Humankind

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6.7

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  1. FabriceCPR
    Oct 6, 2021
    4
    Bugged, unbalanced, boring, overrated.
    Wait for patches and dlc before purchasing.
  2. TheGrayFox
    Aug 20, 2021
    5
    The game has some great ideas and is quite attractive atheistically but 10 hours in and you can't help but pull your hair out in frustration over the half baked execution which leaves you questioning who could possibly think this game was well designed or balanced?

    It's essentially Amplitude trying to cosplay CIV.. this one definitely needed more time in the oven
  3. BlueBangkok
    Aug 30, 2021
    2
    Oh, Humankind... you promised to were a revolutionary game that would be a true Civilization's competitor. Amplitude's "magnum opus"... So, what did we get in the end?
    We got a half-baked, half-arsed attempt to re-invent the wheel, with plethora of bugs to go along with it, and obvious gaping holes in gameplay that will later be filled with DLC. For every step forward in the right    Oh, Humankind... you promised to were a revolutionary game that would be a true Civilization's competitor. Amplitude's "magnum opus"... So, what did we get in the end?
    We got a half-baked, half-arsed attempt to re-invent the wheel, with plethora of bugs to go along with it, and obvious gaping holes in gameplay that will later be filled with DLC. For every step forward in the right direction, the devs took three steps back.

    The basic "revolutionary" premise of Humankind was creating your own story (as if that was never done before...). That is really the most elementary thing that makes a game - you play it, and you create your own story, but somehow, Amplitude made a marketing out of it. OK.

    In Civilization 6, for example, you create your own story by picking a unique, pre-defined civilization, and play with it from the ancient era all the way until today's world (or somewhere in-between if you/somebody wins earlier). The factions are fixed in Civ 6, but very rich and varied. Each game is unique, because each pre-defined civilization is unique. That is what creates the game's story.
    Another example of this would be Stellaris. In Stellaris, you create your own civilization, and guide it through a randomly generated galaxy full of wonders and dangers. The factions are customized, not set, and it enriches the gameplay loop - again, each game of Stellaris is unique, although that uniqueness is more due to the faction design choices and random chance rather than the fixed faction variety of Civ 6.

    Now comes in Humankind. You start as a neolithic tribe, wander the map, collect food and curiosities, explore and hunt. So far so good. HK's start is probably the best start any 4X strategy game has had to date. However, the good things end when you found a city and pick a nation. From that point onward, every game is the same, and the spastic nation-swapping mechanic reinforces that feeling.
    Every game of Humankind feels like the same game. AI blatantly cheats, even on lower difficulties, since it can always see curiosities in the fog of war, so it will go from neolithic to picking a nation sooner than you. Good luck trying to secure Mycenaeans, as AI will pick them first every single game. Every single game there will be some colored blob next to you who will be Mycenaeans, then probably Goths, then probably Byzantines or Norse... or whatever. After a few hours, you won't care anymore. And to add insult to the injury, the leaders are random and they look out of place most of the time. The culture swapping is mostly a gimmick that only exarcebates the blandness of Humankind. In reality, it gives you no extra flexibility, because you can't really play what you want or create your own faction. It's the worst of both worlds.
    The diplomacy is a complete joke. AI will randomly start to hate you, create grievances, and so on. On normal and lower, they will be weaker than you, so they won't ever attack. Each AI has its "personality" but that is a lie. All of them are the same idiots.
    The real gameplay consists of min-maxing and micro-management, which in this game is absolutely mind-boggling. You have about a million infrastructure projects throughout the ages, and 99 per cent of them can be summed up as "+X to farmer output" or something like that. This was also a problem in the Endless series, but here, it's cranked up to eleven.
    The balance is non-existent. Agrarian and Builder nations are overpowered and should be picked every time if you're playing to win, as they will breeze through the eras and earns a ton of score, which, by the way, is how you win the game. By the way, the game obfuscates what gives you score and how. The UI hides important information, while bombarding you with nonsense at the same time (like getting 20 grievances from that orange blob every single turn). In a way, it's a real achievement how awful the UI is.
    And don't even get me started on the bugs, or how obvious it is that the game is designed to "wow" you for the first 2 hours or so, for the sole reason that you won't have the chance to refund it. Add to it the obvious blank spaces (like nonsensical and nonimpactful religion) that are reserved for DLC. Absolutely disgusting.

    The most common myth I see many people stating when they give this game 6/10 or similar score is that it has its flaws, but ultimately, somewhere "under all that" it's a good game.
    In reality, no. The game is bad, its fundamentals are flawed. There is nothing "under all that". It cannot be fixed with updates or DLC. The only really good thing Humankind does is the initial stage of the game and that's it. It's a huge step back for Amplitude compared to the Endless series.

    If you want a unique story each game with pre-defined factions, play Civ 6. If you want a unique story each game with customized factions, play Stellaris.
    And if you want to bore yourself to tears with a soulless Civ rip-off, play Humankind    … Expand
  4. Tysonfuryy
    Aug 26, 2021
    2
    Mediocre civ clone suffers from bad design choices, awful AI and lack of meaningful choices.

    General lack of charisma and blandess makes the factions unmemorable. Bugs can be patched but some of mechanics would need a full redesign.
  5. TsukasaHiiragi
    Aug 22, 2021
    5
    Pro's

    Interesting 4X civilization/endless legends hybrid Many different options and paths through the game Con's Player *needs* a great start Overly complicated Gets boring Pacing is very slow and sluggish Seems restrictive Questionable design decisions As always, the 10 squad fakers are out in force - this game does not warrant a 10 or a 0, those reviews should be    Pro's

    Interesting 4X civilization/endless legends hybrid
    Many different options and paths through the game

    Con's

    Player *needs* a great start
    Overly complicated
    Gets boring
    Pacing is very slow and sluggish
    Seems restrictive
    Questionable design decisions

    As always, the 10 squad fakers are out in force - this game does not warrant a 10 or a 0, those reviews should be ignored entirely, Humankind with it's current issues I'd say its a solid 5 or 6, it isn't terrible but needs some work for sure, some 4X players are going to enjoy it regardless and usually depends on playstyle, aggressive players might not enjoy Humankind as much as battle options seem to be more restrictive than most.

