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Released Aug 17, 2021 $49.99 Mixed Counts toward your Steam games

HUMANKIND™

By AMPLITUDE Studios

Followers —
Reviews 22,237 Mixed
Players yesterday 411 at the busiest moment
Owners 1M–2M estimated

About HUMANKIND™

HUMANKIND™ is a game tagged Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and 4X by AMPLITUDE Studios, released Aug 17, 2021. It has 22,237 Steam reviews (Mixed). It has an estimated 1M–2M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include HUMANKIND™ 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization and Sid Meier's Civilization® IV.

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™.
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Overview

App ID1124300
Release dateAug 17, 2021
Last change number39862085
Last record update6 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
AMPLITUDE Studios
Publisher
AMPLITUDE Studios
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise
AmplitudeStudios

Languages

12 · 1 with full audio
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
All 12 languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes

Platforms

Windows macOS 64-bit
Steam Deck
Playable

Features

9
Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Related apps

Prices

Price · US$49.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$49.99Oct 24, 2026
Checked2 days agoin 41 regions

AustraliaA$AUD

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Patches

Patch notes

12
  1. Oct 15, 2026 Patch 1.31.4851

    Fixed Consul Tyabana using the wrong voice and titlesFixed the Wishlist link not taking you directly into the steam app

  2. Aug 26, 2026 Cassandra Update

    Hey everyone!As a celebration of the announcement of HUMANKIND™ 2, we wanted to give players 2 additional personas completely free:Cassandra, Apollo's priestessBlessed with the gift of prophecy by Apollo himself, Cassandra was then cursed …

  3. May 12, 2026 [1.30.4814] "War in the Pacific" AI Hotfix

    \ "War in the Pacific" AI HotfixAI FixesFixed an issue with AI taking too long to take its combat turns

  4. Apr 29, 2026 War in the Pacific Scenario and AI Patch

    Hey everyone,We are proud to release a new Scenario for Humankind: The War in the Pacific Scenario. This scenario is based on Operation Cartwheel, the campaign for the Solomon Islands during World War 2. This will let you experience naval …

  5. Nov 27, 2025 "Freyja" Religion Balancing Hotfix - Version 1.29.4742

    Gameplay AdditionsAdded "exclusive Tenets" option in the new game screenUI and LocalizationImproved tooltip distinction of State-Religion Effects versus Territory EffectsRephrased Raise Monuments, Sustain the Faithful, and Donate Generousl…

  6. Oct 27, 2025 Freyja Hotfix - Version 1.29.4732

    FIXESAdded missing localizationFixed issue where picked tenets were not displayed after loading a gameFixed issue where the wrong Faith was displayed in the the All Cities panelKNOWN ISSUESThe mod tools are not up to date yet

  7. Oct 14, 2025 Freyja Hotfix #1

    Humankind Version 1.29.4721 - "Freyja" Religion ChangesGeneral ChangesTenets are no longer exclusive: multiple religions can share the same tenetsADDED -2 Stability per non-State Religion FollowerCHANGED Religion Follower thresholdsTier 3:…

  8. Oct 8, 2025 Freyja Update - Religion Rebalance

    ​Hey everyone, If you’ve played Humankind since last Friday, you may have noticed a few things are different than they were just after the Dante update, particularly concerning the faith of your people, and many of you were wondering about…

  9. May 27, 2025 [1.0.28.4665] "Dante Update" Version Notes

    CHANGES & ADDITIONS Added a new "Dante" AI Persona. Added food consumption on armies, meaning: Army Food Consumption is taken from cities based on their size. Nomads and Mounted Nomads do not consume food. Scouts upgraded from neolithic tr…

  10. May 27, 2025 Dante Update Out Now

    Hey everyone, The Dante Update for Humankind is out now! This Update brings the new Dante persona, but also unlocks numerous old customization items (from symbols to avatars) for all players. Thanks to everybody who tried the beta version …

  11. May 16, 2025 Dante Update Beta Available Now

    Hey everybody, You may remember that during our last Amplified, our whole community together unlocked several stretch goals, including a new Humankind persona of Dante, author of the Divine Comedy. After a long trip through no less than ni…

