Humankind

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An interesting but safe alternative to Civilization with some clear flaws and limitations in certain mechanics. On the whole, however, Humankind is an excellent experience with plenty of replayability.

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7/10

Leana Hafer (IGN)

Humankind is an interesting but fairly safe riff on historical 4X that doesn’t always rise to meet its potential.

August 16, 2021 |

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HUMANKIND is as deep as you could possibly want from a 4X strategy game, but the constant addition of new things to think about never feels overwhelming because everything’s explained so well, and often with a good bit of humour too. It’s an excellent game, and if you’ve never delved into the 4X genre before, this might be your best chance to do so.

August 16, 2021 |

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9/10

Jason Coles (TheSixthAxis)

7/10

GameCentral (Metro GameCentral)

A highly competent alternative to Civilization but the list of unequivocal improvements is disappointingly short, with an unfortunate lack of real innovation.

August 17, 2021 |

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Leana Hafer (IGN)

7/10 - (Read Review)

Humankind is an interesting but fairly safe riff on historical 4X that doesn’t always rise to meet its potential.

Jason Coles (TheSixthAxis)

9/10 - (Read Review)

GameCentral (Metro GameCentral)

7/10 - (Read Review)

A highly competent alternative to Civilization but the list of unequivocal improvements is disappointingly short, with an unfortunate lack of real innovation.