    Interesting attempt at a 4X civilization style of game mixed with Endless Legend style combat but seems to be borderline broken in many areas which many restrictions placed on the player. You'll be restarting the game over and over because you need an absolutely amazing start to get any foothold, it is entirely possible to go many turns before you even amass enough curiosities to even build your first outpost whilst your AI opponents have already got a solid foothold, you can't even destroy these outposts only ransack them in the beginning so a great start is essential.

    Graphics are on par with Civilization 6, with good music and voice overs but feels like it tries to cram in so many different mechanics that new 4X players will quickly get swamped and feel lost, whilst combat is interesting it still serves very little point as you'll almost always go for the instant battle options which favors sheer power over any strategy, whilst 4X veterans might try to cheese some battles which opens up potential abuse with online multiplayer games.

    One issue I found was the game could get boring fast, and for a 4X game you always want that feeling of one more turn, and Humankind doesn't give me that vibe and that means something isn't working right, pacing could be the issue here as the game seems to be more suited to diplomacy and cultural aspects rather than a domination and conqueror playstyles.

    Whilst I don't hate Humankid, it really does feel like it needs some patches and some fine tuning to iron out some of the issues, it certainly isn't a terrible game but so far for me, it is slightly disappointing but I hope Amplitude can address some of the immediate issues.

    One of my gripes is everything takes so long that the pacing in the game clearly needs major work, the options for speed are all based on # of turns to win from 75 turns to a maximum of 600 and that is it for options, and everything related to your civilization requires influence, no settlers or anything to spread your empire, this is done via outposts which cost influence and if you want to build a city it costs a significant amount so you are forced to space out your outposts strategy to 'attach' them to your cities so you can maximize your FIMS, it sounds easy but in practice it is far from it and it gets quite boring. This game needs better pacing, and advanced options to tailor-make the game to specific players. I'd prefer to remove the turn limit entirely and have better options to win the game.    … Expand
  6. Alecseus
    Aug 22, 2021
    5
    Poorly thought out game. There are interesting mechanics, but the AI ​​is not able to work with them properly. There is a high probability that in the final phase the game will end with an ecological apocalypse, because AI fouls the environment like 10 Chinas.
    Some of the mechanics themselves are poorly thought out.
    The civilization development system looks interesting, but there are too    Poorly thought out game. There are interesting mechanics, but the AI ​​is not able to work with them properly. There is a high probability that in the final phase the game will end with an ecological apocalypse, because AI fouls the environment like 10 Chinas.
    Some of the mechanics themselves are poorly thought out.
    The civilization development system looks interesting, but there are too few options.
    AI is a clinical idiot. If you think that C6 had dumb AI then play Humankind and behold the abyss.
    I expected much more.    … Expand
  7. reviewtimeman
    Sep 17, 2021
    2
    TLDR: This game is unfinished, broken, and hobbled together from the better parts of better games.

    When you start this game, you're going to be provided with an incredibly barebones character-creator, a couple of odd insignias to assign your civilization, a couple colors, and a list of Youtube Video Tutorials. I'm gonna be honest with you. I skipped the 5-hour tutorials. I've played 4x    TLDR: This game is unfinished, broken, and hobbled together from the better parts of better games.

    When you start this game, you're going to be provided with an incredibly barebones character-creator, a couple of odd insignias to assign your civilization, a couple colors, and a list of Youtube Video Tutorials.
    I'm gonna be honest with you. I skipped the 5-hour tutorials. I've played 4x strat before. I figured I'd get my ass kicked, hard, learn from it, and do a fun playthrough afterwards.

    There's no challenge here. The AI will constantly roll over for you. No loss feels large enough to matter. The only challenge presented, ever, is working around hollow, half-baked, mechanics or bugs to try to play the game.

    You start off as a small tribe. Hunting. Gathering. You build up to a city, get some money/culture, and select from a list of Civilizations. You do this, more or less, the same for every era.
    Cities can only be made by spending culture. Cities can absorb smaller settlements, so that you can collect resources from those annoying spots. (I'm looking at your barren tundra oil wastelands, Civilization.)
    Money is more-or-less useless in this game. The game will occasionally give you a choice. For Example: You have a rat infestation. Do you bring in cats or ferrets? Each choice provides a moral alignment for your civ somehow, and may affect how other civilizations feel about you. The correct answer is whatever spends the most money. Don't worry, you probably won't run out. I had 15k gold in my treasury, but even at the wildest moments, nothing cost more than 600 gold. (or if there was something good, it was conveniently out of sight.)

    There's more choices like this, that have more drastic measures, but you spend Culture on them. It's a useful resource.

    Building anything but war-based establishments will create instability in your realm. You have to build forts to keep it up. Never ran into a problem with this. Always stacked out with stability. Maybe it's really fascinating and interesting, but the game never showed it.

    This game plays like Checkers. The AI constantly hands you wins, the battle system gives you constantly favorable results if you just hit the "skip battle" button, and you can endlessly queue up production items. I ignored all of my cities for the majority of my playthrough, outside of occasional management per every couple thousand years (or to set up a specialty fighting unit.)

    The game acts like it doesn't want you to play it. Every change that happens on screen will give you a phone-like notification in the bottom right corner. Some of these include up to 10 paragraphs of text. I can't imagine trying to play this with other people or online. Unless all of your friends are speed-readers, it's going to be a pain. These notifications are constant, too. Given the longer ones are rarer, but this is every time a civilization changes their opinion on you, production is complete, science is complete, if a warrior has another move left. Normal 4x strat stuff. If any of it was fun, it wouldn't feel like the chore that it is.

