Vikki Blake
EurogamerOnce Human review - mediocre action limits a cracking open world
Published 7/25/2024
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Series X|S / Android / PC / iOS / PS5 - 7/10/2024
Once Human
Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.
- Developer
- Starry Studio
- Publisher
- Starry Studio
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74
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Critic avg
74
7 scored reviews
Total coverage
8
1 unscored review
Score range
60–85
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 74 across 7 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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7 included scored reviews
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80–893 reviews · 43%
70–792 reviews · 29%
Below 702 reviews · 29%
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Brau3er
GameSpaceOnce Human PC
Published 7/25/2024
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Score
70
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid Walters
CGMagazineOnce Human (PC) Review
Published 7/24/2024
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85
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalHeather Newman
PC GamerONCE HUMAN REVIEW
Published 7/18/2024
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84
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalOnce Human Review
Published 7/17/2024
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80
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalMark Steighner
COGconnectedOnce Human Review – Craft a New World
Published 7/16/2024
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78
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalRavi Sinha
GamingBoltOnce Human Review – Not The Meta
Published 7/15/2024
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60
-14 vs critic avg
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Read originalHarry Alston
TheGamerOnce Human Is A Weird But Pretty Good Game - Review-In-Progress
Published 7/12/2024
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