Humankind Release Date Information

Humankind is a new 4X strategy game being developed by Amplitude Studios and published by Sega. The title received a new gameplay trailer at the Game Awards on Thursday, along with some information about the game's character system. Here's what's new since the Game Awards broadcast.

Humankind Release Date Information

Humankind is currently scheduled to hit storefronts digital and otherwise in 2020. Amplitude and Sega have yet to share specifics within that year-long range.

Humankind's clearest inspiration is the stalwart Civilization series, as players select civilizations to play as and guide through the ages. Rather than select a single historical figure, players create avatars to rule their civilizations as those civilizations change and shift over the course of history.

That move to avatars rather than historical figures signals Humankind's biggest departure from most history-focused strategy games. Though players begin as one civilization — the Zulus for example — their civilization can morph into another in later ages based on their actions.