    City names are chosen by what Civilization you're currently being, and your character will wear clothing matching your current life. You'll get some boosts, specific military classes, and usually a specialty district per civilization. Wonders are chosen, paid for with culture (before building) at the start of every era. If you get left behind early, every good civilization/wonder will be chosen. It pays to be ahead in this game. I went from early ancient Chinese culture, to English, to Goths at one point, the Japanese. If you want to watch a man cosplay as every culture on Earth, while somehow feeling completely devoid and empty of what makes these civilizations special, this is it. None of the specialty units are interesting. None of the districts provide anything unique. It's always a simple boost to production, gold, faith, or culture.

    Religion isn't worth mentioning. None of it affected anything in my 10 hr playthrough. Just a different reason to have different random decisions appear. Do you want eunuchs? Sure? You won't hear about them again and it doesn't have any real effect. Cats? Cool. It feels like playing a Buzzfeed personality test in the middle of a game.

    None of the game mechanics flow with one another, or truly affect one another. The AI is useless (not to mention constantly swapping names every era), the gameplay so watered-down a toddler could wing it (and probably win, on accident, I mean, I did), and it's painfully boring. The voice acting is so atrocious. I don't think they hired a writer for this poor dude. He inanely rambles when you unlock or achieve anything. This game has a mandatory achievement system, as well, with random star rankings. Doesn't matter.

    This is not a One More Turn situation. It is a "Maybe This Will Be a Subpar, Finished, Game in a Couple of Years (but by then, will anyone care?)    … Expand
  8. Diniz
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    This game is clearly not done. The mechanics are very restrictive and with a lot of issues.
  9. benny___
    Aug 19, 2021
    6
    Good - interesting twist on 4X with the aim being notable achievements rather than heading towards a set victory condition, army composition and battles are interesting, and it feels like a lot of depth is present in the game.

    Not so good - I find the UI quite hard to use, especially when it comes to understanding the borders of different territories, whether they can be claimed /    Good - interesting twist on 4X with the aim being notable achievements rather than heading towards a set victory condition, army composition and battles are interesting, and it feels like a lot of depth is present in the game.

    Not so good - I find the UI quite hard to use, especially when it comes to understanding the borders of different territories, whether they can be claimed / attached to cities, ridiculously slow scroll speed and no fast unit movement can make it a drag to play. Also - I get that they have gone for a certain style in the UIs, but the flatness and limited palette do no favours when trying to understand what's going on...

    Solution - improve the UI, it's obscuring what looks like a fascinating game (in the same way as playing vanilla Civ VI is far less enjoyable than playing with UI mods to smooth the rough edges).    … Expand
  10. extasyWhite
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Very good and in my opinion fresh look in 4x strategy mechanics. Graphic is Gordius, music building climat in every era for every civ you pick. I love new tactic battles. Picking new civ every era is very cool because you can prepare new tactics vs what is going on on map. And AI is not that bad like is now in civ 6. Ofc u need to choose difficult lvl above "Nation". I want too see howVery good and in my opinion fresh look in 4x strategy mechanics. Graphic is Gordius, music building climat in every era for every civ you pick. I love new tactic battles. Picking new civ every era is very cool because you can prepare new tactics vs what is going on on map. And AI is not that bad like is now in civ 6. Ofc u need to choose difficult lvl above "Nation". I want too see how this game will be supported in near futue, with new dlc etc. very big potential we have in Humankind… Expand
  11. slutch94
    Sep 3, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With bugs like my save files of 14 hours just gone like that I cannot recommend this game at this time if they don't at least fix basic problems like that.

    The game itself works smoothly and I like a lot of the mechanics. The war and unit management is a joy to play and the beginning of the game is different and enjoyable, also the pop up scenarios was great (but became less interesting as the game went on however) and the star system too gave this game a unique feel to it.

    However everything else seems a bit bleak and not impactful enough like the faith, diplomatics, civics, some stuff didn't matter at all. It all feels mushed together and does not change that much through the eras. I don't feel like I have a clear goal or strategy, just achievement hunting towards another star.

    I am torn of the idea with the whole changing cultures through the eras, its cool, but you don't feel that connected to the civs you choose. To me it just felt like I more chose the civilization cause of its perks when I needed certain boosts like food/work/gold/science. This made the certain civ less important to me, which put a bad taste in my mouth as you want to feel at least a little connected when you choose to play with a civilization

    Game: 5/10 (Pretty ok game)
    Overall with the major bugs 3/10    … Expand
  12. aidan0
    Aug 26, 2021
    5
    I don't like the execution of this one. I've been a fan of all of Amplitude Studios games from endless dungeons to endless space 2 + DLC's. But this one just misses the mark. It feels random at time. I can't really build the civilization I want to build. To survive I always have to kill my neighbor's in a defensive war. Battles aren't even that stimulating. AI is just a meat grinder, allI don't like the execution of this one. I've been a fan of all of Amplitude Studios games from endless dungeons to endless space 2 + DLC's. But this one just misses the mark. It feels random at time. I can't really build the civilization I want to build. To survive I always have to kill my neighbor's in a defensive war. Battles aren't even that stimulating. AI is just a meat grinder, all you need is to be ahead in tech.

    The end games always falls apart. Alliance for 100 rounds the AI thinks it's fun to attack.
    It doesn't seem to matter what I do, the AI just want to go to war.

