When our distant ape ancestors got together and decided one day, roughly 10 million years ago, that they should evolve into humans, did they have an instruction manual that told them which two things ...

The mayor steps to the podium, resplendent in silk pantaloons and a turquoise-embellished cuirass, and clears his throat. In the strip of face visible between his fancy Mesopotamian beard and his ...

Civilization 7 hasn't quite been the 4X game many of us hoped for so far. Huge changes to progression and issues with the user interface have marred the launch, but developer Firaxis is already hard ...

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey was launched last year to a rather lukewarm reception, pertaining mostly to a steep difficulty curve that left players to fend for themselves with little to no ...

Humankind doesn't nail everything, but it's certainly fun. This year has been quite interesting for historical 4X strategy games, with plenty of new titles popping up to carve out their own place in ...

I've had the privilege of playing Humankind four times now. The first press demo was almost a year ago, and was followed by the Lucy and then Victor OpenDev sessions. On this latest occasion, the game ...

Why Raze a Conquered City? The main reason people are having trouble razing a city is the lack of an option to do so to a recently captured enemy city. When a city is taken, it becomes part of the ...

There's something kind of special about playing a new 4X game, especially a historical one. These games are about playing through history - all of history - which means that as much as they're about ...

For a long time, Sid Meier’s Civilization reigned as the king of the turn-based, society-building genre. Civilization's take on 4X strategy games, with its focus on empires, cities, and territorial ...

This page of our guide to Humankind describes territories and how to connect them with the cities. An unconnected outpost is not fully a part of your empire! Independent tribes can take it. Also, ...

Outposts in Humankind are a vitally important element in the expansion of your nation. Without them, you won't be able to expand or develop your cities. They are necessary to occupy new territories.