Despite the controversy sparked by Once Human _ 's terms of service and privacy policy, the game is still making waves on Steam . A few days after its launch it's currently sitting at over 95,000 active players at the time of writing and the reviews are trending towards positive. It seems yet another survival game is taking the world by storm after _Palworld proved in early 2024 that players are always hungry to gather resources and build ba

It's also a positive sign that Netease is listening to player feedback, as it's the second response they've given within the first 24 hours of Once Human Patch Notes Human's launch. Shortly after the game became available, players were disappointed to learn that they could only ever create one character , and that character would be permanently locked to a single server. Starry Studio quickly rectified that issue, confirming in their official Discord that "multiple-character creation is now availab

Another issue that sprouted up revolves around paid cosmetics. Because the game was originally intended for players to have one singular character on a single server, it had tied purchased cosmetics to that individual. But since Starry Studio has since reversed that decision, the cosmetics were still a hangup for players. After all, who wants to re-purchase a cosmetic that you already technically

There are secret, seasonal rare chests that can be found around the world. To enable these rare chests, you have to walk into these purple orbs . Doing so reveals a chest . Sometimes you will have to parkour your way around structures in order to access these strange orbs.

"NetEase takes our users’ data privacy very seriously and adheres to the data privacy principles such as data minimization, purpose limitation, and transparency. For example, we would only collect government-issued IDs for the following reasons: where the local laws require us to do so (such as for a specific promotion), when the identity of a user’s parent must be verified to obtain consent for their child (if required by applicable child protection laws), or when the user wishes to correct their age information (again, if such verification is required by law). In any case, the ID information is deleted immediately after we have fulfilled the purpose for collecting the ID information in the first plac

Set in a post-apocalyptic, open-world environment, Once Human plunges players into a world polluted by an alien creature known as Stardust, resulting in all kinds of mutant abominations roaming the land. Players must survive in the wilderness by gathering resources, building bases, and defeating monstrous entities. As a Meta-Human, players can choose to tackle the badlands solo or with friends, assembling and moving territories and journeying to discover the truth about Stardust, including where it came from and what it wa

Cast your line and when a fish takes the bait, press LMB/R2/RT to start reeling. A blue ring will form around the fishing reel icon on the bottom of the HUD — if you hold your Reel button until the ring turns red, your line will break. Failing to hold the button will also cause the line to snap, so try to keep the ring half-full.

Under the " Personal Information we receive from you " section of the policy, it states they may collect "first and last name, title, prefix, email address, telephone number, (instant) messaging account, postal address, date of birth, age, gender, country/region, and government-issued ID, such as passport information." That seems a lot, and has caused major concerns within the game's fledgling community. This policy has led to a swathe of negative reviews on Steam , with dozens of players sharing their distrust for what they're expected to agree

Sometimes settlements will only have a weapon crate instead of both a Gear and Weapon Crate. Citrus County has a Weapon Crate inside the house that is adjacent to the building the Mystical Crate was in .

"NetEase takes our users’ data privacy very seriously and adheres to the data privacy principles such as data minimization, purpose limitation, and transparency," the companies said. "For example, we would only collect government-issued IDs for the following reasons: where the local laws require us to do so (such as for a specific promotion), when the identity of a user’s parent must be verified to obtain consent for their child (if required by applicable child protection laws), or when the user wishes to correct their age information (again, if such verification is required by law)." Unfortunately, the gaming industry has long been impacted by privacy leaks or shifty data collection systems. Not long ago, Steam implemented a new privacy feature to help users protect their gaming history, library, and other previously public informat

Additionally, Starry Studios notes that the developers have "heard [players] concerns and will continue to improve on how we describe our data privacy practices." These privacy worries seem to be a top priority for Starry Studios and NetEase, especially since Once Human 's launch isn't off to a compelling start. Despite releasing on July 9 across several platforms , Once Human has faced so-so feedback, which has led to the title sitting at largely Mixed reviews on Steam. The free-to-play survival horror game has garnered some praise for how fast its developers respond to community issues, but many fans were immediately turned off by Once Human the moment they read the te