  12. Feb 20, 2025 Achilles Update - Hotfix (v1.0.28.4623)

    Fix for AIs not advancing out of the neolithic Fix for AI not surrendering* Fixed The Other Capital Punishment civic still giving stability on exploitations Fixed a localization error with the Force Surrender button *An edge case still exi…

Builds

3
BuildBranchUpdated
25953665publicOct 15, 2026
23181593rollbackMay 12, 2026
22990103update_previewApr 29, 2026

Packages & DLC

Packages

4
IDNameGamesPrice (US)
381705 HUMANKIND™ Standard Edition 1 $49.99
67531 Bundle HUMANKIND™ - Starter Edition 1 $59.60
84218 Bundle Amplitude Worlds Pack 2 $71.98
37299 Bundle HUMANKIND™ Definitive Edition 1 $98.93

DLCs

9
IDNamePrice (US)
1633650 Not on the store yet —
1633651 Not on the store yet —
1704220 Not on the store yet —
1819400 Not on the store yet —
1819410 Not on the store yet —
1833990 Not on the store yet —
1838710 Not on the store yet —
2320210 Not on the store yet —
2320211 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

9
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228984 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228985 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228988 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
228990 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
229000 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
229004 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
1124301 — Windows 34.89 GB 13.98 GB 6566883335830372498
1124302 — macOS 34.93 GB 13.99 GB 3226555022407765525
1124303 — DLC 1633650 All 238.3 MB 179.7 MB 4307787678226630570

Branches

3
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 25953665 Oct 15, 2026 Open
rollback The previous version of the game, before the last update. 23181593 May 12, 2026 Open
update_preview Preview branch for the next udpate. Please be aware that it may be unstable and not compatible with vanilla multiplayer. 22990103 Apr 29, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Humankind

Launch options

2
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
Humankind.exe -single-instance Windows · 64-bit
Humankind.app -single-instance macOS

Cloud saves

Space per player95.4 MB
Filesup to 400
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
SteamCloudDocumentsHumankind/Save Files/Cloud*.ctrAll

Achievements

Achievements990 hidden
Most unlocked90.5%Toe in the Water
Rarest0.6%How the Mighty Have Fallen

