Towers, and you can interact with them to unlock a fast-travel point in the game. It pays to wander the world, explore the various biomes, and unlock as many fast-travel points as possible to make navigation easier in the future.
  • As you explore the environment, you will inevitably stumble upon the ideal location for your first base. It’s gorgeous, with a screenshot-worthy vista, plenty of open space to expand, and a number of resources in the immediate area. The latter is most vital, as you want plenty of resources for crafting and construction.
  • Once Human offers a unique variety of clothing and armor options, and they’re more than just fashion pieces. The game’s armor system features a variety of effects, with set pieces offering additional bonuses when you equip more than one from the unique set, so consider function over fashion for now.
  • It’s easy to ignore the game’s main storyline in favor of exploration, crafting, and base building, but don’t! As you progress through the main quest, you’ll eventually unlock a motorcycle blueprint that allows you to travel much quicker through the environment.

The Guide Hall adores delving into open-world survival games like Once Human, especially those with a horror twist. We’ll scour the landscape, find every resource, unlock all weapons, and teach you how to survive this post-apocalyptic wasteland for yourself!