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Euyen Esquefa Pons	80 / 100	08-16-2021	Amplitude has pulled a worthy Civilization competitor up its sleeve. It has its drawbacks, but it certainly also has enough of a personality of its own to take on Firaxis’ game on its own turf. The choice of civilization in each era, and the simultaneous turns are huge additions.	Read review
3DNews	Михаил Пономарев	9 / 10	08-22-2021	The clever interpretation of the immortal concept and the strong strategic elements made Humankind the epochal game.	Read review
CGMagazine	Joe Findlay	8 / 10	08-16-2021	Like actual Humankind, the game, Humankind is an ambitious, large, complex and sometimes difficult to understand experience that gets better with time and only expands the possibilities of what comes next.	Read review
Checkpoint Gaming	Edie W-K	7 / 10	08-17-2021	Humankind is immediately accessible to anybody familiar with the 4X genre, especially the Civilization series. It strays a little too close to Civilization at times, but its unique take on the advancement of culture and ideology prevents it from feeling like a copycat. The way your culture changes between eras means that no two games will ever be the same, no matter how much you try. It’s not quite as masterful as it could be and needs some fine-tuning in some areas, but it remains a solid addition to Amplitude’s library of strategy games.	Read review
Chicas Gamers	Raúl Pinto	Recommended	08-16-2021	Humankind is a strategy game introduces us on the governor’s skin with all things implicate that, all choices of politic, law, society and other, and not only resources assignment. It has his cons like but rate and improvable battle, but on the contrary it has many options process alleviates his defects. On a artistic level the game looks like realistic, but casual due to his colourful	Read review
COGconnected	Mark Steighner	80 / 100	08-25-2021	While Humankind can’t compete with the current state of Civ VI with all that game’s major expansions and wealth of DLC, it should be remembered that at launch, Civ VI was a pretty basic product. Humankind is a solid, if not especially revelatory, take on what has become a pretty ossified genre. Its changes — in particular the opening Neolithic stage, and its combat systems — are not dramatic shifts, but they are enough to make an experienced 4X player pay attention. Just like our hunter-gatherer ancestors, Humankind (the game) is off to a good start.	Read review
Cultured Vultures	Maxim Klose-Ivanov	7.5 / 10	08-16-2021	Humankind is a refreshing and authentic take on the historical 4X strategy subgenre, albeit with some balancing problems that keep it from greatness.	Read review
Eurogamer	Chris Tapsell	Recommended	08-18-2021	Amplitude’s big play for the historical grand strategy crown is ambitious and considered, but it’s missing a little magic.	Read review
Everyeye.it	Giovanni Calgaro	9 / 10	08-16-2021	Humankind, in short, raises the quality standards of the 4X game, placing itself as the perfect “rival” of Civilization. This net of some gleanings that could be filed through future updates and safe expansions. If you’re a lover of this genre, you can’t really skip the date with Amplitude’s work. The future, full support for mods and the world editor will help to enrich the title seamlessly.	Read review
Gameblog	Camille Allard	9 / 10	08-16-2021	HUMANKIND is a true masterpiece and the best 4X of the decade. The game has brilliant gameplay mechanics and offers us an experience of great depth, with some incredible art style. May its reign be long.	Read review
GamesBeat	Jason Wilson	80 / 100	08-31-2021	One of the most encouraging aspects of Humankind is its studio. Amplitude lovingly ushers its games from launch to DLC and expansions. It fixes issues, and it provides new content. I’m excited to see what this means for the future of Humankind, and I suspect I’ll be playing this more than Civilization and its ilk for some time.	Read review
GameSkinny	Fox Doucette	9 / 10	08-24-2021	Move over Civilization, there’s a new strategy sheriff in town, and it’s called Humankind. Amplitude Studios knocked this out of the park.	Read review
GameSpot	David Wildgoose	6 / 10	08-25-2021	Humankind is a flawed but fascinating attempt to reinvent the Civilization-style 4X strategy game.	Read review
GamesRadar+	Ruth Cassidy	4.5 / 5 stars	08-16-2021	Embracing player motivations from start to finish, Humankind refreshes the 4X genre – even with a couple of technical kinks.	Read review
GameWatcher	Bogdan Robert Mateș	7.5 / 10	08-16-2021	While it probably won’t be a “Civ killer” – not that it necessarily aims to be one –, it’s clearly a game that historical 4X strategy fans looking for a different spin on the subgenre’s formula should definitely consider trying out at some point.	Read review
God is a Geek	Mick Fraser	8 / 10	08-16-2021	There are some cracks in the shiny veneer, for sure, but on the whole Humankind is a great experience with almost endless replayability.	Read review
GotGame	Cole Nixon	8.5 / 10	11-01-2021	If you’re looking for a more complex and unique experience, look no further. While the basics are familiar, the depths to which the game can reach are surprising. No two playthroughs will ever be similar due to the countless variations that can change, with both dlc and modding support on the way to further it. You can put a lot into Humankind and find that it still has a lot to offer.	Read review
GRYOnline.pl	Przemysław Dygas	8 / 10	08-19-2021	While reviewing Humankind, I could only think about playing the game once again. Amplitude Studios’ work proved to be an extremely engrossing strategy game that offers tons of fun despite some minor setbacks. Civilization finally has a worthy opponent.	Read review
IGN	Leana Hafer	7 / 10	08-16-2021	Humankind is an interesting but fairly safe riff on historical 4X that doesn’t always rise to meet its potential.	Read review
IGN Italy	Claudio Chianese	9 / 10	08-16-2021	A 4X game like no other. Unique and innovative, full with interesting mechanics	Read review
IGN Spain	David Oña	9 / 10	08-16-2021	‎Humankind has been a surprise, a title of strategy and management by turns that has not only met the expectations generated, but, in my opinion, has exceeded them. The work of Amplitude enjoys a balance between depth and accessibility difficult to find, a proposal capable of hooking at least ducho in this type of video games and to satisfy the needs of the experienced player. A design that, in addition, comes accompanied by a large audiovisual section and an exemplary documentation work.‎	Read review