    I won't refund the game, but I won't play it anymore.
    With all the beauty of the game and care taken in making it, I don't find it fun.    … Expand
  13. SebastiedJuan
    Sep 8, 2021
    9
    This is a great game for many reasons.
    Graphic is excellent, the best of all competitors. Same for the audio.
    Ui is clear and well made but ned some improvments (es when a Civ die is not clearly visible by the panel and stuff like that). Gameplay: here we have some great things and some things that needs to be improved but they are not the core of the game, so the gameplay is    This is a great game for many reasons.
    Graphic is excellent, the best of all competitors. Same for the audio.
    Ui is clear and well made but ned some improvments (es when a Civ die is not clearly visible by the panel and stuff like that).
    Gameplay: here we have some great things and some things that needs to be improved but they are not the core of the game, so the gameplay is structurally and basically great.
    The gameplay of this game deserve other words.
    Gameplay in general is amazing cause it give to the game a great rhythm and pace. And on this point the game outclasses Civ6 (in graphic and interface too, but lets concede that those aspects of the game are minority in a strategy game). Where Civ is SLOW this game is fast and give you, EACH TURN an aim, a thing that you can choice, can do that improve your impact in the development of the progression. A.I. is not idiot as in Civ6 and this is another fact. And all this is the CORE of the game, and is excellent (the idea of changing culture is amazing and give you for each game different solutions and approach to the game, not based on fantasy but on the real needs that that particvular game, strategically, needs). Oh, the fight are very good (but i'm sure u have read this everywhere cause who reviews a strategic game it is not capable of more in-depth analysis than this)
    Than we have the defects. Religion is not so important (but it has a value and realistically this value gets weakened over the time, as it happens in real life over the centurys now religion has almost a 0 value) and needs a little bit of improvement. Diplomacy needs improvements: too easy to find alliances that grant big bonuses with some cultural choice and wonders and warmongers doesn't have a lot of penalty (just the loss of those bonuses aniway), and some other little stuff. MAYBE, the last era, contemporary, need to be more calibrated, to last more time.
    So why Humankind takes 79 metacritic and Civ6 takes 88!?
    Because who reviews a strategic game it is not capable of more in-depth analysis.
    And in the case of Civ 6, when it comes out (and for a guy that plays a lot Civ before was clearly a big step back from the past fantastic game that ti was) he was THE ONLY 4x grandstrategy, historical game, so they where too lazy to open a critics to a brand that is the only one and people, especially the new public, doesn't have terms of comparison.
    And now why they doesn't give Humankind a 90 (and if Humankind is 90 Civ6 should be 80)?
    For the same reason: they can't judge a game that needs toons of hopurs of game, and they cannot do for a small audience that will agree, when the majority of audience can only play a game like that for 20 hours and say: the fights are good, religion is useless, diplomacy same, Civ 6 is a great brand and other idiots idea like that.
    So they take the negative aspect, that everyone can see, and don't have valued the great essencial things that the game has, cause that essencial things are the core of the game, but the game is a pure strategical game and not everyone care or can really understand in deep what great strategy game this is, even them with a review that take em 50 hours of play.    … Expand
  14. EgorRomanovv
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    This is a great game and I am happy with it. It doesn't look like civilization at all. Action, terrain, storyteller, beginning and end. Playing it, you really feel that you are making history. civic after this game seems to be chopped off and old game at the moment. 10/10
  15. GRUShalashaska
    Sep 2, 2021
    8
    Humankind offers a good basic package, but it lacks a bit of fine-tuning. While the AI ​​is doing well to very well, the graphics are fabulous and the diplomatic possibilities are also convincing, the only thing that bothers me so far is the way the game runs far too quickly (research and cultural progress run far too quickly) and some balancing problems.

    With the upcoming mod support,    Humankind offers a good basic package, but it lacks a bit of fine-tuning. While the AI ​​is doing well to very well, the graphics are fabulous and the diplomatic possibilities are also convincing, the only thing that bothers me so far is the way the game runs far too quickly (research and cultural progress run far too quickly) and some balancing problems.

    With the upcoming mod support, some patches and DLC, I am confident that "Humankind" will be one of the big round strategy games in 1-2 years.

    DEUTSCH:
    Humankind bietet ein gutes Basispaket, dem aber noch etwas Feinschliff fehlt. Während sich die KI gut bis sehr gut schlägt, die Grafik fabelhaft ist und die diplomatischen Möglichkeiten auch überzeugen können, stören mich bisher nur der viel zu schnelle Spielablauf (Forschung und kultureller Fortschritt laufen viel zu schnell ab) und einige Balancing-Probleme.

    Mit aufkommendem Modsupport, einigen Patches und DLC, bin ich zuversichtlich, das Humankind in 1-2 Jahren zu den ganz großen Rundenstrategiespieln gehören wird.    … Expand
  16. katieelizabeth
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    I am absolutely baffled at how poor the UX and font sizes are in this game in many cases. Some fonts are light gray on an even lighter grey background, and there's so many fonts within the game that are 6-10 pixels tall with no option in sight to increase them. Screen real-estate is not used very well at all - there's so much empty space that could have been used for larger fonts.

    I    I am absolutely baffled at how poor the UX and font sizes are in this game in many cases. Some fonts are light gray on an even lighter grey background, and there's so many fonts within the game that are 6-10 pixels tall with no option in sight to increase them. Screen real-estate is not used very well at all - there's so much empty space that could have been used for larger fonts.

    I actually reported this many months ago in beta feedback, but it's clear they did nothing to address it. I even provided screenshots and solutions to fix it too - I really wanted this fixed.

    Amplitude, thanks for creating a game I cannot play.    … Expand
  17. PMG-Writer
    Aug 20, 2021
    8
    Thus, those responsible managed to create a very good game with "Humankind". The possibilities are diverse and also the possibilities seem to be endless in the course of the game. The artificial intelligence always does its job well and thus creates an exciting game. In some places it doesn't quite come close to the big games of the genre, but still we are grumbling here on a very highThus, those responsible managed to create a very good game with "Humankind". The possibilities are diverse and also the possibilities seem to be endless in the course of the game. The artificial intelligence always does its job well and thus creates an exciting game. In some places it doesn't quite come close to the big games of the genre, but still we are grumbling here on a very high level. If you would like to play a new game in this genre again, you should take a closer look at "Humankind".… Expand
  18. LordGiygas
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    The game was hyped up. A.I is an absolute mess, combat is buggy, and UI will glitch out every so often. Very disappointed.
  19. nonameguy
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    Why one of my favorite developers have done this... The game is full of SJW propaganda with retarded Soviets and great space conquerors US.
  20. AdmiralNazgul
    Aug 21, 2021
    9
    Quite an enjoyable game. While it's still in its early phases, the UI is quite nice and easy to read. Civ players will have no issue getting into this game. The AI could use some increased difficulty and more competent aggression. Would like to see more complex winning conditions without a forced turn limit victory. Overall quite fun and absolutely beautiful. Uses a good and comfortingQuite an enjoyable game. While it's still in its early phases, the UI is quite nice and easy to read. Civ players will have no issue getting into this game. The AI could use some increased difficulty and more competent aggression. Would like to see more complex winning conditions without a forced turn limit victory. Overall quite fun and absolutely beautiful. Uses a good and comforting combination of the best of civ 5 with some elements of civ 6. Definitely a successful competitor to Firaxis with a little bit more work and updates.… Expand
  21. Pigger
    Aug 19, 2021
    3
    The game forces a way too short time limit victory type at all times. Right when you get close to the end game a warning pops up that things are gonna end soon. Map generation is incredibly limited and what you get is boring. There are no bonus resources what so ever, no pigs, wheat, bananas, cows or anything beyond strategic and luxury resources.

