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Once Human

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7.0/10
Our score
★ 4.6·5M+ installs
Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-21

Screenshots

Key art of a glowing Deviation figure before a red-lit town, captioned strange worlds survival gameFirst-person view firing at a towering walking Deviation on a foggy roadA house-backed spider Deviation under pink light beside a shooting playerA player on a cliff watching a giant creature fly over a mountain valleyA sunlit base with a swimming pool where captured Deviation pals loungeA player's custom-built territory of scrap-metal huts under a sunset sky

About Once Human

Once Human on mobile is NetEase's PC survival shooter in full — a post-apocalypse where buses and TVs walk, you scavenge scrap, build a territory with friends, craft weapons and capture the Deviations you defeat as pets and power — free on iOS and Android since April 23, 2025, cross-play with PC. It has a 4.5 from 107,000 Play reviews, and reviewers call the base building better than Fallout 76's. The costs: a 4 GB download, seasons that reset progress, no controller support, and loot crates beside $99.99 packs.

Game information

DeveloperNETEASE INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTD
Version1.0.44
Size3.60 GB (Android) · 4.0 GB (iOS)
Price / In-appFree
Contains adsNo
In-app purchasesYes
Content rating18+
Requires (Android)Android 5.0+
Requires (iOS)iOS 13.0+
Offline modeNo — online survival MMO with cross-play
Interface languagesEN, FR, DE, JA, KO, PT + 4 more
Store rating4.6 from 16,801 ratings
Installs5M+
Updated by developer2026-09-17
Data checked2026-09-21

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-21. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Once Human Mobile Review: The Whole PC Survival Shooter, Reset Every Season

Scavenge, Build, Capture the Monster, Ride the Bus

The setting is the hook: Stardust has turned the objects of the old world into Deviations — walking buses, staring televisions, a spider with a house on its back — and you are a Meta-Human who survives by scrapping, building and shooting them. The loops are the PC game's: a territory you place and build with friends, where captured Deviations chop wood, mine ore and tend fields; crafting that turns scrap and Anomaly power into hundreds of custom weapons; and a switch to first person for the gunplay. A September 3, 2026 Play five-star's summary is that you can ride the bus, that the world is massive and detailed, and that the base building works better on a phone than Fallout 4's or 76's, if with a smaller plot. The September 14 update reworked the Beastmaster class to summon and ride beasts. A July 2025 App Store five-star calls it the most beautiful game on mobile.

Seasonal Resets, Spawns Inside the Target, and No Controller

The structural complaint is the scenario system: a July 2025 App Store four-star's biggest problem is the need to start over every couple of months, after hours invested in a base. The most-voted Play reviews are from 2025 and specific. A May 2, 2025 three-star with 177 votes wants controller support because shooting on touch struggles, and reports enemies spawning on top of you and inside defence-event targets, making them impossible to defend; a July 20 two-star with 127 votes, from a disabled player who plays it from hospital, says an update removed side quests and lore and scattered nightmare bubbles whose difficulty outmatches their stated level. September 2026 reviews still ask for Backbone controller support, one calling it a five-star game without it; a September 19 one-star reports overheating, terrible graphics on its phone and an early game too hard without a team.

Crystgin to $99.99, Two Passes, Loot Crates — Cosmetic, Say the Fans

There are no ads. The App Store list runs Crystgin from 60 for $0.99 to 7,880 for $99.99, a Battle Pass Advanced at $9.99, a Meta Pass at $4.99 and $0.99 starter packs; the September update opened a Lightforge Loot Crate, Windborne Moon, for a limited time, and Apple flags Loot Boxes. The fans' position is consistent: a September 18, 2026 five-star calls it cosmetic-heavy but not pay to win, the September 3 Play review says the microtransactions are entirely optional, and the September 19 one-star says everything is overpriced — the same shop seen from opposite sides. Google's card lists personal and financial info plus four other types collected; Apple lists identifiers linked to you. The iOS build is 4.0 GB on iOS 13 or later; Android goes back to 5.0, in ten languages. Apple rates it 18+, Google Teen. Prices are regional.

Pros

  • The full PC survival shooter with cross-play, free, on iOS 13 or Android 5.0
  • Base building reviewers rate above Fallout 76's, run by captured Deviations
  • Walking buses, house-spiders and a world the most-voted reviews call beautiful
  • Cosmetic-heavy but not pay to win, per the September 2026 fans
  • Updated monthly — Beastmaster rework and animal breeding in September 2026

Cons

  • Scenarios reset your progress every couple of months
  • No controller support on mobile, still requested in September 2026
  • Enemies spawning inside defence targets and nightmare-bubble difficulty spikes
  • A 4 GB download, overheating on some phones, loot crates in the shop

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Verdict

A 7.0: a real survival MMO on a phone — building, crafting, taming and shooting in a world worth looking at, cross-play with PC and free — whose seasons wipe your base, whose touch shooting has no controller alternative, and whose shop keeps loot crates beside its cosmetics. Take it if you have friends and accept the reset as the rhythm. Skip it if you want permanent progress, a controller, or a game that does not need 4 GB and a recent phone.

Gameplay8Survival, building, crafting and Deviation-taming in one loop; the story thinned after a 2025 update, per a fan.
Controls6Touch shooting that reviewers say struggles, with no controller support to fix it.
Replay value7Seasons rebuild the world every few months — the biggest complaint and the reason it stays fresh.
Graphics & sound8The most beautiful game on mobile to one reviewer, terrible and hot to another — hardware decides.
Monetisation6No ads and cosmetic-only by the fans' account; loot crates, two passes and $99.99 Crystgin by the shop's.
7.0out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

Frequently asked questions

1

Can you play Once Human offline?

No. It is an online survival game on NetEase's servers with shared worlds, seasonal scenarios, territory placement and cross-play with PC; nothing runs without a connection. Download the 4 GB build on Wi-Fi, and expect a stable connection for defence events, where 2025 reviews already blamed spawns rather than lag.

2

Is Once Human pay to win?

The fans say no: a September 2026 five-star calls it cosmetic-heavy but not pay to win, and a Play reviewer calls the microtransactions entirely optional. The shop sells Crystgin from $0.99 to $99.99, a $9.99 Battle Pass, a $4.99 Meta Pass and limited-time loot crates flagged by Apple; a September 2026 one-star calls it all overpriced. Prices vary by region.

3

What phone do you need for Once Human?

iOS 13 or newer with 4.0 GB free, or Android 5.0 or newer — the listed floors are low for a game this large. Reviews say the phone matters: one calls it the most beautiful game on mobile, a September 2026 one-star reports overheating and poor graphics. A recent mid-range phone is the realistic minimum, and there is no controller support yet.

4

Can you play Once Human with friends?

Yes — the game is built for it: shared territories, squads, cross-play with the PC version, and a September 2026 one-star's complaint is that the start is too hard without a team. A 2025 App Store reviewer plays every night with a fiancée. Friends on PC and phone share the same servers and scenarios.

5

How long does Once Human take?

A scenario runs about six weeks to a couple of months, then resets progress while keeping cosmetics and some blueprints — the July 2025 reviewer's biggest problem and the game's design. Within a season, reaching the level 20 point a September 2026 fan recommends before judging takes a few evenings; a full base and endgame takes the season.

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About this page. ScoredApps reviewed Once Human independently. We don't own, develop, or distribute this app, and we're not affiliated with NETEASE INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTD. Official site: www.oncehuman.game/ · Google Play listing · Developer support: oncehuman@global.netease.com