Once Human Demo Out Now, Here's What You Should Know

Once Human, a new open-world survival game, recently opened its demo version on Steam and has since become one of the most popular new titles among players.

The game is a massive new survival title that is currently number nine on the global Steam wishlist chart. It was developed by Starry Studio and the premise may seem familiar to fans of the genre.

Once Human Demo Out Now

You will awaken in a post-apocalyptic world where an alien creature has infected every single living organism on the planet with a mutagenic chemical known as Stardust. Players also see that the landscape has been warped and animals have become feral monstrosities.

Fellow human beings have also started to go on a rampage as they have become flesh-hungry killers. Surprisingly enough, the Stardust has had a unique effect on your character's biology making you capable of wielding it to deploy both destructive and reconstructive powers.

You can use your newfound powers to gradually strive to build the ruined world back into something that is somewhat inhabitable. Once Human is, in essence, more of a survival experience, letting you build and customize your own weapons and collect animals and raise them on a farm, according to PCGamesN.

You can also construct massive settlements and dwellings while also participating in large-scale battles against AI enemies and even other players. You can tackle the world of Once Human either by yourself or with the help of friends.

As is typical of the survival genre, you will have to manage a plethora of needs, including a sanity meter. Furthermore, while consuming Stardust-polluted food and water might make you dish out more powerful attacks, it will also have an adverse effect on your mental stability.

The game is currently slated for release on July 9, 2024, but a big playtest is currently available for players to try out. So far, player feedback to Once Human is relatively positive and as of June 7, 2024, it has attracted a peak of more than 16,000 players.

A Highly Anticipated Open-World Survival Game

Despite many players being excited about the game following its many teasers and trailers, there are also those who have criticized Once Human. Some of the complaints include it being another generic Chinese game that is a mosh pit of half-baked ideas, said Sportskeeda.

The game's open world spans 256 square kilometers and is filled with a variety of side missions and puzzles for you to encounter. So far, Once Human has not been confirmed to be free-to-play when it comes out in full.

However, speculations suggest that the game will follow the same model that was used by other NetEase games. This means that while Once Human might be free-to-play, it could feature various in-game micro-transactions. There will be more information about the game's business model later on.

Once Human is currently the dominating force in the latest Steam Next Fest that started earlier this week. The game had already topped three metrics that Valve uses to show off how popular its demos are, which are a number of wishlists, active players, and Valve's trending charts, according to GamesRadar.