No, I’m not a Human – How to Autosave (Kombucha System)

Before you take your first step into the tense, paranoid, and unforgiving world of No, I’m not a Human, there is one critical piece of information that you absolutely must know: the game has absolutely no autosave feature. In recent days, community forums and Discord servers have been flooded with messages from frustrated players who have lost one, two, or even more hours of painstaking progress due to this common and brutal misunderstanding.

This guide is an essential primer for any new player, designed to save you from the same fate. We will explain in detail how the game’s unique, resource-based manual save system works, how to acquire more precious saves, and provide crucial strategic advice to ensure that your careful deductions and hard-won survival are never lost to a simple misunderstanding. This is more than a guide; it’s a public service announcement for your sanity.

The Harsh Reality: How the Save System Works (and Doesn’t Work)

If you are a modern gamer, your brain has been trained for over a decade to rely on autosave. We expect games to save at checkpoints, after completing objectives, or when we exit to the main menu. No, I’m not a Human deliberately throws this convention out the window to create a more tense and consequential experience.

There Is No Autosave. Ever.

Let us be perfectly clear: the game will never automatically save your progress. It does not save when a new day begins, it does not save after you successfully identify a Guest, and it does not save when you quit the game. Your progress is only ever recorded when you perform a specific manual action in the game. Any progress made since your last manual save will be lost if you die, make a fatal mistake, or close the application.

Kombucha is Your ONLY Save Point

The only way to save your game is by interacting with the large glass jar of kombucha located on the dresser in your main hallway. Many new players have been confused by this, with some assuming it was a “rewind” or “go back” feature separate from a main save system. This is incorrect. The kombucha jar is your one and only method for saving the game state. Think of it like the iconic ink ribbons from classic Resident Evil games; each save is a deliberate and finite action.

Your First and Only Freebie

The game gives you one “free” save at the very beginning of your playthrough. The kombucha jar will be full. Once you interact with it and save your game, the jar will be empty. From that point on, you are on your own. To save again, you must find or purchase another jar of kombucha to refill your save point.

The Hunt for Kombucha: How to Acquire More Saves

With only one free save, your ability to secure your progress becomes a crucial part of the game’s resource management loop. There are currently two known methods for acquiring more kombucha, each with its own strategic considerations.

Method 1: The High-Stakes Bribery Gamble

This is the earliest but most unreliable way to get more saves. The mechanic is based on turning away the visitors who knock on your door.

• How it Works: When you refuse entry to a visitor, there is a chance they will become desperate and offer you a bribe to change your mind. This bribe can be a variety of items, and one of the possible offerings is a precious jar of kombucha.
• The Strategic Dilemma: Relying on bribery is a dangerous game. It is completely random, and not every visitor you refuse will offer a bribe. More importantly, every time you turn someone away, you risk sending away a crucial human character. That person could have been the key to a new questline or might have offered you other vital supplies, such as cat food (required for the “Your fluffy master” achievement) or cigarettes. In your desperation for a save, you might be sacrificing a guaranteed resource or a story opportunity for a mere chance at a jar of kombucha. This method should be used sparingly, primarily when you are truly desperate.

Method 2: The ForRest Delivery Service

This is the most reliable and consistent way to stock up on saves, but it only becomes available after you’ve progressed in the game.

• How to Unlock: First, you must watch the television in your bedroom. Eventually, an advertisement for the “ForRest” delivery service will air. This ad will provide you with their phone number, which will then be automatically added to the contact list on the telephone in your hallway.
• The Problem: Kombucha Isn’t Always in Stock! This is a critical piece of information that has frustrated many players. When you first unlock the ForRest service, you will likely only see options to buy items like energy drinks, coffee, or cat food. Kombucha will not be on the menu. This confirms that the ability to purchase saves is gated by story progression. You must continue playing and advancing the main plot to a certain, currently unknown, point before kombucha becomes available for purchase.
• Strategic Implication: This makes your one free save and any saves you can get from bribery extremely valuable in the early game. You must be incredibly conservative with your saves until you have progressed far enough to establish a reliable supply line from ForRest. Remember also that the delivery is not instant; it can take a day or two to arrive.

A Word from the Developers and The Future of the System

The frustration surrounding the save system has not gone unnoticed by the game’s creators. In a recent community discussion, a developer on the team directly addressed player feedback about lost progress with a promising message:

“We will think about how to implement this in the best way possible.”

This is an official acknowledgment that the development team is aware of the friction the save system is causing for new players. While the current system is an intentional design choice to create tension, this comment suggests that we may see changes in a future update. This could include things like an optional autosave mode, a more generous starting amount of kombucha, or a clearer in-game tutorial that explicitly warns players about the lack of autosave from the very beginning.

Until then, you must master the system as it currently exists. Treat your saves as your most precious resource, because in the world of No, I’m not a Human, they are.

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