Release Date: August 17, 2021
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.
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Humankind is a 4X turn-based strategy, which is an answer to the bestselling Endless Space series, and it was published by SEGA.
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 ing 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, tly 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.
Humankind allows both for playing solo and for online multiplayer.
Graphics in Humankind game presents a high quality level. The world map is colorful and full of details.
Platforms:
PC Windows August 17, 2021
PlayStation 4 August 22, 2023
Xbox One August 22, 2023
PlayStation 5 August 22, 2023
Xbox Series X/S August 22, 2023
Developer: Amplitude Studios
Publisher: Sega
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.
Last update: August 19, 2021
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.
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March 23, 2023
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October 11, 2022
Humankind: Together We Rule is the first major expansion for Civilization's rival. It will focus on diplomacy, introducing, among other things, the Congress of Humankind and agents into the game.
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September 8, 2022
The developers of Humankind are celebrating the game's first birthday and boasting about their progress. However, many players do not share the developers' enthusiasm.
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August 23, 2022
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June 30, 2022
Humankind from Aplitude Studios is coming to consoles. The game also received another DLC, featuring Latin American cultures.
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June 9, 2022
Humankind received a demo version. It enables us to test the 4X strategy game from Amplitude and lead humanity in the first hundred turns. It also includes a map creator.
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November 18, 2021
Strategy game Humankind was successful and had a significant impact on Sega's financial results. Now, the publisher is starting to think about a sequel.
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November 13, 2021
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System Requirements for Humankind Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
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.
Recommanded System Requirements:
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.
List of Game Expansions for Video Game:
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November 9, 2022
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Humankind: Together We Rule is the first major expansion to the 4X strategy game Humankind. Amplitude studio has expanded the options related to diplomacy, introducing new cultures, a unit and numerous improvements.
List of Game Add-Ons and DLCs for Video Game:
DLC Cultures of Oceania September 11, 2023
DLC Para Bellum Wonders Pack April 26, 2023
DLC Cultures of Latin America Pack June 9, 2022
DLC Cultures of Africa Pack January 20, 2022
Game Ratings for Humankind Video Game.
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.
PCGamesN: 7 / 10 by Richard Scott-Jones
The new features simulate an essential aspect of humanity and do help Humankind feel more complete, but seldom have the impact you'd hope for from the 4X game's first major expansion.
MMORPG.com: 7.5 / 10
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.
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.
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