
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a single-player survival game played from a third-person view and set in an open world. Players control a member of a hominid clan and manage its needs by eating, drinking, and sleeping while facing predators and other dangers in the wild. Exploring new places and being hunted can trigger a state of fear, which is offset by rewarding actions such as crafting tools and making discoveries. As the clan learns and grows, players unlock new skills through a neural development system and can switch between clan members, passing acquired abilities to future generations. The game has no structured narrative campaign and instead lets players shape their own experience.
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PC (Microsoft Windows)
August 27, 2019
PlayStation 4
December 06, 2019
Xbox One
December 06, 2019
Nintendo Switch 2
December 08, 2026
PlayStation 5
December 08, 2026
Xbox Series X|S
December 08, 2026
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Private Division
Panache Digital Games
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Ancestors
Windows Executable: Ancestors-Win64-Shipping.exe
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