JVL	Kikitoès	8.5 / 10	08-30-2021	Humankind delivers on its promises and delivers a controlled and complete 4X experience. The feeling of freedom in our choices and our way of approaching our parts is real and the studio offers us a wide range of possibilities with many different civilizations and a well-thought-out heredity system.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	7 / 10	08-17-2021	A highly competent alternative to Civilization but the list of unequivocal improvements is disappointingly short, with an unfortunate lack of real innovation.	Read review
MMORPG.com	Mike BC	7.5 / 10	08-24-2021	Humankind may not be the greatest strategy game of all time, but it certainly is a fantastic entry in the genre. Between the incredible feeling like I’m playing God over the entirety of humanity, and the ability to watch creation… my creation… evolve into the society I want them to be, I’m sure to be enjoying this for a while. If you’ve played an historical strategy game before, don’t make the mistake of thinking you know how this will play out. It may surprise you to see what it’s like when you start playing out your own plans for all of Humankind.	Read review
New Game Network	Alex Varankou	70 / 100	08-23-2021	Humankind is a decent 4X entry for fans of the genre looking for something different	Read review
NoobFeed	Sarwar Ron	80 / 100	09-05-2021	Humankind is not a civilization killer but perhaps it doesn’t have to be. It has enough complexity and differences to stand on its own.	Read review
PC Gamer	Fraser Brown	71 / 100	08-16-2021	A smart historical 4X that doesn’t quite match the inventiveness of the studio’s best.	Read review
PC Invasion	Jason Rodriguez	7.5 / 10	08-16-2021	Humankind is ambitious in size, scale, and scope, allowing you to try out multiple combinations of cultures as you progress through various eras. However, it’s also hampered by limitations in certain mechanics and systems that don’t mesh well with the overall gameplay.	Read review
PCGamesN	Richard Scott-Jones	8 / 10	08-16-2021	The most direct challenger to Civilization yet is full of brilliant ideas which could yet change the genre, although bugs and underdeveloped features occasionally get in the way of the fun.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Nate Crowley	Recommended	09-13-2021	Humankind is, by and large, exactly what I hoped: a heavyweight alternative to Civilization in the world of historical strategy. Its mechanics take some getting used to, but there’s genius at its heart.	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Branislav Koht	8 / 10	08-16-2021	Civilization has a new rival, with deep evolution. Sometimes not very logic, but variable and fun.	Read review
Softpedia	Cosmin Vasile	8.5 / 10	08-23-2021	It has succeeded in that and in creating a very competent strategy experience, but I sometimes wished for Humankind to aim for more innovation and more surprises.	Read review
SpazioGames	Daniele Spelta	7.8 / 10	08-26-2021	Humankind is layered and a breath of fresh air for 4X lovers, but the annoying UI is the real enemy here.	Read review
The Games Machine	Daniele Dolce	7.7 / 10	08-16-2021	Sadly, Humankind isn’t Amplitude Studios’ magnum opus. Its interesting concept of civilization mix-matching is constantly let down by an uncompetitive AI and all sort of balancing issues.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Jason Coles	9 / 10	08-16-2021	HUMANKIND is as deep as you could possibly want from a 4X strategy game, but the constant addition of new things to think about never feels overwhelming because everything’s explained so well, and often with a good bit of humour too. It’s an excellent game, and if you’ve never delved into the 4X genre before, this might be your best chance to do so.	Read review
TrustedReviews	Ryan Jones	3.5 / 5 stars	08-27-2021	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.	Read review
Twinfinite	Zhiqing Wan	3.5 / 5 stars	08-20-2021	By and large, though, Humankind is still an exciting evolution for the genre. Its dedication to historical authenticity sets it apart from its largest competitor, and the new systems like war support and shifting cultures feel like the very first steps leading to something that’s potentially greater. It’s not quite the ‘Civ-killer’ it wants to be just yet, but hey, give it a few more iterations and it just might be.	Read review
Wccftech	Unknown	8 / 10	08-27-2021	Humankind is a very interesting 4X strategy game with a wide variety of elements, most of which are very detailed	Read review
WellPlayed	Nathan Hennessy	7.5 / 10	08-26-2021	Humankind is an impressive showing of what Amplitude can do with historical turn-based strategy but is edged out by the series that clearly inspired it. The promise on the box of building a culturally diverse empire is not yet fulfilled, with successive playthroughs showing the moral choice and culture systems as being underdeveloped.	Read review
Worth Playing	Jared Hall	9.5 / 10	09-28-2021	Alas, that’s all the nitpicking I have for Humankind, and I have a ton more good things to say. (Did I also mention civics, culture, fantastic graphics, grievances, fantastic music, religion, forced surrender treaties, a more intuitive tech tree, war support, wonders, and districts expanding cities into a sprawling metropolis?) Humankind is nothing short of incredible. It has truly set a new bar for 4X games, and Firaxis is going to have its work cut out for it to make Civilization 7 visible beside the bright shining star that is Humankind.	Read review
Zoomg	افشین پیروزی	7.5 / 10	08-31-2021	Humankind may seem like an imitation of Civilization at first glance, but Amplitude Studio, which has a good track record of turn-by-turn strategy games, has tried a lot to create a work that suits its own tastes in this genre.	Read review

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About Humankind

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Embark on the incredible odyssey of human evolution and begin your journey 10 million years ago in this new adventure from the creator of Assassin’s Creed. EXPLORE Neogene Africa at the dawn of humankind. For every breath-taking view dangers lurk all around. EXPAND your territory by conquering fear as you explore new lands, and grow your clan to find strength in numbers. EVOLVE over generations and decide what skills to learn. Choose what knowledge passes to future generations, making every player’s journey unique.

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