Once Human Guide - How to Play & Tips (2026)
An open-world survival game with a strange, monster-filled world — redeem codes for free Starchrom.
About Once Human
Once Human is NetEase’s open-world survival game set in a surreal post-apocalypse full of Deviants and monsters, with base-building, crafting and co-op. Codes give Starchrom and cosmetic crates.
Who Once Human is for
Players who love exploring a big world, solving puzzles, and slowly building a powerful team of collectible characters.
How to start playing Once Human
Open-world gacha games reward exploration. Follow the main quest to unlock fast-travel and systems, but pick up every chest, puzzle and collectible you pass — that world-exploration currency funds a huge chunk of your early pulls.
Once Human tips for beginners
- Explore thoroughly — chests, puzzles and hidden areas hand out premium currency you would otherwise have to pay for.
- Redeem active codes and livestream codes fast; open-world games drop them at every major patch.
- Build one strong main team of four before spreading resources thin across many characters.
- Spend stamina/resin daily on ascension and talent materials so your main damage dealer keeps scaling.
- Save premium pulls for a limited character or weapon banner you actually want.
Common Once Human beginner mistakes
- Rushing the main story and skipping the open-world chests that fund your pulls.
- Levelling five characters a little instead of one team a lot.
- Letting daily stamina/resin cap out and overflow unused.
- Pulling on the standard banner instead of saving for a rate-up.
What to aim for in Once Human
Clear the main story regions, build a strong main DPS team, and save premium currency toward the limited banners you want most.
Once Human has 3 working codes right now. See the full Once Human codes list.
Once Human FAQ
Does Once Human have codes?
Yes. Once Human releases redeem codes for updates, events and milestones on its official channels. We update this page when new codes go live.
How do I redeem Once Human codes?
In-game: Esc > Shop Event > Event (F3) > Redeem Code, then enter the code (case sensitive).
Do Once Human codes expire?
Yes, most codes are time-limited to their event, so redeem them soon after they are announced. Codes are case sensitive.