    The game is also terribly built if you    The game forces a way too short time limit victory type at all times. Right when you get close to the end game a warning pops up that things are gonna end soon. Map generation is incredibly limited and what you get is boring. There are no bonus resources what so ever, no pigs, wheat, bananas, cows or anything beyond strategic and luxury resources.

    The game is also terribly built if you enjoy smaller maps, especially with strategic resources. I've had a game where every relevant military unit required 2-3 sources of saltpeter, but none were on the map so we had to go directly from medieval style units to industrial ones.

    There are a myriad of other terrible design choices, from the culture swapping robbing any and all sense of identity and fun from your opponents (and self for that matter) to the horrible balance between units of different eras. I had high hopes that this series would finally force Firaxis to get their acts together, but I highly doubt many people will be playing this shallow mess in a few weeks.    … Expand
  22. AcidCrash
    Dec 24, 2020
    10
    The game is awesome! Even now, in the dev version, gameplay awesome! Yes, there is still a lot of work to be done, but the way is correct. The game is absolutely waiting for success at the time of release. Cyberpunk will envy )))!
  23. cottandy
    Aug 20, 2021
    4
    Right now it is truly sad and bad. A major disappointment.
    Absolutely don't recommend at the moment. Maybe after lots of patches if they make it work like they did it with Endless Legend, than it will be a solid game. But who knows.
    And still does it have pros at the start? Yes, but only if you play with friends or not planning to wage war on AI, but why wouldn't you? Cons: - AI is    Right now it is truly sad and bad. A major disappointment.
    Absolutely don't recommend at the moment. Maybe after lots of patches if they make it work like they did it with Endless Legend, than it will be a solid game. But who knows.

    And still does it have pros at the start? Yes, but only if you play with friends or not planning to wage war on AI, but why wouldn't you?

    Cons:
    - AI is not only an absolute zero either in strategy or in tactics. It's absent. Practically no devs ever really fix AI in their games. I don't believe these will.
    - Game breaking diplomacy and war bugs and glitches (read features). F.e. game forces you to accept agreements that don't have sense, while you're absolutely destroying your enemy and can just wipe them out easily. You can't do anything about it. Nonsense.
    - Other minor and game breaking bugs and glitches here and there + friezes. F.e. 1. You simply can't win against small islands as you can't attack from fleet or with marines. 2. Fleet is useless. Why bother while you can win a fight with infantry against fleet?

    Pros:
    + Nice picture.
    + Pleasant and comfortable UI.

    Game also have somewhat interesting ideas. But nothing really new. We've seen it all in other strategies, also in Endless Legend and Civilization, but both cases are way too much better than this game in its current state.    … Expand
  24. NokSuKao
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    Extremely cool and immersive game! The music, graphics and even the new mechanics are awesome. Kudo to Amplitude !
  25. SRKNZ
    Sep 5, 2021
    2
    I'll start by saying I love Civilisation so I might be a little biased. That said, I ask myself why I like Civilisation and it becomes easier for me to say why I don't like Humankind.

    Civilisation puts you in control from the get go and compels you to make pressured decisions that are meaningful. There's modesty of choice which in turn creates a certain efficiency, that has a real    I'll start by saying I love Civilisation so I might be a little biased. That said, I ask myself why I like Civilisation and it becomes easier for me to say why I don't like Humankind.

    Civilisation puts you in control from the get go and compels you to make pressured decisions that are meaningful. There's modesty of choice which in turn creates a certain efficiency, that has a real impact on the direction your civilisation goes in and lets you stay in control.

    Humankind to me has a broader ambition that does not play out well in practice. It offers a more diverse range of choices but in doing so waters down any sense that you have control over the experience or the outcomes. There's simply too much going on and as a result choices seem to matter less and create the sensation that you are a viewer rather than participant in the society you are vested with creating.

    This is not helped at all by the lack of an interactive tutorial which has instead been replaced by a list of video's I doubt anyone will want to watch. People want to get their boots wet and dive in, Humankind for some reason doesn't appear to appreciate this.

    All in all not one I'll be playing nor can recommend which is a shame as we need more civilisation building games.    … Expand
  26. GrosBof
    Sep 14, 2021
    3
    Some good, some really bad. Merging cities, great. Combat system, bad. Diplomatic interface, better. animations speed is horrible. District system is incomplete. The whole game is incomplete. Where is the minimap. Released at least a 1 year too early.
  27. jckray
    Aug 24, 2021
    9
    This game is a refreshing take on the Civ-style 4x game. So far I have really been enjoying it! The game lays an excellent foundation and if it continues to receive updates and DLC I think it has the potential to be my favorite 4x game!

    There are certainly some things that could use improving, but based on what I've heard from the devs, this is a passion project for them and they are    This game is a refreshing take on the Civ-style 4x game. So far I have really been enjoying it! The game lays an excellent foundation and if it continues to receive updates and DLC I think it has the potential to be my favorite 4x game!

    There are certainly some things that could use improving, but based on what I've heard from the devs, this is a passion project for them and they are committed to making it great.    … Expand
  28. elsalvadon
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    The best 4X game that I have played so far (I started playing Civ1 on a Macintosh probably around 1993 and have played every Civilization title since then). Anyway, talking about Humankind: The music is awesome, the artwork is so nice. The game has a very unique and awesome look and feel.

