Aberrant particles stayed dormant in the nether, waiting for the call of the Great One and driving the world into madness; one day, scientists opened a gate … Following a New Weird style, Once Human combines the rationality in science with the mysteries of the unknown. In a precarious world where all common sense is distorted, will humanity fall into the abyss or thrive on adversity?

To survive in the wasteland, humans must unite in groups. With coldblooded research nuts, honest yet simple civilians, violent lunatics, optimistic dreamers and lone wolves, factions are formed. Among these factions, five attract the most attention: Rosetta, Blackfell, Vulture, Guerilla, and Mayfly.

Plant, animal and human infected by Stardust will transform into disfigured monsters called Aberrant. Once polluted by Stardust, the host will be swept along to join the evolution route of Stardust while the winner becomes an advanced organism and the failed ones decay to dust. In early state, Aberrants may not be too aggressive, but as time goes, they will be driven wholly by the desire to evolve and show their cruel nature.

With multiple weapon choices from handgun to submachine gun, players may excel in hardcore battles with their most handy firearm. What's more, your favorite gun actually grows with you! Use gun perk to make a killing machine out of your weapon. Use lethal weapons and unleash destructive skills to fight your way out. Battles can take place almost anywhere in Nalcott. With Aberrant, Rosetta and Vultures rampaging about, you are never short of enemies.

In the Stronghold Contest, Defender and Attacker battle to take control of the Beacon Area in the middle stronghold, and capture progress will accumulate when the area is free of the opposite team. Whoever seizes the area is the winner.

Various landscapes, realistic weather changes, and distinctive features. From desert to forest, Once Human offers a glimpse of the world taken over by nature and otherworldly creatures.

Developer Starry Studio unveiled a brand new gameplay trailer for Once Human, not only showing exciting pitched-battles, where players face off against horrific monsters while searching for supplies, but also announcing that a PC beta test will launch on January 6th, 2023.

The Once Human trailer at the PC Gaming Show 2023 Preview featured a battle demo largely recorded in-game. Compared to the first trailer that was shown during the IGN Summer of Gaming event, the graphics and performance have been much improved, with the combat system enhanced to make it more fluid and reactive to the player’s actions. Inspired by the works of H.P.Lovecraft, the New Weird aesthetic of Once Human wants to evoke that same feeling of beauty and horror, contained within a survival sandbox game.

The new Once Human trailer demonstrates some of the large variety of gameplay mechanics that players can expect to see in the final version of the game. These include being able to drive around the post-apocalyptic world, explore monster-filled ruins, fight epic boss monsters for loot, craft new equipment, and even take on other human players in order to plunder their gear. Once Human will also give players the chance to create buildings anywhere in the open world map and collect/modify an arsenal of over 100 firearms.

To participate in the beta, be sure to head to the official Once Human website or click here to fill out a questionnaire to qualify for the test. 

Once Human is on track to launch on PC (Steam) in Q4 2023.