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
Once Human is best 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
Once Human is a open-world rpg from NetEase (Starry Studio), and a strong start is mostly about routing your early resources well. 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 Once Human codes early — there are 3 live on this page right now, and the free premium currency adds up toward your first pulls.
- 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
- Letting daily stamina/resin cap out and overflow unused.
- Pulling on the standard banner instead of saving for a rate-up.
- 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.
What to aim for in Once Human
In Once Human, the medium-term plan is simple: 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.