Humankind Reviews

Humankind is ranked in the 79th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
9 / 10
Aug 16, 2021

HUMANKIND is a true masterpiece and the best 4X of the decade. The game has brilliant gameplay mechanics and offers us an experience of great depth, with some incredible art style. May its reign be long.

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8 / 10
Aug 16, 2021

The most direct challenger to Civilization yet is full of brilliant ideas which could yet change the genre, although bugs and underdeveloped features occasionally get in the way of the fun.

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9 / 10
Aug 16, 2021

HUMANKIND is as deep as you could possibly want from a 4X strategy game, but the constant addition of new things to think about never feels overwhelming because everything's explained so well, and often with a good bit of humour too. It's an excellent game, and if you've never delved into the 4X genre before, this might be your best chance to do so.

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7.5 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

Humankind is a refreshing and authentic take on the historical 4X strategy subgenre, albeit with some balancing problems that keep it from greatness.

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71 / 100
Aug 16, 2021

A smart historical 4X that doesn't quite match the inventiveness of the studio's best.

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8 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

Civilization has a new rival, with deep evolution. Sometimes not very logic, but variable and fun.

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80 / 100
Aug 16, 2021

Amplitude has pulled a worthy Civilization competitor up its sleeve. It has its drawbacks, but it certainly also has enough of a personality of its own to take on Firaxis' game on its own turf. The choice of civilization in each era, and the simultaneous turns are huge additions.

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8 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

There are some cracks in the shiny veneer, for sure, but on the whole Humankind is a great experience with almost endless replayability.

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IGN
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

Humankind is an interesting but fairly safe riff on historical 4X that doesn't always rise to meet its potential.

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7.5 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

While it probably won’t be a “Civ killer” – not that it necessarily aims to be one –, it’s clearly a game that historical 4X strategy fans looking for a different spin on the subgenre’s formula should definitely consider trying out at some point.

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Aug 16, 2021

Embracing player motivations from start to finish, Humankind refreshes the 4X genre – even with a couple of technical kinks.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

A 4X game like no other. Unique and innovative, full with interesting mechanics - and some weird ones. Humankind has some clear flaws, indeed, but kudos to Amplitude for pushing the genre forward.

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7.7 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

Sadly, Humankind isn't Amplitude Studios' magnum opus. Its interesting concept of civilization mix-matching is constantly let down by an uncompetitive AI and all sort of balancing issues.

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7.5 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

Humankind is ambitious in size, scale, and scope, allowing you to try out multiple combinations of cultures as you progress through various eras. However, it's also hampered by limitations in certain mechanics and systems that don't mesh well with the overall gameplay.

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8 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

Like actual Humankind, the game, Humankind is an ambitious, large, complex and sometimes difficult to understand experience that gets better with time and only expands the possibilities of what comes next.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

Humankind, in short, raises the quality standards of the 4X game, placing itself as the perfect "rival" of Civilization. This net of some gleanings that could be filed through future updates and safe expansions. If you're a lover of this genre, you can't really skip the date with Amplitude's work. The future, full support for mods and the world editor will help to enrich the title seamlessly.

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Unscored
Aug 16, 2021

Humankind is a strategy game introduces us on the governor's skin with all things implicate that, all choices of politic, law, society and other, and not only resources assignment. It has his cons like but rate and improvable battle, but on the contrary it has many options process alleviates his defects. On a artistic level the game looks like realistic, but casual due to his colourful

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IGN Spain
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2021

‎Humankind has been a surprise, a title of strategy and management by turns that has not only met the expectations generated, but, in my opinion, has exceeded them. The work of Amplitude enjoys a balance between depth and accessibility difficult to find, a proposal capable of hooking at least ducho in this type of video games and to satisfy the needs of the experienced player. A design that, in addition, comes accompanied by a large audiovisual section and an exemplary documentation work.‎

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
7 / 10
Aug 17, 2021

A highly competent alternative to Civilization but the list of unequivocal improvements is disappointingly short, with an unfortunate lack of real innovation.

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7 / 10
Aug 17, 2021

Humankind is immediately accessible to anybody familiar with the 4X genre, especially the Civilization series. It strays a little too close to Civilization at times, but its unique take on the advancement of culture and ideology prevents it from feeling like a copycat. The way your culture changes between eras means that no two games will ever be the same, no matter how much you try. It’s not quite as masterful as it could be and needs some fine-tuning in some areas, but it remains a solid addition to Amplitude’s library of strategy games.

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