Better than Civ VI/VII
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This is the game Firaxis tried to imitate with Civ VII and completely failed to capture.”
Steam review · 268.1 h played ↗
HUMANKIND™
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Mixed · 68%Mixed · 68%AMPLITUDE Studios2021Turn-Based Strategy · 4X · Strategy
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $12.49
The verdict
A fresh, pretty Civ-like 4X with culture swapping and tactical combat, scored by fame. Skip it if you want classic Civ or need stable multiplayer.
Great for
Civ veterans wanting a different take: culture swapping, tactical battles and single-player replayability
Main risk
Culture swapping, fame victory and war score may feel wrong or boring, plus long-standing bugs and multiplayer desyncs
What changed in the last 30 days
42 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews often compare it favorably with Civ VII and mention excitement for Humankind 2. No specific patch is cited, so confidence is moderate.
42 recent reviews
What players love
Culture switching each era
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Once you realise how much better the gameplay gets with the changing of civs, there's no going back.”
Steam review · 111.7 h played ↗
Beautiful art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the vivid and beautiful artistry is what keeps bringing me back”
Steam review · 148.9 h played ↗
Deep tactical combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Humankind has some of the best combat in the genre only rivaled by amplitude's other games”
Steam review · 124.9 h played ↗
Improved by updates, good value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Almost all the main issues people had have been fixed because the devs did their job and fixed them.”
Steam review · 2746.7 h played ↗
Fame system encourages varied play
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“you aren't locked into a single rigid path”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, repetitive, weak AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“AI dumb as bricks. Either so easy not worth playing or AI pulling moves human can not.”
Steam review · 160.2 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and stuck turns
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“within 6 turns the game gets permanently stuck on "turn pending".”
Steam review · 36.6 h played ↗
Culture swapping feels artificial
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“You're not mixing cultures (even less doing it "organically"), you're just choosing what kind of bonuses and a few other extras to pick for the next age.”
Steam review · 37.2 h played ↗
Multiplayer desyncs and disconnects
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“I cannot believe they never fixed multiplayer after five years. Sync issues still, unplayable.”
Steam review · 270.7 h played ↗
War score and peace mechanics frustrate
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“you can't keep it because your war score is too low”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Confusing UI and poor tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“I spent half my game time on Google trying to find explanations that should have been in the game”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i5 4th generation / AMD FX-8300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 770 / AMD R9 290
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7, 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i5 6th generation (or better) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (or better)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 (or better) / AMD RX 5500-XT (or better)
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i5 4th generation / AMD FX-8300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 770 / AMD R9 290
Storage25 GB available space
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