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Introduction

Once Human is a fascinating game. There’s no other way of putting it. It’s a multiplayer open-world survival crafting game with a Ubisoft-style quest system (go here, clear an outpost, find hidden chests), a Pokemon-like creature collecting aspect with Palworld animal-workforce undertones, with Rust - or DayZ-esque - PvP and seasonal wipes to boot. It’s an eclectic hash of all these games, for better, and for worse.

The World

You’re thrust into this strange apocalyptic world as a Mayfly, someone who is able to synchronize with Deviants (those Pokemon-like creatures I mentioned), and are tasked with saving the entire world. Progression is simple and linear. Go to this outpost, kill everything there, find hidden chests, think about the Ubisoft formula again. Okay? Done? Good job. Go to this other place and do it all over again.
While that might sound dull, I actually found myself caught up in this simple task. Once Human is a gorgeous-looking game, especially for a free-to-play title, and the environmental design is varied from location to location. There might be a ruined high school, a deserted factory, or a wealthy hillside town. It’s incredibly detailed for a game of this size. Shops have individual menu boards listing off cakes and drinks from a bygone time. There are arcades, factories full of defunct machinery, children’s bedrooms with eerie murals on the walls. You explore the entire world on your trusty motorcycle and glider. The only thing that would make this better is a grappling hook. Overall, this world feels lived in, or at least, previously lived in, before everyone was turned into a zombie.

Combat

They aren’t ordinary zombies, though. During my 15 hours with the game, I’ve fought zombies with lanterns for heads, zombie demons enshrouded in tarpaulins that act as armor, zombies that spit at you, floating zombie bugs, a giant zombie boss with balloons for a head (pop the balloons one by one to take it down), and regular old humanoid zombies that are somehow the most terrifying of all. There’s an impressive level of mob variety in this game, and each area I unlock seems to have more and more.

I touched on something there that I really wasn’t expecting in Once Human: this game is spooky, man. I’m not a horror person. Ever. I watched The Ring once by accident when I was a kid and have never looked back. The way that the zombies lurch at you, how dark some of the environments are, and that uneasy feeling that comes from not knowing what sort of freaky creature you’re going to run into next just puts me on edge. It’s compelling. In the years to come for this game - and I do hope Once Human has legs - the crossover between PvE scares and PvP chaos is going to be a delight.

The underlying fear means that whenever I find someone else in the open world, I latch onto them. It doesn’t matter what task I’m doing, I’m just gonna follow this other person. Companionship is safety. We might not speak the same language, but in this moment, we’re just two weirdos with butterflies in our backpacks, killing zombies and collecting loot. I’m on a PvE-only server, so thankfully no one can shoot me on sight. I like this. In truth, Once Human is a game best enjoyed with some friends, but thankfully, there’s usually someone else running around completing tasks alongside you.

Pros & Cons

✅ Pros:

✅Amazing graphics – The world looks beautiful and scary.

✅Fun survival and crafting – Many things to build and do.

✅Multiplayer is great – Playing with friends is more fun.

✅Cool enemies and monsters – They look unique and creepy.

❌ Cons:

❌Can feel too hard alone – Better to play with others.

❌Some fights feel unfair – Enemies are too strong sometimes.

❌PvP can be annoying – Other players can kill me anytime.

❌Story is not very deep – It could be better.

Final Thoughts

Even with some problems, Once Human is a great survival game. If you like open-world games with crafting, shooting, and horror, you will enjoy it. But if you like to play alone, maybe it will feel too hard.

For me, I think this game has a lot of potential. I will keep playing, because the world is so interesting, and I want to see what happens next.

⭐ My Rating: 7.5/10

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Posted on 04/01/20253.1K Views