'I'm hesitant to say how strong a contender until I've seen more of the game, since I think Humankind's brand of satisfaction is going to lean heavily on the way the outcomes of your decisions stack across thousands of simulated years. 'I can say for sure we've definitely got a contender here,' he said in his Humankind preview. Nate tried out an earlier version of the game last summer and was feeling cautiously optimistic about how it will stack up against the Civilization series. Amplitude explain the particulars of that process over in their announcement post for the demo. If not, you can watch three hours of Humankind livestreams on Twitch to unlock free access to the demo. You can give it a go yourself on Steam and the Epic Games Store right now if you happen to have pre-ordered it. They've also added new unit classes, including anti-cavalry. They've rebalanced the game's pacing, economy, and cultures.

Since their last demo, Amplitude say they're improved the interfaces for diplomacy and district placement.

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