Dawn of Man

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 90
  3. Negative: 12 out of 90

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  1. Diamondgirl
    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 sack Mesopotamia in chariots, but with satisfying gameplay and a promise for more content to come, I can unhesitatingly recommend this to sim fans.
  2. RustyJames
    Mar 3, 2019
    8
    Not bad survival city-building strategy overall. Non-trivia time period, good in details. Decent graphics and music. Balance is OK after some hours of gaming.
    Good price and great potential.
    8/10
  3. danskmacabre
    Mar 3, 2019
    9
    An engaging City builder set from the Paleolithic period to the end of the Iron Age.
    It's a relaxing game to play. You're not in a BIG rush to get things done, but it IS engaging and somewhat challenging at times.
    Graphically quite pretty, certainly good enough for the price and size of the studio who made it. It's a sort of game with lots of re-playability, which is good, as I can    An engaging City builder set from the Paleolithic period to the end of the Iron Age.
    It's a relaxing game to play. You're not in a BIG rush to get things done, but it IS engaging and somewhat challenging at times.

    Graphically quite pretty, certainly good enough for the price and size of the studio who made it.

    It's a sort of game with lots of re-playability, which is good, as I can see myself "finishing" this game, meaning reaching the end of the Iron Age within several hours.
    However it has several "Challenges" and different areas that have varying levels of difficulty.

    A great game and certainly worth the price they're asking (About $30 AUD).

    The studio is saying they intend to add more content as the game progresses too, so I'm looking forward to that and definitely DO listen to the community.    … Expand
  4. Fantuska
    Mar 22, 2019
    8
    After 22 hours.
    I'm kind of disappointed. It should be survival game but i don't see how I can die. After very nice tutorial I already knew everything I need to know to go through game. There vere no suprice or challange what so ever.
    If I compare it with Forrest Village where I died three times before I finaly find out how to survive and succesfully develop village. Dawn of Men become    After 22 hours.
    I'm kind of disappointed. It should be survival game but i don't see how I can die. After very nice tutorial I already knew everything I need to know to go through game. There vere no suprice or challange what so ever.
    If I compare it with Forrest Village where I died three times before I finaly find out how to survive and succesfully develop village. Dawn of Men become boring very fast.
    On the other hand manging of works is well made, graphic is nice, loading time is very short and i didn't meet any bug.

