Game reviews / Once Human
Once Human
2024 · PC · iOS · Android · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · Survival · Action RPG · Open-world · MMO · Shooter
5 scored sources · 4 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Once Human is an ambitious free-to-play survival MMO that successfully combines responsive shooting, expansive crafting, base building, exploration, and cooperative play. Reviewers consistently praised its deep interconnected systems, striking creature designs, flexible solo-friendly structure, and generous amount of content. Its weaknesses are equally clear: confusing menus, uneven storytelling, repetitive objectives, basic enemy AI, finicky construction tools, technical problems, and a tedious blueprint-fragment system. The game’s genre mash-up rarely feels wholly original, but its satisfying progression loop and broad range of activities make it an engaging post-apocalyptic sandbox, particularly for players willing to overlook its rougher edges.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-22
Pros
- Deep crafting, construction, and progression systems
- Responsive gunplay with varied weapons and memorable creature designs
- Large amount of content with strong solo and cooperative flexibility
- Free-to-play model focused largely on cosmetic monetization
Cons
- Confusing menus and an overloaded collection of mechanics
- Weak writing, uneven narrative pacing, and tonal inconsistency
- Repetitive exploration objectives and underdeveloped enemy AI
- Technical issues, long load times, and finicky building or blueprint systems
Review sources
5 sources found across 4 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- COGconnected · Canada · 78/100
- Everyeye.it · Italy · 75/100
- Multiplayer.it · Italy · 70/100
- PC Gamer · United Kingdom · 84/100
- Shacknews · United States · 70/100