Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Eurogamer

Unknown Author

No Recommendation / Blank

Ancestors is ambitious and clunky and not much fun - and it's often quietly thought-provoking too.

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IGN

Dan Stapleton

7 / 10.0

In Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, survival is easy once you decipher the basic mechanics of evolution and sit through the cutscenes, but the journey is full of moments of discovery.

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PC Gamer

Christopher Livingston

58 / 100

A novel premise wrapped in an awkward and repetitive survival slog.

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GamesRadar+

Rachel Weber

A bright idea made dull by constant repetition and diminishing rewards.

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Game Informer

Matt Miller

5.5 / 10.0

Moments of beauty and distantly spaced moments of sublime discovery are separated by hours and hours of tedium and frustration

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GameSpot

Jordan Ramée

4 / 10

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an unfulfilling survival game, one that never provides a compelling reason to see its journey all the way through.

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Hardcore Gamer

Fran Soto

4 / 5.0

Yet despite its complicated objectives, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey challenges players to think outside the box by using contemporary, evolved knowledge to survive in a prehistoric world.

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God is a Geek

Nick Gillham

6.5 / 10.0

Initial bewilderment gives way to fascination as you understand what Ancestors is trying to do, but fiddly controls and a lack of hand-holding leads to frustration

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