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HUMANKIND™

AMPLITUDE Studios · 2021-08-17

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Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Aug 17, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 17, 2021 (Mac), Aug 22, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Aug 22, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 22, 2023 (Xbox One), Aug 22, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Rewrite history by shaping a civilization as unique as you are. Combine 60 cultures from the Ancient Era to the Modern Age to lead your empire to victory. Build thriving cities, outsmart rivals in epic battles, spread your influence and leave your mark on HUMANKIND™.

969
playing now
69%
positive of 29k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
79/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (43 ratings)
46h
to beat · rushed 16h · completionist 217h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

969 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Combine up to 60 historical cultures as you lead your people from the Ancient to the Modern Age. From humble origins as a Neolithic tribe, transition to the Ancient Era as the Babylonians, become the Classical era Mayans, the Medieval Umayyads, the Early Modern era British, and so on. Each culture will add its own special gameplay layer, leading to near-endless outcomes. Face historical events, take impactful moral decisions, and make scientific breakthroughs. Discover the natural wonders of the world or build the most remarkable creations of humankind. Each game element is historically authe(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 969 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 643 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~80/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (9,063 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 5,887 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 572k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 28,615 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Steam$4.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 26 of 44 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.4k6.4k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 6,377 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2,686 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,587 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 801 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 323 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,049 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 360 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.4k2032026-08-06 21:00 — 429 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 203 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 381 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 458 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 261 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 447 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 500 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 283 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 534 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 518 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 247 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 388 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 431 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 220 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 352 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 365 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 203 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 449 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 520 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 254 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 278 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 497 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 278 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 432 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 489 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 570 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 819 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,357 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 969 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$0.002020-10-212026-08-302020-10-21 — best price $49.792021-09-30 — best price $45.992021-12-01 — best price $42.492021-12-22 — best price $31.982022-01-27 — best price $29.972022-05-15 — best price $49.992022-07-07 — best price $39.982022-08-22 — best price $39.992022-11-22 — best price $19.842022-12-24 — best price $21.992023-01-26 — best price $42.492023-03-27 — best price $16.992023-05-15 — best price $49.992023-07-30 — best price $8.502023-09-21 — best price $8.992023-11-21 — best price $10.672024-01-03 — best price $12.492024-01-25 — best price $9.002024-03-12 — best price $10.672024-05-09 — best price $12.492024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-08-02 — best price $9.992024-09-02 — best price $7.492024-10-28 — best price $7.492024-12-19 — best price $11.102025-01-30 — best price $11.172025-03-05 — best price $11.192025-03-31 — best price $49.992025-05-12 — best price $12.492025-06-12 — best price $49.992025-08-04 — best price $11.492025-09-29 — best price $12.492026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-04-20 — best price $12.492026-07-16 — best price $12.492026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

902026-08-26 19:15 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
90.6%
earned "Toe in the Water"
24.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing15 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Italian

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

4XWarHex GridStrategyHistoricalManagementOpen WorldSimulationTurn-BasedMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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