Once Human is an interesting game that merges multiple genres into a chaotic whole that just seems to work. It is part survival game, part horror game, and part competitive PvP shooter. It is notable for the truly wacky events that have been scripted, which the player will uncover as they progr

When the second Ice Age came, humanity left the world to its next apex creature - rabbits. The tale of Peter the Rabbit was interpreted in new ways, as the rabbits worked their way to the surface and built a new society. Of course, any post-apocalyptic game is going to have ne'er-do-well bandits, and in Rusty Rabbit , that's the BBs the players are part of (BB being used for comedic effect because no two rabbits could agree on what it meant). Either way, the protagonist, Stamp, is an old and grumpy man who is estranged from his daughter. That ties into him joining the BBs in their quest to explore Smokestack Mountain, an ancient structure that humans would use to send supplies into sp

They aren’t ordinary zombies, though. During my 15 hours with the game, I’ve fought zombies with lanterns for heads, zombie demons enshrouded in tarpaulins that act as armor, zombies that spit at you, floating zombie bugs, a giant zombie boss with balloons for a head (pop the balloons one by one to take it down), and regular old humanoid zombies that are somehow the most terrifying of all. There’s an impressive level of mob variety in this game, and each area I unlock seems to have more and m

Further information can be gleaned from "Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim." The book corroborates Herbane’s claim that hagravens were once humans, then goes on to explain that the transformation infused the creature’s body with magical power. This is likely what elevated the hagraven’s magical capabilities. Additionally, the transformation also granted hagravens an increased resistance to magic, as shown by the alchemical effects of hagraven cla

I touched on something there that I really wasn’t expecting in Once Human: this game is spooky, man. I’m not a horror person. Ever. I watched The Ring once by accident when I was a kid and have never looked back. The way that the zombies lurch at you, how dark some of the environments are, and that uneasy feeling that comes from not knowing what sort of freaky creature you’re going to run into next just puts me on edge. It’s compelling. In the years to come for this game - and I do hope Once Human has legs - the crossover between PvE scares and PvP chaos is going to be a deli

As a polluted POI, it does have a pretty nasty boss wandering around, so low-level players would be better off farming one of the two POIs that were covered in a previous section. For players up to around level 35, this POI is still worth farming, as the player will not have gained access to tier 5 weapons and gear yet, making the more advanced POIs a little tough to farm without spending a fortune on materials for ammo and activat

Once Human is a fascinating game. There’s no other way of putting it. It’s a multiplayer open-world survival crafting game with a Ubisoft-style quest system (go here, clear an outpost, find hidden chests), a Pokemon-like creature collecting aspect with Palworld animal-workforce undertones, with Rust - or DayZ-esque - PvP and seasonal wipes to boot. It’s an eclectic hash of all these games, for better, and for wo

We can speculate on how Once Human monsters Human will handle these seasonal wipes - as I understand it there’s new content introduced, new mobs, new zones, and so on - but until I see it in action, I will enjoy the game in this six-week chunk and judge it on this experience. That’s fine by me. It’s free-to-play. And I will play—for many, many more hours. Depending on how much is wiped when the first season rolls over, I may or may not be back for m

It's worth noting that Rusty Rabbit was a hands-off demonstration of its core gameplay loop and dungeon exploration, while Game Rant was able to spend a little hands-on time with the others. What's clear is that each game is shaping up to be a unique entry in the arena of hero shooters ( Marvel Rivals and FragPunk ), multiplayer survival games ( Once Human ), and 2.5D action platformers ( Rusty Rabbi

Once Human is a free-to-play horror survival game that incorporates a variety of gameplay styles, such as competitive PvP and narrative-driven mission progression. The game unfolds over a season divided into six phases, with each phase introducing new gameplay elements and opti

After the game, we strolled through the menus and found that each hero had small story descriptions. If the heroes are lifeless, a hero shooter is dead in the water, but what's clear is that FragPunk 's heroes are full of life. The devs explained a little bit about the overarching lore and said they would be adding more story to each hero (as well as more heroes post-launch), but it's nailed its foundation. There are a lot of hero shooters coming in the next few months and years, but FragPunk is one to wa