    Combat and military conquest is among the best. But also peaceful expansion is possible focusing on    The best 4X game that I have played so far (I started playing Civ1 on a Macintosh probably around 1993 and have played every Civilization title since then). Anyway, talking about Humankind: The music is awesome, the artwork is so nice. The game has a very unique and awesome look and feel.

    Combat and military conquest is among the best. But also peaceful expansion is possible focusing on wonders, and empire growth. Sieges work in a way that are much distinct from Civilization and combat in general is very refreshing. It's a good mix between 1upt and stack of doom. I also like the way trade and diplomacy works.

    The only problem with the game is that it isn't as balanced when it was released. Snowballing is a problem, however, the early game provides a lot of challenges and is very fun to play. Especially, the addition of the neolithic era is a great addition to this genre that otherwise always starts with putting the first city down exactly where the map generation algorithms have put you. The end game can be interesting I suppose if you don't give up on a bad early start and try to recover even from lost wars.

    There are some things absent, that are very much present in Civ such as the form of government (monarchy, feudalism), but it is i replaced with a set of civic choices and a 4-dimensional ideology system that provides various bonuses. I like this system very much as it is more gradual and the choices are clear. The stability system is nice in theory, but practically requires more balance in upcoming patches. Still, it does give you a challenge.

    The way cities grow through districts is much more enjoyable and also the fortifications are much more omnipresent than e.g. in the civilization series where this is just a number next to the city name.

    The culture per era is much more interesting than choosing one culture in the very beginning and keeping it. The different traits (scientific, economic, artistic, expansionist, militaristic, agrarian and builder) provide interesting choices. However, overall, there's probably a bit too much bonus applied. In any case, the replay-ability is awesome with so many different combinations. It's not just some 20 civilizations, but 1.000.000 combinations of cultures per era.

    Also, the AI is able to provide a challenge (at least in the first game half). It does make mistakes, but so do I. One can have allies for a whole game and one can have strong opponents. Some cultures/players are really tough and hard to compete against.

    Overall, this is a total win for the genre and for all players.    … Expand
  29. Hark
    Aug 19, 2021
    10
    once again, Amplitude studio offers us a game for 4x enthusiasts, made by 4x enthusiasts, and it shows. Every detail is well thought out, the game is very pleasant to play, a long sleepless night awaits me :)
  30. Kajetaneli
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    Brilliant, higher replay-ability than Civ, because of more choices and flexible game, with DLCs it will be the best 4X.
  31. willcrazy
    Aug 21, 2021
    10
    Gráfico bonito, boas mecânicas e gameplay.
    Uma boa pedida para fãs do gênero, vale muito a pena dar uma olhada nesse novo título
  32. GandalfCzarny
    Aug 20, 2021
    9
    No only it's great, huge, complex and incredibly addictive, but also it's a breath of fresh air in all 4X genre. Amplitude are just masters of the trade.
  33. Janin2005
    Aug 21, 2021
    3
    Very poor and disappointing game. There is absolutly no meaning in playing it.
  34. Prezident
    Aug 18, 2021
    10
    Every aspect at least on good level, a lot of new good mechanics that differs from civilization. Informative tutorial and interface
  35. Malaurin
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    Эта игра нереально круче чем та же цивилизация. В игре сразу с самого начала реализована глубочайшая экономическая система, религия, а так же очень интересные бои армии - что очень меня порадовали. Стратегическая составляющая игры поражает, а так же в данной игре реализована самая лучшая система дипломатии. Ты всегда понимаешь кто чего хочет и искусственный интеллект врага тоже радует.Эта игра нереально круче чем та же цивилизация. В игре сразу с самого начала реализована глубочайшая экономическая система, религия, а так же очень интересные бои армии - что очень меня порадовали. Стратегическая составляющая игры поражает, а так же в данной игре реализована самая лучшая система дипломатии. Ты всегда понимаешь кто чего хочет и искусственный интеллект врага тоже радует. Игра которую я ждал и она не разочаровала. Рекомундую.… Expand
  36. EshanBhatt
    Aug 26, 2021
    10
    OUTSTANDING game. Obviously one will compare this to the civ games, and while it has a lot of similarities, it manages to create an extremely unique experience. I became addicted. My favorite unique features of HumanKind are the ability to change cultures and the creation and evolution of your custom avatar, and the full control over all battles that results in a fascinating unique empire.OUTSTANDING game. Obviously one will compare this to the civ games, and while it has a lot of similarities, it manages to create an extremely unique experience. I became addicted. My favorite unique features of HumanKind are the ability to change cultures and the creation and evolution of your custom avatar, and the full control over all battles that results in a fascinating unique empire. Visually and civic wise as you go through eras, your empire feels like your own. Each world feels different. I seriously cannot think of how anyone could give this under 5 stars. If you loved civ you will love this MORE. it will take some time to get used to, have patience, but when you get used to the whole system you will LOVEE IT! Only flaws I can think of: No ability to create multiple avatars outside your own (you can download friends for some reason but not create new ones) and the trading system is not that in-depth, and is useless at one point in the game.

