<s>
Humankind	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
4X	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Amplitude	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2022	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
due	O
to	O
“	O
unique	O
porting	O
challenges	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humankind	B-Application
is	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
game	I-Application
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
Civilization	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
lead	O
their	O
civilization	O
across	O
six	O
major	O
eras	O
of	O
human	O
civilization	O
,	O
starting	O
from	O
the	O
nomadic	B-Application
age	I-Application
,	O
directing	O
how	O
the	O
civilization	O
should	O
expand	O
,	O
developing	O
cities	O
,	O
controlling	O
military	O
and	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
units	O
as	O
they	O
interact	O
with	O
other	O
civilizations	O
on	O
the	O
virtual	O
planet	O
,	O
randomly	O
generated	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distinguishing	O
feature	O
of	O
Humankind	B-Application
is	O
that	O
within	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
eras	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
civilization	O
types	O
based	O
on	O
historical	O
societies	O
;	O
this	O
selection	O
offers	O
both	O
bonuses	O
and	O
penalties	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
build	O
out	O
the	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
out	O
cities	O
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
model	O
from	O
Amplitude	O
's	O
Endless	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
continent	O
in	O
Humankind	B-Application
will	O
have	O
multiple	O
territories	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
only	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
one	O
city	O
in	O
that	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
gain	O
resources	O
for	O
their	O
civilization	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Endless	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
food	O
,	O
industry	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
science	O
,	O
and	O
influence	O
;	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
can	O
be	O
spent	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
production	O
,	O
advance	O
technology	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
trade	O
goods	O
with	O
other	O
cultures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humankind	B-Application
also	O
includes	O
Fame	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
earned	O
by	O
feats	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
accumulating	O
influence	O
or	O
gold	O
,	O
destroying	O
units	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
civilization	O
to	O
discover	O
certain	O
technologies	O
or	O
build	O
world	O
wonders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
games	O
like	O
Civilization	O
where	O
there	O
can	O
be	O
multiple	O
victory	O
conditions	O
,	O
victory	O
in	O
Humankind	B-Application
is	O
based	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
Fame	O
score	O
after	O
a	O
pre-determined	O
number	O
of	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humankind	B-Application
will	O
include	O
certain	O
persons	O
and	O
events	O
based	O
on	O
historical	O
records	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
interact	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amplitude	O
Studios	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
prior	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
its	O
Endless	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
,	O
including	O
Endless	B-Application
Space	I-Application
and	O
Endless	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
considers	O
Humankind	B-Application
to	O
be	O
their	O
magnum	O
opus	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
something	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
wanted	O
to	O
produce	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
recent	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Sega	O
helping	O
to	O
make	O
Humankind	B-Application
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humankind	B-Application
had	O
been	O
teased	O
by	O
Sega	O
earlier	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
formally	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
August	O
2019	O
Gamescom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
an	O
exclusive	O
7-day	O
demo	O
available	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
starting	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Amplitude	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
include	O
Denuvo	B-Application
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
software	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
use	O
Denuvo	B-Application
to	O
help	O
protect	O
their	O
game	O
,	O
data	O
collected	O
during	O
the	O
OpenDev	O
phases	O
found	O
that	O
Denuvo	B-Application
negatively	O
impacted	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humankind	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
scoring	O
a	O
weighted	O
average	O
of	O
78/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leana	O
Hafer	O
of	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Humankind	B-Application
is	O
an	O
interesting	O
but	O
fairly	O
safe	O
riff	O
on	O
historical	O
4X	B-Application
that	O
does	O
n't	O
always	O
rise	O
to	O
meet	O
its	O
potential.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Humankind	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Sim/Strategy	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humankind	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
