Once Human

Once Human is Starry Studio’s free-to-play multiplayer open-world survival game, published by Starry Studio and NetEase Games. Version 3.0.1 is live on PC, iOS / iPadOS and Android with first-person play and the Dreamy Maelstrom anniversary event, while PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S launch on August 25, 2026.

Latest update

Version 3.0.1 went live after the July 9, 2026 PT maintenance. Starry Studio added First Person Mode, Dreamy Maelstrom, RaidFest, a free dye system, new weapons, armor, Deviants and anniversary rewards; the event runs through July 30 server time.

Starry Studio’s July 17 bug-fix notice is the newest official patch note available during this check. It fixes first-person switching during the beginner stage alongside territory, shop, input and scenario issues.

Release date and status

Starry Studio released the Windows PC edition on July 9, 2024. NetEase Games launched iOS and Android globally on April 23 PT and April 24 UTC, 2025; the confirmed PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S editions release on August 25, 2026.

Platforms and availability

The live editions run on Windows PC, iPhone, iPad and Android. NetEase Games lists PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC as the next editions, with full cross-play and cross-progression through linked accounts.

Gameplay overview

Players explore Nalcott, gather resources, craft weapons and equipment, construct territories, capture Deviants and fight Stardust-altered creatures. Scenario servers change maps, objectives and rules across cooperative PvE, competitive PvP and RaidZone structures, while Version 3.0.1 supports both first-person and third-person play.

Story, setting, or main mode

The player is a Meta-Human surviving after the Starfall spread Stardust across the world. Nalcott’s settlements, factions, anomalies and aberrations frame an ongoing mystery, while each scenario supplies its own main objectives, server rules and seasonal progression.

Trailer, screenshots, and media

The console release trailer presents territory construction, open-world expeditions, Deviant companions, large aberrations and first-person combat. The screenshots cover the same survival systems across exploration, building, encounters and multiplayer scenarios.

Developer and publisher

Starry Studio develops Once Human and co-publishes the Steam edition with NetEase Games. NetEase Interactive Entertainment publishes the Apple, PlayStation and Xbox editions, while Google Play lists Exptional Global for Android.

Download and availability

The Windows edition is free through Steam or the official PC launcher, while mobile downloads use Apple’s App Store and Google Play. PlayStation Store and Xbox list the free console base game with optional paid preorder bundles and in-game purchases.

System / Device Requirements

Steam’s current Windows listing supplies the PC table. Starry Studio’s mobile launch chart supplies the iPhone and Android tiers; the iPad row combines its official supported-device list with Apple’s published iPadOS floor because no separate iPad RAM tier is available.

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