Once Human, developed by Starry Studio and NetEase Games, has reached a major milestone with players and is celebrating this milestone by teasing its first major update.
The free-to-play open-world survival shooter has managed to reach over 230,000 players on Steam since its launch earlier this month. It has also appeared in the top 5 of the store’s most played games list and is among its best-selling titles. As the team at Starry enjoys its newfound success, it is looking towards the horizon with an update set to release in September.
Once Human players will be able to experience a new PvP game scenario that the team says will feature confrontations between the Mayflies and Rosetta. A PvE scenario is also in the works, promising a new northern mountain region, monsters, and challenges. No specific release date has been revealed yet.
Once Human was released on July 9th for PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and its official website, and quickly garnered interest from players thanks to its eerie art style and dark survival gameplay. When the September update arrives, it will add his existing cardgiving players even more post-apocalyptic landscapes to explore. Starry released its open-world nightmare just a few weeks ago, but has already hit a few roadblocks, including cheaters who were quickly banished, named and humiliated. The studio also had to Overcoming server issues which arose due to its successful launch, which exceeded expectations.
A few minor setbacks didn’t stop Once Human from impressing PC gamers – and us. We called it “awesome” in our Review 8/10where we said: “Once Human combines simple but solid building and leveling with some of the best and strangest creature designs of the year to create a thoroughly enjoyable survival experience.”
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