Great base building and crafting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Amazing base building (options to be very creative), nice graphics and character design functions.”
Steam review · 461.1 h played ↗
Once Human
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 96%Very Positive · 96%Starry Studio2024Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Action
The verdict
A free, content-rich survival looter-shooter with strong base building and co-op, but weighed down by gacha monetization, seasonal wipes and confusing systems. Skip it if you hate resets or cosmetic loot crates.
Great for
Co-op friends who enjoy base building, loot grinding and min-maxing builds in PvE
Main risk
Seasonal wipes, predatory gacha monetization and thin endgame leave long-term players burned out
What changed in the last 30 days
159 recent reviews
Steam shows 90% positive over the last 30 days versus 79% all-time. Recent positive reviews mention fun, free gameplay and good progression; no single patch is clearly named, so confidence is moderate.
159 recent reviews
What players love
Atmospheric world and graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The first thing that grabbed me was the atmosphere.”
Steam review · 2913.7 h played ↗
Free to play without pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“for a truly "free to play" game, you won't find a better one.”
Steam review · 2188.4 h played ↗
Lots to do and addictive loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“HUGE game! Lots of things to do, never getting boring.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Fun with friends and co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I love playing with friends, it makes the game super enjoyable, we can fight bosses together”
Steam review · 65.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Updates gut systems and lost its identity
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Everything I invested in is now worthless.”
Steam review · 760.8 h played ↗
Predatory gacha monetization and pricey cosmetics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This is not a game. This is a store.”
Steam review · 40.2 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and poor performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“after 5-15 minutes of play, the computer just freezes”
Steam review · translated · 46.4 h played ↗
Confusing UI and hard to play with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“it is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ IMMPOSIBLE TO INVITE FRIENDS TO PLAY THIS GAME.”
Steam review · 24.1 h played ↗
Server wipes and resets erase progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The only thing that carries over is blue prints and you have to go through the same struggles over and over ever reset.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Cheaters ruin PvP
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“all it took was one cheater to ruin an entire lobby.”
Steam review · 220.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support100 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit Operating System
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4460 / Snapdragon® X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750ti 4G / AMD Radeon RX550 / Qualcomm® Adreno X1 GPU
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit Operating System
ProcessorIntel Core i7-7700 / Snapdragon® X2 Elite
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060 6G / AMD Radeon RX 580 2304SP / Intel ARC A380 / Qualcomm® Adreno X2 GPU
Storage100 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit Operating System
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4460 / Snapdragon® X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 750ti 4G / AMD Radeon RX550 / Qualcomm® Adreno X1 GPU
Storage100 GB available space
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