HumanitZ It finally got its official launch in early 2026. After years of early access and thousands of players living in this world, the game received a major update that changed how many systems work and what you can expect for the future of the game. Upgrade or transition systems, for example, rebuilt.
Whether you've come from previous years or you're a brand new player, we've gathered some clarifications and pieces of advice that will let you have a less difficult time with all the zeeks around. Visit our Getting Started Tips and Tricks for HumanitZ.
How to choose a profession
When you start a new game, you will be able to select a profession for your character. These go from unemployed to electrical
Engineer, and what you should select depends on how you want to play. You can check our profession guide to know more about each of them.
While selecting one will reveal how you play for a good hour, it's worth mentioning that you can unlock a second profession and even a third as you play. For the second, you need to be level 30 and for the third, you need to be level 60. However, keep in mind that you won't level up as fast as you did in early access.
HumanitZ: The Complete Resource Guide
Gear up!
By the way, after your profession, you need to select an affinity for your character. Unless you want to complicate things for some unfortunate reason, we recommend leaving it off for your first hour.
Starter zone, skip the rest for now
Another thing that you need to select before starting your new run is the spawn point. This basically decides at which point on the map you spawn, which will drastically change the following: amount of resources and loot, nearby buildings, and number of zeeks.
For beginners, just select the starter spawn. This may seem obvious, but there are many options, and it can be a bit confusing. At the same time, if you want to start with a little difficulty, you can check out our selection of the best spawn points.
Get it ASAP or make a weapon
You can knock zombies with your bare fists. You'll knock them down, and then you can grab G and choke them or do a strike that can kill them in seconds. However, this special attack takes time, costs half of your stamina, and makes you vulnerable to other zombies. So it's only really viable when fighting one versus one.
That's why it's really important that you find or craft a weapon as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if it's a gun, a sophisticated knife, or an improvised ax you made with two stones. You need to have proper weapons to defend yourself, or you want to last longer. Also, be aware that noise is a big factor and attracts a lot of enemies in this game.
Starting quests are great
When you take your first steps, you'll notice that you have a quest window on the bottom left side of the screen. These are the initial quests, and they guide you step by step with simple tasks that can teach you what you can craft and where you can get the resources you need.
It might not seem that useful at first, but it's the type of handholding that can really make a difference in this type of game.
If you don't want these quests and you prefer to play at your own pace, you can disable quests in the settings menu.
How the infection system works
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Another thing that has been reworked in version 1.0 is how you are infected by zombies. Now, whenever you take melee damage, your infection level will start to increase. You'll see it as a small green icon with a skull next to your life bar.
If a zombie just hits you, it will slowly go up, but if it grabs you and bites you, the gauge will fill up half. Reach 100 percent, and you're dead.
That's why you need to take the fight against zombies seriously. You have ways to deal with infections, either medication that cures 50 percent of your infection or infection inhibitors, which you can administer and gradually reduce your infection.
Unlock as many skill trees as possible
If you're playing in early access, you'll notice that the skill system has changed in 1.0. Now skills are locked behind professions or classes/groups. For the latter, you need to complete certain in-game tasks to be able to view the group's skill tree and start unlocking upgrades.
For example, the Bows Skill Tree asks you to craft a bow, craft an arrow, and kill 25 enemies with this weapon.
There are some of these factions that may take you a few hours to unlock, especially if it's your first time playing the game. But you should make it a priority, so that you can improve your character when it comes to combat, traversal, survivability, constructions, and more.
Learn how to build storage containers
A great aspect of HumanitZ is the management of your inventory. Besides finding or crafting backpacks to increase what you can always carry, you can also craft storage containers, which will allow you to store more items. The best part? You can build multiple storage containers and drop them in the buildings you want.
To craft one of these, you will need Seven pieces of wood, one piece of scrap metal, and ten nails.
If you die a lot, don't forget about console commands
The tips written in this guide up to this point have focused on making your life in HumanitZ a little easier, but still maintaining some degree of challenge. After all, we believe that the essence of the game is: an exciting, fair challenge.
However, if you are frustrated or frustrated with certain things, but you still love many aspects of the game, we may have a solution. When you play alone, you can open the chat and insert some commands that let you change your game in a big way. From unlocking god mode and earning millions of experience points in a second, to generating any item you may need.
Use it to escape bad situations and avoid death, or to explore and experience everything the game has to offer. The decision is in your hands.
HumanitZ: Achievement Guide
Achievement hunting in HumanitZ is a journey.