Global unlock rate

share of players who have it
  • Toe in the Water Play 10 turns. 90.5%
  • Collector Collect 20 Curiosities over several games. 79%
  • Hoarder Collect 50 Curiosities over several games. 64%
  • Animal Lover Advance from the Neolithic Era without hurting a single animal. 62.4%
  • Sí, Patrón Reach a "Friendly" relationship with an Independent People. 53.4%
  • Obsessive Collect 100 Curiosities over several games. 50.1%
  • Industrial Action Produce at least 500 Industry per turn in a City. 41.4%
  • Eureka! Produce at least 500 Science per turn in a City. 40.5%
  • From Zero to Hero Be first to reach a new Era after reaching the previous Era last. 39.8%
  • Row, Row, Row Your Boat Disembark on an uninhabited continent before the Early Modern Era. 39%
  • Money for Nothing Produce at least 500 Money per turn in a City. 37.5%
  • No Man Down Win a war without losing any Units. 37.3%
  • Culture Vulture Obtain 3 Cultural Wonders through conquest. 36.3%
  • Continental Shift Possess Cities on three continents. 36%
  • The Six-Turns War Win a war in less than 6 turns. 33.4%
  • Captain of Industry Produce at least 1000 Industry per turn in a City. 32.8%
  • Nerdopolis Produce at least 1000 Science per turn in a City. 32.7%
  • Pacesetter Be the first to reach all six Eras in a single game. 32.1%
All 99 achievements
  • Heroic Patience Play 1000 turns. 31%
  • Money, Money, Money Produce at least 1000 Money per turn in a City. 30.1%
  • Life of Luxury Possess 5 Wondrous Luxury Resources. 29.2%
  • Seven Wonders of My World Construct seven Cultural Wonders in a single game. 28.6%
  • Cartographer Discover 5 Landmarks in a single game. 26.8%
  • Talk to the Hand Finish a game where you refused every received demand. 26.5%
  • Just Eat Produce at least 500 Food per turn in a City. 26.1%
  • The Land of Smiles Win a game without Empire Stability falling into Unrest. 26%
  • Flawless Win a game against an Expert AI Persona. 25.9%
  • Behold! Achieve twice the Fame of a surviving player at the game end. 25.4%
  • Everybody's Friend Be allied with 3 or more players simultaneously. 25%
  • Midas Touch Amass more than 500k in money over several games. 25%
  • All the Things Extract every Strategic Resource in a single game. 24.7%
  • Punching Up Win a battle with less than half Combat Strength of your opponent. 23.9%
  • They Know Not What They Ask Win a game without accepting a Civics Backlash. 21.4%
  • Key Influencer All Empire capitals are in your sphere of influence. 21.1%
  • Neanderthal Lose all your armies during the Neolithic Era. 20.3%
  • Timur Achieve 12 Expansionist Era Stars in a single game. 20.2%
  • The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth Win a game without declaring any wars. 19.5%
  • Millionaires Club Amass more than one million in money over several games. 18.7%
  • Welcome to the Club Assimilate 5 Independent Peoples. 18.4%
  • Polymath Research every Technology in a single game. 17.2%
  • Unplugged Win a game with the AI difficulty set to Metropolis. 16.7%
  • All You Can Eat Buffet Produce at least 1000 Food per turn in a City. 16.4%
  • Check my Bling! Gain access to all Strategic and Luxury Resources available on the map by any means. 16.2%
  • Nikola Achieve 12 Scientist Era Stars in a single game. 16.1%
  • Antoine-Augustin Achieve 12 Agrarian Era Stars in a single game. 15.6%
  • Ave Caesar! Win 5 wars through your enemy's surrender. 15.6%
  • Hatchepsut Achieve 12 Builder Era Stars in a single game. 14.5%
  • A Meeting of Minds Finish a turn in multiplayer with at least one other human. 13.2%
  • Disconnected Win a game with the AI difficulty set to Nation. 13.1%
  • Extremist Be at maximum or minimum values on all Ideology axes simultaneously. 12.1%
  • Terminated Win a game with the AI difficulty set to Humankind. 11.2%
  • Blasphemer Destroy a Holy Site. 11.1%
  • Landstalker Finish a game possessing at least half the Territories. 10.5%
  • Rewilder Regrow 30 Forests in a single game. 10.3%
  • Don't Know Much About History Destroy a Cultural Wonder. 9.9%
  • In Sargon's Footsteps Finish a game without losing a battle. 9.9%
  • Jack of All Trades Play with six different Affinities in a single game. 9.9%
  • Welcome to the Collective Assimilate 10 Independent Peoples. 9.8%
  • Wonder-Full Build 22 Cultural Wonders over several games. 9.3%
  • Moctezuma Achieve 12 Militarist Era Stars in a single game. 8%
  • MVP Achieve a 25 Unit killstreak with a single Unit. 7.6%
  • Capital Punishment Nuke a capital. 7%
  • Nuclear Power Possess 5 Nuclear Weapons. 6.7%
  • Trans-Siberian Lover End a game with a train network that stretches across 10 Territories. 6.4%
  • Welcome to the Borg Assimilate 15 Independent Peoples. 6.1%
  • Sejong Achieve 12 Aesthete Era Stars in a single game. 5.9%
  • Crossroads of the World Possess a Trade Route with at least 8 Empires. 5.4%
  • Megalopolis Possess a City that spans 20 Territories. 5.4%
  • Genghis Achieve 18 Expansionist Era Stars in a single game. 5%
  • Does Not Play Well With Others Eliminate all other players. 4.8%
  • Swordpay Hire 5 Armies. 4.7%
  • Deterrence Era Possess 10 Nuclear Weapons. 4.4%
  • Material World Gain trade access to all Strategic Resources in a game. 4.4%
  • Unbend the Knee Declare war on your Liege. 4.1%
  • Ada Achieve 18 Scientist Era Stars in a single game. 4.1%
  • Jawaharlal Achieve 18 Agrarian Era Stars in a single game. 3.6%
  • One True Faith Lead a religion which 8 or more Empires follow. 3.6%
  • Khufu Achieve 18 Builder Era Stars in a single game. 3.5%
  • Rave Culture Win a game while keeping a Culture for four Eras. 3.2%
  • Gigalopolis Possess a City that spans 30 Territories. 3.1%
  • An Endless Civilization Win a game while keeping the same Culture through every Era. 2.9%
  • I'm a Lumberjack... Cut down 30 Forests in a single game. 2.8%
  • King of Kings Be Liege of every player simultaneously. 2.7%
  • M.A.D. Possess 20 Nuclear Weapons. 2.7%
  • Big Red Button Masher Nuke at least one City in three players' Empires in a single game. 2.6%
  • Falling Out Nuke the capital of an Empire that was an ally at the turn beginning. 2.2%
  • Hard Rock Knife Hire 10 Armies. 2.1%
  • Spartan Win a game with a single City. 1.7%
  • Victoria Achieve 18 Aesthete Era Stars in a single game. 1.6%
  • One Man Army Achieve a 50 Unit killstreak with a single Unit. 1.6%
  • Omnist Adopt three different State Religions in a single game. 1.4%
  • Peacemonger Win a game without constructing a single military Unit, Scouts aside. 1.4%
  • Lord of the Flies Win a game against 3 AI at Humankind difficulty on the tiniest map. 1.3%
  • Napoléon Achieve 18 Militarist Era Stars in a single game. 1.2%
  • The Stars My Destination Win a game by accumulating all Era Stars. 1.2%
  • There Can Be Only One Win a game against 9 AI at Humankind difficulty on the largest map. 1.1%
  • Close Encounters of the Endless Kind Finish a game with the Official ENDLESS™ Mod activated. 0.8%
  • Price Cuts Hire 20 Armies. 0.7%
  • How the Mighty Have Fallen Sign an Alliance with a player who was once your Liege. 0.6%

