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Games like Humankind

2021USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable68 % positive47.49 €

A turn-based 4X strategy game where you blend cultures across six eras to build a one-of-a-kind civilization. Switching culture each era sets it apart from genre peers like Civilization.

  • Historical setting
  • Economy and management
  • Turn-based combat
  • Deep systems to master

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In short: Games like Humankind

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Humankind special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Old World

98 %Match

2021PC, Steam Deck playable82 % positive39.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Humankind: a historical setting, turn-based combat as well as economy and management.

A turn-based 4X game set in classical antiquity where you lead a dynasty rather than just an empire. Character-driven events, court intrigue and family members add narrative twists on top of classic city building and warfare.

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Sid Meier's Colonization

Historical setting

A turn-based 4X strategy game set in the colonial era: you lead a European power in the New World, founding settlements, trading goods, managing resources, and ultimately fighting for independence from the Crown.

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution

Historical setting

A streamlined, console-friendly take on Civilization: lead one of 16 civilizations from founding to world power, researching technologies, building Wonders and winning through conquest, culture, economy or science. Turns are quick and easy to pick up.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Historical setting

A classic 4X turn-based strategy game where you lead a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Era, planning cities district by district across the map. Win through conquest, science, culture, religion or diplomacy, and get hooked on the famous 'one more turn' loop.

Sid Meier's Civilization III

Deep systems to master

A classic turn-based 4X strategy game where you lead a nation from the ancient age to the modern era. You found cities, research technologies, handle diplomacy and compete through conquest, culture or space travel.

Sid Meier's Civilization

Historical setting

The founding classic of 4X strategy: guide a civilization from 4000 BC to the space age, researching technologies, founding cities and competing through diplomacy or conquest. This is where the famous 'just one more turn' compulsion began.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Historical setting

Turn-based 4X strategy where you guide an empire through three historical ages, reshaping your civilization at each era transition. City building, diplomacy and warfare combine into the series' trademark one-more-turn pull.

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