Humanity

 PlayStation 5
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 86 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 86
  3. Negative: 14 out of 86

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  1. Irelia
    May 17, 2023
    10
    Un juego bastante entretenido y diferente a lo que estamos acostumbrados, su jugabilidad es divertida!
  2. SpookyManIvan
    May 17, 2023
    10
    After first trailers I thought that the game sucks. But they put it in to the ps plus so I tried it and omg it is awesome
  3. gamer664
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Overrated game. The game starts out fun because you can solve problems your own way, but after act 3, all of the puzzles have one fixed solution, which is boring and makes the game a chore to play.
  4. Vomitpoop
    May 18, 2023
    10
    One of the best puzzle games games ever made, and the presentation is unmatched. Incredibly fluid controls, silky smooth frame rate, beautiful graphics, and some truly genius puzzles that’ll leave you with your mouth on the floor. This will very likely be the best puzzle game of the year.
  5. AndreaxPichini
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Andrea Pichini is a MAN

    This game is very fun. Every one can enjoy this game. Playstation is best
  6. Pazikon
    May 19, 2023
    10
    It's almost a perfect experience for me.
    Puzzles are fun and diversity is there in every sequence.
    new mechanics until the very end of the game. Music and sounds effects are very satisfying. This is a game where you can chill while listening to your favorite podcast and enjoy your time.
  7. makeemage
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Absolutely brilliant and beautiful high quality puzzle game! I'm not usually too big on puzzle games but this game looked interesting so decided to give it a shot and now I can't stop playing it.
  8. Phil19
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This was I game I though would be mid. But goddamn it the game is hella great! Recommend it to everyone!
  9. Lunaxia
    May 18, 2023
    10
    "O jogo Humanity é simplesmente incrível! Os gráficos são impressionantes, a trilha sonora envolvente e a história cativante. Ele explora temas profundos da natureza humana e as escolhas têm consequências significativas. Com desafios estimulantes, é uma experiência única que recomendo a todos. Prepare-se para uma jornada emocionante que o fará refletir sobre o que significa ser humano!"
  10. bowsers2
    Jun 7, 2023
    4
    Cool concept, & it’s designed well & polished….it’s just that the puzzles are not satisfying.
    All the “puzzles” are the player uncovering the exact steps needed to finish the level and that is not a puzzle game, that following a predetermined path.
    Establishment media discredited again.
  11. ParanoydAndroyd
    May 19, 2023
    10
    Absolutely love this game! If you enjoyed games like Maquette, The Talos Principle, Portal, The Witness, etc. then you are going to love this game!!! Puzzles galore, great music to chill with, and simple, yet very fun and relaxing gameplay. It's also free on PS Plus day one!!!
  12. HonestReviews66
    Jun 20, 2023
    0
    Really don't understand the hype for this game. Yes it's okay-ish for an hour or so. But people calling it "PlayStation at its best" or the "best puzzle game ever made" must be 10 years old and haven't really played many games before. The puzzles aren't that satisfying because there is often only one way to solve them and the process is basically trial and error until you figure out whatReally don't understand the hype for this game. Yes it's okay-ish for an hour or so. But people calling it "PlayStation at its best" or the "best puzzle game ever made" must be 10 years old and haven't really played many games before. The puzzles aren't that satisfying because there is often only one way to solve them and the process is basically trial and error until you figure out what it is. The game is okay for a cheap game but I didn't buy PlayStation 5 to play lemmings.… Expand
  13. Migpi
    May 21, 2023
    10
    Good game, I recommend you to play this game, a wonderful game, a smart game
  14. DutchPotato
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    Extremely charming puzzle game. Made by the same devs that made Tetris effect and Rez so as you might expect the music and visuals are unique, charming and memorable. For me personally the puzzles were at that perfect difficulty that takes a little time without being frustrating and the solution's were always satisfying. The last optional puzzle in particular was very hard but the payoffExtremely charming puzzle game. Made by the same devs that made Tetris effect and Rez so as you might expect the music and visuals are unique, charming and memorable. For me personally the puzzles were at that perfect difficulty that takes a little time without being frustrating and the solution's were always satisfying. The last optional puzzle in particular was very hard but the payoff was amazing when I finally figured out what the solution was, I almost couldn't believe it, it was so clever.… Expand
  15. marcosvaliente
    May 24, 2023
    9
    Me ha gustado muchísimo, super adictivo y el apartado sonoro me encanta. No pasa nada porque los humanos se maten, al principio pensaba que ese era el reto, pero es sacar del mapa a los hombres dorados, céntrate en eso y pasaras de nivel.

