{"rewrite":{"id":"r_856ce7f5e8bed8ef24cc459a","clusterId":"c_44c8d73c67bfada01813f7b5","slug":"once-human-s-isles-of-abyss-update-sets-sail-on-october-22","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Once Human's Isles of Abyss Update Sets Sail on October 22","summary":"NetEase Games announced that the ocean-themed update Isles of Abyss for Once Human will launch on October 22. The survival scenario adds a maritime map with a ship to steer, islands to explore, weather and day-night cycles, randomly generated combat areas, a server-wide Calamity Tower objective, Voyager ships, and a four-player dungeon boss called The Sunken Lord.","whyItMatters":"The update trades the game's land-based survival loop for ship handling and open water, pushing Once Human toward an oceanic map where weather, randomized combat areas, and server-wide goals carry the progression instead of a fixed route.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe announcement came during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast, where Starry Studio\u0026#39;s survival title showed off its next scenario. Isles of Abyss opens the entire map of the forbidden islands. Players steer a ship between islands, gather resources as weather and the day-night cycle shift, and build facilities against environmental and enemy threats. Combat areas with random structures appear on the islands, and defeated enemies drop rewards. At sea, the Calamity Tower runs as a server-wide objective and Voyager ships appear alongside it. A final pioneer test for North American players began September 17 and runs 22 days, split into a 5-day Phase 1 and a 17-day Phase 2, with the final scenario stage cycle decided at release.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Once Human's Isles of Abyss adds a ship to steer and a server-wide Calamity Tower objective, which turns a solo survival loop into coordination. The Sunken Lord caps it as a four-player dungeon boss.","twitterPost":"Isles of Abyss gives Once Human a ship to steer and a server-wide Calamity Tower objective, so one player's progress now depends on the whole server.","threadsPost":"Once Human's Isles of Abyss adds a ship, islands, weather, and a server-wide Calamity Tower objective. The survival loop no longer belongs to one player: progress on that tower depends on everyone on the server, and The Sunken Lord is a four-player boss on top.","newsletterBlurb":"NetEase and Starry Studio will release Once Human's ocean-themed update Isles of Abyss on October 22, adding a maritime survival scenario built around steering a ship between islands. The map opens the full forbidden islands, with weather and day-night cycles, randomized combat areas, the server-wide Calamity Tower objective, and a four-player dungeon boss called The Sunken Lord. A final pioneer test for North American players started September 17 and will run 22 days.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260917-468409/\",\"title\":\"Online Post-Apocalyptic Survival Game 'Once Human' to Launch Major Update 'Isles of Abyss' on October 22; Build a Ship and Venture into a Vast Ocean Where Monstrosities Roam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4468,"outputTokens":651,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789646369,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T11:55:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T11:58:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T11:58:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_44c8d73c67bfada01813f7b5","canonicalTitle":"オンライン終末サバイバル『Once Human』大型アプデ「禁断の島」10月22日配信へ。船を作りあげ、異形が闊歩する大海原へと突入","representativeArticleId":"a_f4604cc6a61bf9f2570c98df","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Once Human\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-17T11:11:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-17T13:45:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T13:47:14.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260917-468409/","title":"オンライン終末サバイバル『Once Human』大型アプデ「禁断の島」10月22日配信へ。船を作りあげ、異形が闊歩する大海原へと突入"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/17/172434.html","title":"基本無料サバイバル『Once Human』大型アップデート「Isles of Abyss」10月22日配信！6つのルールに導かれ生きた海に潜む大きな謎を解く航海へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Once Human"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}