In Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, players are challenged to survive and evolve in the harsh yet beautiful land of Africa spanning from 10 million to two million years ago.

“Before Us,” in Neogene period Africa. Explore a beautiful yet ruthless world, from swinging through tree branches in the jungle to stalking prey across the golden savannah grasslands. Decide what attributes to learn and hone in order to pass down knowledge to future generations, from crafting tools to enhancing evasive tactics against predators. Just like real life, make sure to eat, drink, and sleep to stay alive and have the energy to face any danger that may come your way.

Grow your clan and find strength in numbers as you progress through critical evolutionary stages of human evolution. Your choices will write your clan’s story and determine if you can survive your evolution.

Think you can survive?

Humanity is one idea away from evolution or extinction…

Almost two months after the PC release of Ancestors, we want to thank all of you for your feedback and kind words. We have to admit, watching some of you on your own journey to evolution is quite exhilarating! And to make sure we give you the best player experience possible, we pushed a second patch yesterday aiming to fix some bugs and improve the game overall. 

Here are more details on patch 1.2 which is already available.

Patch Highlights

• On final evolution, all remaining genetic mutations are automatically activated. This allows players to reload their save game and complete remaining evolution missions if they so desire.
• Meteorites smoke now lasts longer.
• Drinking water provides a new shield.
• Fleeing animals will avoid coming back to the same spot right away.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a fear zone exit would sometimes change position as the player got closer to it.
• Fixed reinforcement points assignment issue when a neuron would be learnt via meteorite without having all its previous neurons learnt.
• Fixed clan members disappearing from Clan HUD in rare circumstances.
• Clan members being attacked by predators do not automatically reach safety when the player leaves the area.
• Fixed keyboard keys icons displaying placeholders when a PS4 controller was connected to PC
• Clan members inside a settlement will not mimic actions that force them outside of settlement
• Fixed animals sometimes being stuck on spot
• Animals can now only be discovered once
• Improved game stability

Key Features:

• Explore Ruthless Africa: Explore the never-before-experienced world of Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago at the dawn of humankind. From the tops of tree canopies overlooking lush jungles to the golden grasslands of the savannah, traverse a beautiful yet unforgiving landscape. For every breath-taking view, beware of the weather, predators, and other dangers that threaten your survival.
• Expand Your Territory and Grow Your Clan: Increase your chances of survival by uniting new members of your species and giving birth to future generations. Control different clan members, form bonds to create families, and work together to intimidate predators during expeditions. Conquer fear as you explore unknown locations in order to expand your territory.
• Evolve Through Multiple Generations: See the physical and intellectual evolution of the first hominids as you explore, learn, and survive. Spanning from 10 million to 2 million years ago, play as one of the first hominids and evolve over the course of millions of years during key stages in human evolution. Make crucial discoveries and hone physical abilities that will be passed down to future generations such as Ardipithecus ramidus and Australopithecus.
• Choose How You Survive: Evolution was not written in stone. Your decisions shape how you will overcome obstacles, increase your species, and what knowledge will pass on to future generations. Focus on specific attributes or choose a more balanced approach to survival. Your clan’s ability to survive will be directly impacted by your choices, making each player’s experience unique.

Developed by Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets' new studio Panache Digital Games, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is currently available for PC, with PS4 and Xbox One editions to follow in Dec. 2019.