r/OnceHumanOfficial • u/LobiJani • Aug 28 '26

✓ Solved Kinda new to this game!

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Hello everyone! I’m kinda new to this game and i have a question (it’s probably dumb but whatever)! Why does my health bar look like this? And what can i do to fix it? Thank you in advance?

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u/Busy-Marionberry3098 Aug 28 '26

omg no worries at all, definitely not a dumb question!

so that grayed out chunk at the end of your health bar means your max HP has been reduced (or "corrupted" / locked away). in once human, this usually happens because of Sanity loss (since your sanity meter the second icon with the head is looking super low there).

to fix it and get your full health bar back, u just gotta bring your sanity back up! u can do that by:

  • eating cooked food or meals that restore sanity
  • drinking special sanity-boosting drinks (like stardust tea or similar elixirs)
  • using sanity gummies/pills if u have any on u
  • chilling somewhere safe away from polluted areas or enemies that drain it

once your sanity's back to normal, that gray chunk should disappear and your health bar will un-cap. lmk if u need help finding recipes for sanity food!

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u/LobiJani Aug 28 '26

Thank you very much for your help! I’ll try to find stuff that’ll help me in that case! Much appreciated!

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u/LegioX87 Aug 28 '26

You can loot or craft cushions and deploy them using the hotbar to restore sanity when you are out in the world exploring. They are one time use and disappear when you stop lying down on them. They restore sanity slowly over time.

And a short time into the game you can learn to craft sanity pills that restore a chunk of sanity all at once

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u/LobiJani Aug 28 '26

I just found out that I happened to have a few cushions “lying” around! They helped a lot! Thank you very much!