Screenshots

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Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  1. Oct 25, 2026 · 12:41 #39862085
    • appid removed
    • common.ReleaseState added released
    • common.releasestate removed

News

  1. Oct 22, 2026 · Community Announcements Culture Journey - Southern Europe

    Welcome everybody to our first Culture Journey, where we will follow a civilization through several eras to introduce you to some of the Cultures you will find in HUMANKIND 2, and the historical link…

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · Community Announcements HUMANKIND 2 Gameplay Overview | The Path through History

    Hello everyone, And welcome to our first look at the gameplay of HUMANKIND 2. In the coming weeks, we'll be taking closer looks at different elements of the game, but today we want to give you an ove…

  3. Oct 10, 2026 · Community Announcements Humankind 2 Gameplay Reveal on October 15th

    Since the announcement of the game in August, everyone at Amplitude Studios has been delighted by your enthusiasm, reactions, and passion for the franchise across our different channels. Now it's tim…

  4. Oct 8, 2026 · Community Announcements Shaping the Future of HUMANKIND 2 | Join the Insiders Program

    Want to help shape the future of HUMANKIND 2? The Insiders Program gives dedicated players a chance to experience the game ahead of release and share feedback directly with the team. Community feedba…

  5. Aug 25, 2026 · Community Announcements Humankind™ 2 Revealed - Coming 2027

    HUMANKIND 2 is (as the title might suggest) Amplitude Studios' second foray into the historical turn-based strategy game genre. Lead your people through history, from ancient times to the Modern Age.…

  6. Aug 24, 2026 · Community Announcements Celebrating 5 Years of Humankind: Past, Present, and Future

    It has been just over five years since the release of our first historical strategy game, HUMANKIND™, and just over 7 since we first revealed it. Thanks to all of you who have been supporting us over…

  7. Apr 22, 2026 · Community Announcements War in the Pacific Scenario Beta

    Hey everyone, At Amplified a few weeks ago, we gave you a first glimpse of a new Humankind scenario our designer Noah has been working on: War in the Pacific. We chose this theme because the Communit…

  8. Jan 29, 2026 · Community Announcements Sneak Peek: War in the Pacific Scenario

    Today we want to give you a little early look at the new Humankind scenario we are working on.Last summer, we asked you all to vote on which era you would like to see for the new scenario, and the ov…

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