Humankind Will be Released in April 2021

Humankind, the upcoming 4x strategy game, will be released in April 2021. Stadia players will be able to play a free 100-turn gameplay scenario right now to try out Amplitude Studios’ upcoming game.In Humankind, players will lead a civilization through six major eras of human history. Through every era, players will select one of ten civilization types based on historical societies and choose how that society will grow and evolve.

Amplitude says there can be a million different civilization patterns players can develop based on the choices players make.

To celebrate the launch window announcement, Amplitude has released an early access version of Humankind on Stadia through a new OpenDev Beta scenario. This will let players try out the first 100 turns of a Humankind run for free.

Pre-orders for Humankind begin today and players can get the digital deluxe edition which includes: Humankind, the in-game Notre-Dame Pack, Official Digital Soundtrack, and PDF of the Unit & Tech Tree.

Furthermore, pre-purchasing Humankind will net players a Boudicca Avatar Set, Player Profile Pre-Purchase Decoration, and Player Profile Symbol Set. Check out our interview with the Humankind development team from IGN’s Summer of Gaming below.

Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.