    Fully recommend !!!    … Expand
  37. LostMerlin
    Aug 24, 2021
    10
    As a long time Civ fan i can definetely recommend this game. Interesting approach to the classic 4x Civilization formula with some improvements, new features but also some flaws. Some small bugs need to be fixed and some mechanics dont seem to be well worked out (the religion system and AI), but just like Civ 6 after its release it is definitely a very solid base for upcoming DLCs and updates.
  38. Zeltiko2018
    Aug 19, 2021
    4
    A videogame witchout IA. Must I obligated to declare war to the firsts in fame when the second dont do something.? Poor game in IA. I expect patches in future. Nothing to compite witch a civ.
  39. bladex
    Sep 6, 2021
    1
    game is exactly like civilization VI meaning it will CTD at the drop of a hat. You can't even play it properly living in fear that it will crash at any second.
  40. bigflo
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    Impossible to change the language and the game delete my everytime, it's very annoying
  41. Oshiri_Maeda
    Aug 28, 2021
    5
    Feels like a heavily modded civ6. Probably a good game for 4x fans, but I'll pass.
  42. hayjbur
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
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  43. samsara_mmdx
    Sep 22, 2021
    5
    Les voy a contar mi historia, yo llevaba mas de 6 años con una amistad con una persona de Colombia pero unas cuantas partidas de este juego hicieron que esa amistad de años pereciera en ese mismo momento, pasamos de hablar diarios a tener un mes sin hablar, y todo porque este juego mal hecho saca lo peor de cada persona, estaba yo expandiendo mis fronteras para poder tener un flujo viableLes voy a contar mi historia, yo llevaba mas de 6 años con una amistad con una persona de Colombia pero unas cuantas partidas de este juego hicieron que esa amistad de años pereciera en ese mismo momento, pasamos de hablar diarios a tener un mes sin hablar, y todo porque este juego mal hecho saca lo peor de cada persona, estaba yo expandiendo mis fronteras para poder tener un flujo viable de recursos para poder llegar a la siguiente era, pero en uno de esos momentos el que era mi amigo se vio influenciado por la codicia de querer todo y bajo fuerzas militares se hizo de mi ciudad, la habia llamado "OwO", pero owo no vio mas de unos pocos turnos antes de volverse "sebaus ciudad", y ahi no para, tras dejar pasar eso me puse a trabajar arduamente en la construcción de barcos para desbloquear los colonos e irme al nuevo mundo y tener un nuevo comienzo, pero no sirvio de nada, el aprovecho un grupo de islotes donde había agua bajas para llegar al nuevo continente, cuando tuve mis colonos ya el nuevo continente estaba totalmente colonizado, y me quede estancando con 2 ciudades, sin comida y viendo a mi pueblo morir lentamente, lo cual me rompió como líder.

    lo que mas me duele es que el que era mi amigo nunca pidió perdón, pues el creía que hacia lo correcto.    … Expand
  44. Sqd
    Oct 11, 2021
    10
    Everything you wanted for civ series. There is plenty of room for improvement. I would absolutely buy the add ons
  45. TheOldestOak
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Brilliant x4 strategy game. Better than Civ 6 which was a total joke. Highly recommended!
  46. AbysmalX
    Aug 23, 2023
    1
    Simple put, while I enjoy games like CIV. This is a terrible take on an otherwise enjoyable genre. It's far too complex to make any coherent sense. If you want your game to have replay ability. Make it fun, instead of arbitrarily making it complex for no justifiable reason. I honestly feel like the developers of this game, wanted to toss in as many "mechanics" as possible with absolutelySimple put, while I enjoy games like CIV. This is a terrible take on an otherwise enjoyable genre. It's far too complex to make any coherent sense. If you want your game to have replay ability. Make it fun, instead of arbitrarily making it complex for no justifiable reason. I honestly feel like the developers of this game, wanted to toss in as many "mechanics" as possible with absolutely no foresight into how fun having to deal with a million different things at once would be. Hint: It's not.… Expand
  47. JackPaladin
    Nov 26, 2021
    8
    Released with a bunch of imbalances and bugs, but now it plays smoothly with lots of patches and updates in 100 days. I am now having WAY more fun than I ever did with Civ 6. So many improvements over the civs#; amazing art and narration; great combat; a nice breath of fresh air for the 4x genre. It would get a 9 if multiplayer worked better.
  48. soul2591
    May 8, 2022
    9
    I think people are pissed because somebody has tried to add something new to the strategy genre. Which has been moving nowhere for the past decade or so. The game has so many fun interesting mechanics! And I'd say 80-90% of them are successfully implemented
  49. Losiu
    Jan 8, 2022
    8
    Great game! I think I like it even more than the civ series. Hope there will be more updates.
  50. EviltoastSA
    Jan 6, 2022
    4
    Not all bad, pretty aesthetics, but buggy, unpolished and unbalanced. Too many complex systems weakly executed. 6 months after release the game still has game ending bugs.
  51. toxyk
    Feb 16, 2023
    6
    El juego tiene ideas interesantes pero en lineas generales es un X4 bastante mediocre. Cabe destacar que tiene unos fallos de balanceo de juego bastante importantes, y hay veces que sientes que te encuentras antes situaciones injustas por culpa de esto.

    Solo lo recomendaría a gente que le encantan los X4, o a un precio muy reducido.
  52. rinshun
    May 3, 2022
    4
    Too complex for it's own good: Like Civilization games, humankind has lots of systems and subsystems that are interdependent, which creates a very steep learning curve. The main problem is that each of those systems are super shallow and uninteresting. The best games manage to make a simple to understand but hard to master gameplay.

    Lacks originality. There is nothing new to this game    Too complex for it's own good: Like Civilization games, humankind has lots of systems and subsystems that are interdependent, which creates a very steep learning curve. The main problem is that each of those systems are super shallow and uninteresting. The best games manage to make a simple to understand but hard to master gameplay.

    Lacks originality. There is nothing new to this game we haven't seen before.    … Expand
  53. kaczan3
    Jul 11, 2022
    0
    This game is a crippled and unfun Civilization with "current year" politics crammed in, which you can immediately tell, even starting with the title or the cover art.
  54. Randomdude64
    Apr 12, 2022
    5
    cultural evolution? more like cultural whiplash!

    It doesn't even do it's main theme correctly and the rest is at best mediocre.
  55. Nerdchieftain
    Nov 29, 2021
    8
    I am a long time Civilization fan. My impression of Humankind is that they wanted to fix the core problems in Civ, but keep it similar. Overall, they achieved this, but I wish it felt more fresh. I find myself asking, is this a breath of fresh air or what Civ 4 Should have been? When you make a “clone” of a game you can’t win with fans by making game similar enough or different enough toI am a long time Civilization fan. My impression of Humankind is that they wanted to fix the core problems in Civ, but keep it similar. Overall, they achieved this, but I wish it felt more fresh. I find myself asking, is this a breath of fresh air or what Civ 4 Should have been? When you make a “clone” of a game you can’t win with fans by making game similar enough or different enough to suit them. So it still feels like Civ. So it passes the similarity check. But what sets it apart? It seems many layers of subtlety.

