You’ll get to chop down trees, build bases and craft/obtain weapons of colour-coded rarities.

I’m going to try the game out this evening.

I’m hoping it’ll be a bit like The Division 2’s Dark Zones but New Weird.

A woman with a huge lowslung cannon aiming at a big glowy red aperture in Once Human

On which note, developers Starry Studio have donea launch FAQin advance of the probably inevitable release day bugs.

Let me pack it down for you: at launch, you only get one character per account.

The game also doesn’t officially run on Steam Deck right now.

Cover image for YouTube video

More vexingly, it doesn’t yet support controllers either.

“We expect to complete this by August.”

Now then, how about some system requirements!

The below are apparently what you’ll need to run Once Human at 1080p.

The developers are aware.

“Once Human offers a high-quality audiovisual experience,” the FAQ explains.

We are continuously working to optimize the game for the best possible experience."

Past experience of free-to-play launches suggests that there will be many a gremlin to exorcise.

And beyond that, who knows?

Once Human wasthe most popular demo during Steam Next Fest 2024.