Players of the new survival hit on Steam are suspicious because they simply have too much fun without paying

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Once Human is a new survival game for PC and mobile. It has a high player count on Steam, but some people don’t trust the peace.

What game is it? The crazy survival game Once Human was launched on July 9, 2024 and immediately recorded high player numbers but rather mediocre reviews on Steam.

The title combines multiplayer action in an open world with the ability to build creative bases and populate them with crazy creatures. The principle is so much fun for some players that they become suspicious.

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To be too good to be true?

What do the players say? In a post on the game’s subreddit on July 14, a player with the username “Big_Salt371” asked, “What’s the catch?” He wants to know at what point the game becomes “unbearable” if he doesn’t spend money.

The player says he just can’t understand how he can have so much fun without spending money. CoD Warzone is also free, but has no PvE element and better weapons are hidden behind a paywall. For Big_Salt371, this doesn’t make sense.

This is how the community reacts: Some fans have been playing for a while and report that they have not yet come across any Pay2Win elements.

Dapper-Shame2840 writes: “No P2W in sight, so feel free to spend nothing. I bought the Battle Pass for $10 to support the developers because I’m having a blast and love this game.” (via Reddit)

Decaptare answers the player’s question as to at what point it becomes unplayable without real money: “It won’t, [ich] played it thoroughly in the beta. Everything I’ve seen so far behind a paywall has been purely cosmetic.” (via Reddit)

Nomigo99 also reports a similar experience: “I have been playing since the beta tests and have not lost interest yet. I am now a paying player, but even then my gaming experience is not ahead of that of a F2P player […]” (via Reddit)

For the original questioner, this seems “too good to be true.” The live service game genre has already disappointed him in this regard (via Reddit).

Players expect a nasty surprise

What could be the catch? In fact, not all players are so optimistic. deadering expresses concerns about seasonal wipes and suspects that the idea is to “hook” players in the current phase and then introduce “the worse stuff” later in the season (via Reddit).

There are already theories about what the “worse stuff” could be:

  • “Time-saving” packages with XP and loot could be sold during the wipes (via Reddit)
  • One user suspects that the game’s gacha mechanics could lead to more aggressive monetization in the future (via Reddit)
  • Others suspect that monetization could revolve around controllers: This item is needed to get better loot from bosses, without it you only get basic loot

    • Some fans of Once Human are citing a quote from the developers that they would have to get rid of them all before Pay2Win would be introduced into their game. We will probably find out whether they can keep this promise to players when the game is wiped.

    Another possible “catch” of Once Human can be seen in the game’s data protection regulations. NetEase’s privacy policy makes some players uneasy. Players fear that the game could be a data octopus. However, a cyber expert on Twitch gives the all-clear

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