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Once Human

Developer
Starry Studio
Publisher
Starry Studio
Released
09 July 2024
Age rating
PEGI N/A

Platforms: PC

Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , strategy , adventure

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.

Best gaming PC for Once Human in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Once Human today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Starry Studio on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 64-bit Operating System Windows 10 64-bit Operating System
CPU Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i7-7700
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU Nvidia GTX 750ti 4G / AMD Radeon RX550 Nvidia GTX 1060 6G / AMD Radeon RX 580 2304SP / Intel ARC A380
Storage 100 GB 100 GB
DirectX 11 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Once Human?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-7700 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 1060 6G / AMD Radeon RX 580 2304SP / Intel ARC A380, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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