Relaxing, slow-paced and cozy
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“A beautifully paced survival-builder that lets you slow down and savor the rise of civilization.”
Steam review · 73.9 h played ↗
Dawn of Man
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Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Madruga Works2019City Builder · Colony Sim · Survival
−50%$24.99$12.49
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A slow, relaxing prehistoric settlement builder taking a tribe from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Skip it if you want deep systems, direct control of villagers, or new updates.
Great for
Patient players who like slow, cozy survival city builders in a unique prehistoric setting
Main risk
Villager AI ignores priorities and lets people die; the game is shallow and no longer updated
What players love
Unique prehistoric setting and tech progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It's the only one I know that has you go from hunter-gatherer to fully fledged iron age city and the transition is very cool.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Addictive and highly replayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the game tickles a part of your brain that makes 14 hours vanish... 0_0”
Steam review · 17.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, repetitive and lacking content
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Lacks depth and feels very repetitive by the third age. Mostly just waiting.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Dumb villager AI lets people die
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the AI has no self preservation, watching my people die by the dozens to preventable issues”
Steam review · 18.3 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Devs put out a "maintenance patch" to avoid the abandoned game Steam tag.”
Steam review · 227.8 h played ↗
Little control over priorities and tasks
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Villagers will stop hunting, fishing, and farming to do any other task you give them.”
Steam review · 48.6 h played ↗
Too much waiting, feels like an idle game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Feels like an idle game. You do a few things here and there, then wait for 5 minutes”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Crashes and lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Game keeps crashing and save always gets corrupted”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bit)
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB VRAM (Shader Model 3)
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB AMD or NVIDIA Card
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bit)
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB VRAM (Shader Model 3)
Storage2 GB available space
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