    If there is something fresh here, it’s the culture system. Every phase of history, you get to choose a new civilization and get new special unit, building, and special ability. This gives lots of flexibility and many big choices. At the end of the day, they have taken Civ game mechanics and shaken it up, but there isn’t anything really new here at the top level gameplay. To be fair, I felt like mechanics were deep and I didn’t understand them that well. It’s a big shake up on the mechanics side. It might be unfair to say there is not a lot new here. There are clearly lots details to sort through, and for those of us who love figuring out the mechanics, there is lots of replay to be had.

    I was frustrated because despite having twice the religious faith building of my neighbor across the ocean, they were able to influence one city to switch faiths. This is one example of where I could go deeper.

    How they addressed problems.
    Stupid AI. There is now a system for justifying wars. In the end, diplomacy is very simple and so a rogue AI can’t really break it. You get points for having valid complaints and winning battles. However, the pendulum seems to have swing a little too far. Without events beyond your control to create grievances, you can’t truly win a war with superior tech. The ultimate goal would be to vassalize a strong enemy. But first you must win a war, take half their territory, then start another. And then they aren’ta strong vassal. Tech race. Still technology is king because you get big weapons. That’s mitigated by war being less powerful. Also, other mechanics play a bigger role. For example your society mechanics provides you with wonders and prestige, as well as other achievements. Score determines the winner. There are more paths to win with culture, science, and economics. Making the game about transparent score that is not biased towards empire size and science may just mean there is more than one way to win. Proliferation of units and unit management. It would be hard to be 4x without military units you move around the map. Still, it feels like a little much in kate game. So much unit management. But a nice balance is achieved by making armies of 4-5 troops (5 with tech). This gives miniature strategy game for combat. So there are much less military units running around. 5-10 good units is all you need to win a war.    … Expand
  56. Ongkachat
    Apr 7, 2022
    9
    9 For now But if you fix all UI bug i will give you 10.

    The gameplay is very amazing y'all should try this.
  57. maximusoverdriv
    May 23, 2022
    0
    Very terrible A.I., no real political management system. Barely functioning religious system. Do not ever choose auto-resolve for battles or you will certainly lose more units than you ever should. CIV has done everything this does better. Oh and did they use a text-to-speech program for the "leader" characters? Jesus the dialogue is cringe, uninspired, and merely a placeholder for whatVery terrible A.I., no real political management system. Barely functioning religious system. Do not ever choose auto-resolve for battles or you will certainly lose more units than you ever should. CIV has done everything this does better. Oh and did they use a text-to-speech program for the "leader" characters? Jesus the dialogue is cringe, uninspired, and merely a placeholder for what should have been much more.… Expand
  58. Blickwinkel145
    Jul 6, 2022
    5
    I loved both the Endless space and Legend games, and so I tried to give this one a chance again and again, but every time I just give up. I've tried many 4x and GSG titles, but never before have I seen so many absurd and nonsensical systems and mechanics in one game. Most of the game is so bizzare and such a chore I honestly believe it was constructed towards being unique and differentI loved both the Endless space and Legend games, and so I tried to give this one a chance again and again, but every time I just give up. I've tried many 4x and GSG titles, but never before have I seen so many absurd and nonsensical systems and mechanics in one game. Most of the game is so bizzare and such a chore I honestly believe it was constructed towards being unique and different rather than being enjoyable to play.… Expand
  59. Sashi_K
    Sep 3, 2022
    5
    While I enjoyed the game itself, the lack of a robust tutorial and amount of systems that are implemented makes this more of a "this will be on the history exam" game rather than a game you can open up and relax with which is the case for other turn based strategy games. This game has by far the biggest learning curve I have ever seen in gaming and it throws new players off a cliff.
  60. Giero
    Jul 3, 2023
    7
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  61. Max552
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    Can't say I was a fan. Played and found it too easy and quite boring. I really don't see the fuss about these games.
  62. LordTrafficCone
    Sep 3, 2023
    4
    Dictionary definition of missed potential.

    The game starts in a way most 4x games don't where you have to establish yourself from nothing which is a breath of fresh air. Sadly this was the only breath of fresh air the entire game. If you are not at war and have already built around 2-3 cities then there is literally NOTHING to do. Unlike Civilization, religion is a completely passive    Dictionary definition of missed potential.

    The game starts in a way most 4x games don't where you have to establish yourself from nothing which is a breath of fresh air. Sadly this was the only breath of fresh air the entire game. If you are not at war and have already built around 2-3 cities then there is literally NOTHING to do. Unlike Civilization, religion is a completely passive mechanic that is sometimes slightly influenced by minor events. Religion spreads automatically so the AIs will get angry at you for preaching to them which let me remind you again you have NO control over so be prepared to be declared war on for no reason what so ever (which isn't really that bad considering war is the only part of the game that is mildly entertaining)    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 55
  3. Negative: 0 out of 55
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 17, 2022
    60
    Humankind is different than other games and that's fine. It builds on the authors' experiences with the genre, but may differ too much for the massive success of the brand and the studio. It's an interesting title that will find countless players and fans, but it does too little for big success.
  2. CD-Action
    Nov 15, 2021
    85
    Humankind features some revolutionary mechanics, but fails to use their potential to the fullest. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the game is simply very enjoyable and Sid Meier’s Civilization now has a major rival. [11/2021, p.78]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 22, 2021
    76
    Humankind offers a fresh take on historical 4X strategy genre, with a lot of creativity thrown in, but the team sorely lacks a lead designer who could tie everything together. So even though each innovation is really cool on its own, the whole turned out to be less than the sum of its parts. [Issue#255, p.40]
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