    Muy buen juego y encima día 1 en el Plus Extra y Premium. Recomendado.
  16. RolMustang
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    Yo solo jugué el modo historia, y es muy entretenido, con misiones muy creativas que van aumentando de dificultad a medida que avanzas, además de una historio bastante compleja para ser un juego de un perro que guia gente xd. Además de lo anterior, es muy divertido y facil de platinar.
  17. bigdezy419
    May 22, 2023
    10
    This game is amazing! I always loved when Sony had quirky games like this, Ape Escape, Parappa, IQ, and etc. The puzzles on this are very challenging and you have to be able to humble yourself knowing your master plan may not have been the best plan after all.
  18. Bibikelis
    Jul 3, 2023
    9
    Это чудесная игра досталась мне бесплатно и я с удовольствием её прошел , необычный геймплей и что радует разнообразный, а когда начинается стрельба у меня вострог был. Однозначно стоит тогда чтобы попробовать
  19. RustyNail84
    May 20, 2023
    10
    One of the best/amazing puzzle games! Well done SONY for putting this beautiful game on ps plus day one!
  20. Horjus
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    The game works when it allows experimentation and a slow, methodical approach to puzzle solving. The departure from that in the last quarter was jarring and left me longing for the structure of placing commands exclusively, but was by no means a bad part of the game. The last two core fights were excellent, and the presentation of the game as a whole is well-done. I'd recommend this toThe game works when it allows experimentation and a slow, methodical approach to puzzle solving. The departure from that in the last quarter was jarring and left me longing for the structure of placing commands exclusively, but was by no means a bad part of the game. The last two core fights were excellent, and the presentation of the game as a whole is well-done. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes puzzle games.… Expand
  21. DaileyBeating
    Jul 20, 2023
    8
    Have you ever played a game that has made you feel really smart. A game that presents fun challenges to you and does a good job teaching you to overcome these challenges to feel like you might be the next great mind to bring humanity forward? Well if that sounds fun you should try Humanity. Humanity is from developers of Tetris effect and that becomes apparent as you see all the creativeHave you ever played a game that has made you feel really smart. A game that presents fun challenges to you and does a good job teaching you to overcome these challenges to feel like you might be the next great mind to bring humanity forward? Well if that sounds fun you should try Humanity. Humanity is from developers of Tetris effect and that becomes apparent as you see all the creative and weird visuals and music that will drill its way into your consciousness and put you in a zen state as you play… ok the music isn’t as good as tetris effect but its still pretty good.

    At its core humanity is a puzzle game and the way you interface with these puzzles is by controlling this magical glowing spirit dog and placing commands on the ground in the path of the humans to guide them where they need to go. You are basically a sheep dog guiding endless numbers of humans through obstacles and into the light. Things start out pretty simple with you mainly switching the direction of the humans in certain places as they walk in a line to the exit.

    But as you play you will unlock more abilities that range from letting the humans jump to arming them with lasers to defend themselves. The cadence at which you get these new mechanics is well paced, allowing you enough time to learn a new mechanic, have fun with it, test yourself with it in more difficult puzzles and integrate them with the other things you have learned along the way, get the next mechanic and repeat. I really got glued to the game in my first few sit downs and was constantly being impressed by how fun and satisfying the solutions were to pull off and witness.

    Along the way you will come across something called Goldy, a large gold human, that mostly acts as a collectible to strive for in each level unlocking cosmetics along your journey. These goldy can show up anywhere from 1 to 3 times in a level and vary in difficulty to save. Sometimes going out of your way to direct your humans to grab goldy will make accomplishing other things in the puzzle more difficult, sometimes the goldy is a required key to beat the level in the first place. I ended up getting all the goldy and really enjoyed the added challenge pulling this off. Something in my brain would not let me move on without getting all of them each time so I didn’t “beat” a level in my mind until I saved them all.

