Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Dawn Of Man’s great triumph is that, a dozen hours after I’d picked my first berry, forging my first iron sword felt like an immortal accomplishment. [RPS Bests Bests]
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 90
  2. Negative: 12 out of 90
  1. Mar 4, 2019
    9
    Engaging village simulation with pleasant noncartoony art and a novel setting. More like 'Dawn of Northern Europe,' so don't expect to sackEngaging village simulation with pleasant noncartoony art and a novel setting. More like 'Dawn of Northern Europe,' so don't expect to sack Mesopotamia in chariots, but with satisfying gameplay and a promise for more content to come, I can unhesitatingly recommend this to sim fans. Full Review »
  2. Dec 24, 2020
    7
    A survival city-building game in a novel setting that hasn't been properly explored yet. I believe this to be the best of it's genre, mostlyA survival city-building game in a novel setting that hasn't been properly explored yet. I believe this to be the best of it's genre, mostly due to it's aesthetic and how well it delivers it's approach.

    The progress in this game is intuitive, the mechanics are unexpectedly interesting, the art style and the world fit beautifully, and the gameplay is ultimately intriguing. I think this is exceptionally wonderful for nature and animal lovers, as this hits all the good spots, with all the animal and landscape designs done perfectly. It focuses on exactly what it needs to and provides a very relaxed gaming experience where you enter another world.

    I rate it this low due to the lack of storyline, purpose or narration. It leaves a hole in the experience that is necessary for me, though most if not all the games in this genre do the same.
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  3. Apr 13, 2019
    2
    The game offers very little variety, no real events and it is full of bugs still
    For example, your villagers die of thirst or hunger and you
    The game offers very little variety, no real events and it is full of bugs still
    For example, your villagers die of thirst or hunger and you have plenty of food or water in your storage and even very close to them.
    In case of attack, some people wait first and then take up arms. You have almost non control in one of most critical points of game: combat
    You also have almost no control if villager or house animals get sick.

    Game is basically based on collecting the food and surviving the winter.
    Amount of crops harvested and food collected is based fully semi-working AI.

    Everything is done basically automatically you can just adjust proportions of work time spent on each task and this is not working always very well.

    Basically, you play just one longish stage, after that everything else s quite boring and repetitive. No real playing value after you got first level 10 milestones.

    This is so far my worst 20,99 spent in Steam store.
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