
Humankind
Release Date: August 17, 2021
Strategy, turn-based, 4X, historical, Game Pass, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet
A turn-based 4X strategy from the Amplitude studio, inspired by the Sid Meier's Civilization series. In Humankind, the player creates his own civilization, selecting elements from many historical cultures, and then must lead it through the centuries, from ancient times to modern times.

Last Update: August 19, 2021
Humankind Guide
Humankind Guide contains Beginner's Guide and best tips to develop civilization and army, to culture, districts, currency, fame and resources. We describe all mechanics like religion, civics system, technologies, dispatch and also system requirements.
August 22, 2021
Humankind Review: Civilization Meets Multiculturalism
Play as various cultures as humankind transcends the eras in this Civilization-inspired game. Feeling both familiar and innovative at the same time, Humankind is sure to keep you playing for one more turn. Read our Humankind review.

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[1:04] Humankind Cultures of Oceania DLC trailer
[5:05] Humankind console launch trailer
Gamepressure Review
Humankind
Play as various cultures as humankind transcends the eras in this Civilization-inspired game. Feeling both familiar and innovative at the same time, Humankind is sure to keep you playing for one more turn. Read our Humankind review.

Metro GameCentral: 7 / 10
A highly competent alternative to Civilization but the list of unequivocal improvements is disappointingly short, with an unfortunate lack of real innovation.
TrustedReviews: 3.5 / 5 by Ryan Jones
Humankind is a classic turn-based strategy game that invites comparisons to the Civilization series. Its unique spin of allowing players to combine multiple cultures does differentiate it from its rivals, but Humankind doesn’t quite offer enough to push the genre into uncharted territory.
God is a Geek: 8 / 10 by Mick Fraser
There are some cracks in the shiny veneer, for sure, but on the whole Humankind is a great experience with almost endless replayability.
The main pros of the game
- Innovative Culture System: Players can change cultures every era, retaining unique buffs, which adds depth and replayability.
- Engaging Combat Mechanics: The battle system emphasizes terrain and strategy, allowing for tactical advantages in combat.
- Beautiful Graphics and UI: Players appreciate the aesthetics and user experience, noting it as visually appealing.
- Variety of Gameplay Styles: The game allows for different paths to victory, such as fame points, diplomacy, and military conquest, catering to diverse player strategies.
- Dynamic Era Progression: The era-based progression system introduces significant decision-making, impacting gameplay in meaningful ways.
The main cons of the game
- War Support Mechanics: Many players find the war support system frustrating, as it can lead to unexpected surrenders and vassalization despite military victories.
- AI Issues: The AI can be perceived as either overly aggressive or nonsensical in its actions, leading to unbalanced gameplay experiences.
- Slow Gameplay Pace: Some players feel the game is sluggish, with slow unit movements and tedious mechanics that detract from enjoyment.
- Poor Tutorial and Guidance: New players often struggle due to inadequate explanations of game mechanics, leading to confusion and frustration.
The features or elements that are missing from the game according to users
- Better Balancing: Players desire more balanced mechanics, particularly regarding city growth and the impact of newly founded cities compared to older ones.
- Improved Diplomacy Options: Many users feel that the diplomacy system lacks depth and often leads to arbitrary outcomes.
- More Clear UI and Information Display: Users want clearer information about costs, yields, and mechanics to make informed decisions during gameplay.
- Community Mods and Customization: Players have noted a lack of community support for mods and customization options, which limits the game's longevity and replayability.
- Statistics and Data Management: There is a demand for better statistical tracking and data presentation to help players understand their progress and choices more easily.
Summary
- Overall, while HUMANKIND™ has unique and engaging features, it faces criticism for its mechanics and user experience, which some players find frustrating and unbalanced.
Summary generated on:
GAMERS Score
Average score from 218 votes. 315 players anticipated the game.
Humankind Description
Humankind is a 4X turn-based strategy, which is an answer to the bestselling Sid Meier's Civilization series. The game was developed by Amplitude, a studio specializing in this genre, known for such titles as Endless Legend and Endless Space series, and it was published by SEGA.
Mechanics
In Humankind, like in the Civilization series, we take control over an entire country, which we lead to dominate the others. However, we start the game not by choosing a specific nation, but by creating our own leader or leaderess. Like in RPG, it allows us to decide not only on the appearance but also on the personality of the character. Then there is nothing left for us but to move on to the actual gameplay.
Initially, we command a small tribe of nomads, whose efforts are focused on gathering food. After a few turns we get the opportunity to adapt a specific cultural pattern, which from now on will be represented by our subordinates. It is worth remembering that nothing stands in the way of moving from era to era - and thus with the development of our country - to change the patterns freely. Besides, we are encouraged to do so by various bonuses, as well as special buildings and units, which are available only to specific cultures.
If we want our country to develop, we must found new cities; for this purpose, we conquer entire regions, creating outposts, which can then be improved to the metropolis level. We expand them by building specialized districts responsible for food production, science, the satisfaction of residents and finally for generating income to our treasury. In addition, we can create various structures within the cities, which improve their statistics. The icing on the cake are the wonders of the world, providing various bonuses and being a tangible proof of our prestige and leadership skills.
In addition, it is important to establish a variety of rules to govern the lives of our people. The list of them is determined by complex aspects of the state's functioning - from the level of technological development, through economy and science, to religion.
And we should not forget that we are not alone on the map. Leaders of other nations differ in their ideas about the development of their countries, attitude to their neighbors or personality traits. Nothing stands in the way to enter into alliances with them, or even establish economic or scientific cooperation, jointly pursuing specific objectives. An important role is also played by the crisis mechanic, which allows you to put pressure on other nations when they find themselves in difficult situations. Crisis mechanics can be a good way to gain certain benefits without spilling blood, as well as a great excuse to declare war.
Sooner or later we have to meet with the enemy forces on the battlefield. Battles, like the rest of the gameplay, take place in turn-based mode. We send small armies, made up of several units, to skirmishes, which take place in special areas on the world map. The key to success is appropriate positioning of our units, because the skillful use of terrain provides them with various bonuses to statistics.
We can achieve victory by using methods not seen in Civilization series. Apart from the classic point victory, there is an option to defeat the opponents militarily or send a space mission. It is also possible to triumph by vassalizing all rivals, completing the technology tree or destroying life on the entire planet. In order to achieve the latter we can use nuclear weapons, which are much more powerful than the missiles known from the Civilization series.
Game modes
Humankind allows both for playing solo and for online multiplayer.
Technical aspects
Graphics in Humankind game presents a high quality level. The world map is colorful and full of details.
Last updated on June 4, 2020
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Humankind Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows August 17, 2021
PlayStation 5 August 22, 2023
Xbox Series X/S August 22, 2023
PlayStation 4 August 22, 2023
Xbox One August 22, 2023
Developer: Amplitude Studios
Publisher: Sega


Humankind System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 770 / Radeon R9 290 or better, 25 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 3 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 4 GB Radeon RX 5500 XT or better, 25 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit

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