    The game is separated into different chapters each with trials and optional trials within. Each chapter has a theme and Humanity does a great job making these themes make sense from the story point of view and what the game is having you do. The story is pretty light overall, and really only exists between chapters, you don’t need to pay attention or try to understand what the game is telling you to understand the puzzles or anything.

    If you do pay attention though, its basically a meta commentary on humans and them needing to be led and how we can devolve into violence if it means getting what we want and a bunch of other stuff that didn’t always make a whole lot of sense. Some of it went over my head, but that didn’t take away from the experience. I didn’t even expect a story going into this so even a thin plot designed completely to introduce new gameplay mechanics to me was more than I thought I was going to get.

    And introducing new gameplay mechanics was both a boon and a bane for how I felt about humanity. In the first handful of chapters all the new abilities, jumping, floating, diverting paths, felt like natural evolutions allowing for more complex puzzles that I loved. Where the game started to lose me a bit is when it introduced the enemy characters. A little over halfway though the game you start having to avoid antagonistic enemy humans who want to steal the Goldy from you and will attack and kill your humans to do so. Naturally this leads to the violence I mentioned before and you have to start arming the humans with swords and guns to fight back

    At first this was just another thing that felt right, when and where do I give them certain defenses in order to get through safely, sure makes sense, but eventually it felt like the entire focus of the game became this concept. This was only amplified when you gain the ability to lead the humans with the follow command freely walking the herd through the levels without the need for arrows to point them on set paths. This even led to stealth mechanics being implemented, your classic wait in a safe spot, avoid detection from bad guys on a surveillance route kinda thing. The game almost changed genres into a real time strategy game at this point, which, to be clear, was well done for the most part and even enjoyable at times, but it never looked back. This is what the game was now.

    It made me miss the first few dozens puzzles that I was hooked on and wanted more of. I loved watching these endless lines of humans walking like ants on the paths I set for them. Jumping over each other, climbing up ...    … Expand
  22. Red_nanaki
    May 22, 2023
    9
    Empiezas a jugarlo por probarlo y acabas platineandolo, a medida que avanza el juego añaden nuevas mecanicas y siempre sorprenden con algo nuevo
  23. Kiryu23
    May 24, 2023
    10
    Juego de puzzles maravillosos. Su estética y banda sonora (la cual es tremenda) inquietantes permiten experimentar algo muy peculiar. Además en lo jugable funciona de maravillas, produciendo enorme satisfacción la resolución de los niveles al ver que los planes salen bien. A todo esto, la narrativa también es genialidad. Hay que jugarlo
  24. DarkElement
    May 31, 2023
    9
    Pretty descent and calming game, which helps you to relax, should be suitable to play before going to bed.
    Gameplay:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slkn7U5VLSA
  25. nemeusa
    Jun 4, 2023
    10
    Un juego perfecto, merece mucho más reconocimiento.
    El diseño de niveles, las mecánicas y su sistema de progreso es algo muy diferente e innovador.
  26. Jarjar3828
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    Would be higher but sequence 6 and 7 are some of the worst designed levels I have ever played in a game **** this game
  27. MrtEfe
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    It was the best puzzle game i’ve played in a long time. it was addictive. I didn't want it to end. Plus, it's free for ps plus members !
  28. Unniok
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    It's a fine game. Not really that special in my opinion, but ok enough. I give it a 7/10

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#27 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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#36 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Gamereactor Finland
    Nov 3, 2023
    80
    Humanity has a strange pull in it, even though VR should have been used more.
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  2. PLAY
    Sep 17, 2023
    90
    Enhance’s most experimental and ambitious game yet, more about massaging your brain than teasing your senses. Being part of the crowd is what makes it stand out. [Issue#28, p.80]
  3. Hey Poor Player
    Jun 21, 2023
    80
    Despite those issues though, Humanity is never less than an engaging puzzle game. Wrapping my brain around these levels was a joy, and the fact that players can make their own levels means I’ll be checking back in periodically to see what new ways players have found to twist my mind into pretzels. Humanity might be a second-tier game from Enhance, but that still puts it far ahead of most of the puzzle genre.
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