    Edit:
    I just rise up rating.
    Big issue with lack of content is solved by using workshop. I prefer different approach but it could works. Also these contents can be made with bigger difficulty.    … Expand
  5. Daermon
    Mar 11, 2019
    8
    Chill and cool feeling, whit good management & gamplay, i like :)
    This is one of the best survival-rts.
  6. Vanchoppe
    Mar 24, 2019
    9
    This game just suddenly feels right. Starting with a bunch of prehistoric guys and two huts you step by step discover new technologies and keep vigilant to maintain some balance in time-management and resources. It is some kind of a mix of The Settlers (ah, I do miss the times) and Civilization, but with a more dynamic world. There are some downsides too, of course:
    1) Having some    This game just suddenly feels right. Starting with a bunch of prehistoric guys and two huts you step by step discover new technologies and keep vigilant to maintain some balance in time-management and resources. It is some kind of a mix of The Settlers (ah, I do miss the times) and Civilization, but with a more dynamic world. There are some downsides too, of course:
    1) Having some experience in RTS games I wish I had more possibilities for micromanagement. Not only setting some building production to high priority, but to order the concrete guy to work in a concrete building. It was often frustrating when I'm low on food after winter and they leave half of the grain on the fields during the fall.
    2) After discovering all of the possible technologies the game kind of lacks a goal. All you can do is keep watch so u still have food and tools. The scenarios are not quite interesting to my taste.
    Still, in overall, I really did enjoy Dawn of Man and strongly recommend it.    … Expand
  7. Rrichard
    Mar 1, 2019
    10
    Absolutely outstanding. If you're a fan of Civilization, you'll love this. Gets the level of detail and challenge just right. Very intuitive, minimal micromanagement, no bugs. Best new strategy game since Frostpunk. Well done to the creator.
  8. kaanelif
    Mar 1, 2019
    9
    •Awesome potential.
    •Best price for a new game.
    Game offers discovery and survival. If you like tycoons, survival, city building games etc. Dawn of Man suits you!
    Starting with nothing except tents and little knowledge. After two hours, you just did small things. Game offers you long hours to have fun.
  9. MetaCthulhu
    Apr 5, 2019
    10
    Very intriguing game about prehistory that is keeping me engaged for more than 20 hours now. For that price an awesome buy. Check it out!
  10. nibblo
    Aug 19, 2020
    8
    This is way better than the user score indicates, not sure why people have scored it so low as it's a very good game. Basically like the old Rome city games but set in the Neolithic - Iron age period through a series of progressions.
    The AI is good, the graphics are very good and there is a brilliant weather system. I would put it just below the Rome games (which I would rate a 9) because    This is way better than the user score indicates, not sure why people have scored it so low as it's a very good game. Basically like the old Rome city games but set in the Neolithic - Iron age period through a series of progressions.
    The AI is good, the graphics are very good and there is a brilliant weather system. I would put it just below the Rome games (which I would rate a 9) because there is no trade system but it nearly makes up for it with the hunting/domestic animal system. If you like city building games in a new environment you can't go better than this.    … Expand
  11. lord_raccoon
    Feb 23, 2020
    8
    I've enjoyed this game a lot. I think i was playing it like several days through. For small indie project it has unique setting, interesting gameplay and lots of amazing features. For such price it's a bargain.
  12. Ikarian123
    Sep 2, 2020
    10
    Fantastic complex game, Far Cry Primal as survival strategy. Everything you lack in FCP for building your tribe. Many challenges, graphics is fairly good and mechanics are wide. Recommend this product and its deserve more than 6.7 score.
  13. mnesweda
    Dec 4, 2019
    9
    After several years without playing games on PC, I’ve got to see a demo of dawn of man and decided to give it a try. Very easy to understand the gaming mechanics, you don’t need to remember complex key combinations, so you can focus on the game strategy. A little overwhelming at the beginning, you can learn as you play how the humans evolved through ages, it’s incredible the amount ofAfter several years without playing games on PC, I’ve got to see a demo of dawn of man and decided to give it a try. Very easy to understand the gaming mechanics, you don’t need to remember complex key combinations, so you can focus on the game strategy. A little overwhelming at the beginning, you can learn as you play how the humans evolved through ages, it’s incredible the amount of information and facts you can find on the game, including extinct animals and even cereals and vegetables.

    Not a full ten as some pop up menus overlap too much the main menu, slowing down the search for the action to be completed, and because as soon as you achieve a certain stability, you are just passing years waiting for the Iron Age to arrive!

    Have fun!    … Expand
  14. RandomDragon
    Feb 4, 2020
    8
    A great resource management/village sim. Having now completed the game, there was a lot more strategy in how to advance quickly than I had at first thought. This game focuses mostly on teching up and resource gathering and there is not much in the way of tactical combat (combat is basically set all villagers to fight on/off) and if that's what you're looking for, this game is not for you.
  15. YigidOx2
    Mar 17, 2021
    8
    It is definitely suitable for improvement, but it is also beautiful as it is. Maybe a little more age. It's also nice to play in primal ages, though.
  16. apokalipto
    Aug 13, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
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  1. Wccftech
    Nov 3, 2019
    70
    Dawn of Man is a competent city building game set, as the name explains, during the dawn of mankind. Moving through the ages, the slow progress early on leaves a real sense of achievement, made possible thanks to a strong resource system and the way knowledge is gained, working with the rest of gameplay to create an enthralling gameplay loop. Sadly this does falter towards the end of any game, even becoming boring at times, but for the most part Dawn of Man is one city building game that fans of the type won't want to miss, despite any flaws it has.
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  2. Games.cz
    Apr 5, 2019
    80
    Hunt mammoths, cultivate the land and bake bread in an educational and fun gaming experience about the dawn of human history. Just be prepared for some rough edges.
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Mar 18, 2019
    60
    Dawn of Man is a good city builder, which is limited by its own concept.
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