Humankind is my favorite type of game: a glorious mish-mash of mechanics from other standouts from its genre, all informed by a studio’s design and visual philosophy. This 4X game (explore, expand, ...

The 4X grand strategy genre has long since been dominated by Sid Meier’s Civilization series, and for good reason too. The foundation of that series is so strong that it’s hard to talk about any other ...

Those who know Patrice Désilets will probably associate him with early iterations of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, known for its parkour and loose ties to history. That’s about where the ...

Going into Humankind blind, I wasn’t expecting to be greeted with a character creation screen. Instead of other 4X games that shape the course of humanity pigeon-holing you into a single leader like ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Ambitious in the scope and meticulous in the detail of its genre reinvention, Humankind is a 4X strategy game that steps out from the shadow of Sid ...

“Sid Meier’s Civilization” has been around for 30 years, yet it’s had few challengers in its strategy-game niche. Other competitors focus on a single era of history or they veer off toward the fantasy ...

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Humankind is a historical turn-based strategy where you'll be leading your people from the Neolithic era to the modern age, combining cultures as you progress through the eras to create your own ...

If there’s one thing that Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey has taught me, it’s that I would not survive in the jungle longer than a day and humanity would have died with me. It's difficult to tell if ...

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an impossibly ambitious game, attempting to summarize the whole of human evolution into the span of a few hours—and succeeding to a surprising degree. Evolution is ...

Jordan Ramée talks in-depth about his review of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey on episode 4 of GameSpot After Dark, GameSpot's newest podcast. Update: This episode of GameSpot After Dark contains a ...