Dawn of Man
Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at…
Dawn of Man is an indie developed by Madruga Works, released 1 March 2019 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac. The main story takes about 29 hrs to finish.
What Dawn of Man is
Dawn of Man is an indie game developed by Madruga Works and released in 2019. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dawn of Man is a survival and city-building video game which was developed by Madruga Works. The closed beta started the week of October 17, 2018 and the game was released on March 1, 2019.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 24 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Dawn of Man holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2019 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 29 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 48 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM and 1 GB VRAM (Shader Model 3). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Dawn of Man launched on 1 March 2019, within three weeks of Metro Exodus, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5 and Anthem. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Metro Exodus, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Devil May Cry 5, Anthem.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dawn of Man yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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