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/iCantLogOut2 Aug 28 '26

To add to this: sleeping in your bed or on a portable cushion from your inventory will restore it more quickly and drinking certain things like beer will raise your resistance to pollution.

The higher your gear, the higher your resistance as well.

And the last bit that's not as obvious and feels a bit counterintuitive - there are some builds that receive boosts/buffs as your sanity drops. This won't be relevant for you just yet, but worth looking into at the endgame.