Publisher SEGA and developer Amplitude Studios recently dropped the  for their grand strategy civ-building game , announcing that the game is now available to preorder across multiple platforms. Humankind is also currently one of the games available for play on the Google Stadia OpenDev Beta, and a behind-the-scenes video has been published for Humankind’s reveal trailer ‘Sapiens’ that introduced the game iಌn 2019.

The can be preordered from the official website at a 15% preorder discount for $49.79. This edition includes the base Humankind game, the .mp3 digital OST, a PDF Unit and Tech Tree poster, and the Humankind Notre Dame Pack. It also includes two preorder bonus items: a Boudicca avatar set, and a player profile decoration and ﷽symbols set. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 𒁃Humankind is still on schedule for an April 2021 release.

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ICYMI, Humankind is a Sid Meier’s Civilization-styled grand strategy game with many of its own unique elements that set it apart from the famed Civ series. For starters, Humankind allows you to build your own civilization by combining traits from 60 historical cultures. Each culture has its own unique features, and combining a varying number and variety of cu🍌ltures allows f🍬or countless ways to play and replay each game.

You can play the free right now through the OpenDev Beta. According to the Humankind Sta🌊dia page, the demo is available to claim and play from 9 a.m. Pacific on October 21, 2020 until the same time on October 28, 2020. The 90-minute demo will expire from your Stadia Library after the demo period is over.

Shortly after the preorder announcement, the video was published on the Humankind YouTube channel. Recorded pre-COVID-19, the video shows the remarkable makeup and technical artistry that went into making the 'Sapiens’ , once again set to the groovy thumping beat of Antoine♋ Duchene’s “Bach To The Future” soundtrack.

ꦚIf you’re interested in seeing how far you will push Humankind, click over and , and play the on Stadia’s OpenDev Beta whi❀le it’s available.

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