HUMANKIND shares ‘The Scale of Humankind’ and ‘Late Game Behind The Scenes’ videos

SEGA Europe and Amplitude Studios announce what strategy game fans can expect from the historically themed and turn-based 4x grand strategy game HUMANKIND when it hits the PC market on August 17th.

Source: GameTrailers

So far it has named the 60 different historical cultures that players can combine to create civilization as unique as they are. While gamers let their civilization grow and rummage through the 93 techniques on offer, they are spoiled with a 13 ½ hour soundscape with over 1,300 sound files. This background noise is interrupted by Arnaud Roy’s majestic soundtrack with 280 songs and 520 minutes duration, performed by 63 individual musicians and 20 choir singers.

A custom avatar that evolves with their own civilization can choose from over 122 bespoke costumes while expressing approval or disapproval from over 10,000 spoken lines in-game. The decisions made in the 150 narrative events can further set players and their civilization apart from the competition, especially in 10-person multiplayer!

ABOUT HUMANKIND:
What if players could rewrite human history? How would they change the course that humanity has taken? The latest, incredibly ambitious, historically themed and turn-based strategy game Humankind revolves around these questions Establish your own unique civilization.

• CREATE YOUR CIVILIZATION: Combine up to 60 historical cultures and lead your people from antiquity to modern times. From the humble beginnings as the Neolithic tribe, the Babylonians go through antiquity, in the Classical period you become the Maya, in the Middle Ages the Umayyads, then in the early modern times the British and so on. Each culture has its own unique gameplay, which means there are almost endless possibilities for the game to evolve.
• MORE THAN JUST HISTORY – IT’S YOUR STORY: Experience historical events, make far-reaching moral choices, and make scientific breakthroughs. Discover the natural wonders of the world or build the most remarkable structures of mankind. Every element of the game is historically authentic. Combine them and create your own vision of the world.
• LEAVE YOUR TRACK IN THE WORLD: The way is more important than the destination. Fame is a new and comparable condition for victory. Every feat that is accomplished, every moral choice made, every battle won increases your fame and has lasting impact on the world. The player with the most fame wins the game. Will you be the one who shapes the world the most?
• MASTER TACTICAL BATTLES ON LAND, AT SEA AND IN THE AIR: Every battle in HUMANKIND is like a turn-based board game on the world map. Distribute your armies and command each unit individually, including the famous warriors of your culture with their special skills. Construct siege weapons and conquer cities. Fight in large battles over several rounds and do not hesitate to call for reinforcements!
• CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEADER: In HUMANKIND ™ you play the leader of your civilization – with a self-created avatar that you can customize! Your avatar will evolve over the course of the game as your civilization evolves. You can also develop your leader through a meta-progression system that unlocks a new look – show off to strangers and friends in multiplayer for up to eight players.

In just 5 days, you’ll get to enjoy @humankindgame in all its glory!

Ready to create and customize your own unique avatar? Including 122 tailored costumes and over 10,000 recorded voice lines! You can even choose your avatar's behavior… ?

? https://t.co/GSgQ6bU29I pic.twitter.com/LVYjUbsFZE

— SEGA (@SEGA) August 12, 2021

HOW FAR DO YOU TAKE HUMANITY INTO HUMANKIND?

ABOUT HUMANKIND:
What if players could rewrite human history? How would they change the course that humanity has taken? The latest, incredibly ambitious, historically themed and turn-based strategy game Humankind revolves around these questions Establish your own unique civilization.

• CREATE YOUR CIVILIZATION: Combine up to 60 historical cultures and lead your people from antiquity to modern times. From the humble beginnings as the Neolithic tribe, the Babylonians go through antiquity, in the Classical period you become the Maya, in the Middle Ages the Umayyads, then in the early modern times the British and so on. Each culture has its own unique gameplay, which means there are almost endless possibilities for the game to evolve.
• MORE THAN JUST HISTORY – IT’S YOUR STORY: Experience historical events, make far-reaching moral choices, and make scientific breakthroughs. Discover the natural wonders of the world or build the most remarkable structures of mankind. Every element of the game is historically authentic. Combine them and create your own vision of the world.
• LEAVE YOUR TRACK IN THE WORLD: The way is more important than the destination. Fame is a new and comparable condition for victory. Every feat that is accomplished, every moral choice made, every battle won increases your fame and has a lasting impact on the world. The player with the most fame wins the game. Will you be the one who shapes the world the most?
• MASTER TACTICAL BATTLES ON LAND, AT SEA AND IN THE AIR: Every battle in HUMANKIND is like a turn-based board game on the world map. Distribute your armies and command each unit individually, including the famous warriors of your culture with their special skills. Construct siege weapons and conquer cities. Fight in large battles over several rounds and do not hesitate to call for reinforcements!
• CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEADER: In HUMANKIND you play the leader of your civilization – with a self-created avatar that you can customize! Your avatar will evolve over the course of the game as your civilization evolves. You can also develop your leader through a meta-progression system that unlocks a new look – show off to strangers and friends in multiplayer for up to eight players.

Only 4 days left and @humankindgame will be out ?

The HUMANKIND soundtrack will take you on a voyage through time:
? 520 Minutes of music
? 280 Tracks
? 63 Musicians
? +20 Choir singers

Composed by the amazing @ArnaudRoyMusic! pic.twitter.com/8ccyoqnAE7

— SEGA (@SEGA) August 13, 2021

HOW FAR DO YOU TAKE HUMANITY INTO HUMANKIND?

HUMANKIND for PC will be released on August 17, 2021, with attractive bonus content in a lavishly designed, environmentally friendly and 100% recyclable Panorama Art Box (Day One Edition) and in a visually appealing steel case variant (Limited Edition ) as well as a Digital Deluxe Edition via Steam, Stadia and the Epic Games Store.

Pre-purchase HUMANKIND Digital Deluxe Edition now and enjoy 17% off and bonus content!

Exclusive pre-purchase bonus content:
– Boudicca, Lucy & Edgar Allan Poe avatar sets & player icons
– Player profile decoration & symbols set

The Digital Deluxe Edition of the game includes:

– HUMANKIND digital game
– HUMANKIND digital soundtrack (.mp3)
– Unit & Tech tree poster (.pdf)
– HUMANKIND Notre-Dame pack and more!