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Guide a primate clan through Neogene Africa, learning tools, surviving predators, and evolving across generations.
Released 27 Aug 2020
Explore Prehistoric Africa
Craft Primate Tools
Raise Clan Offspring
Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.
Developed by Panache Digital Games · Published by Private Division








Set in Neogene Africa between 10 million and 2 million years ago, the game puts you in charge of a clan of early primates. Keep the group alive and guide its lineage through successive generations and evolutionary stages.
Explore jungles, savannahs, and other regions while seeking food, water, and shelter. Learn to handle objects and craft simple tools, travel with clan members, and respond to predators by escaping, evading, or fighting.
Actions and discoveries develop abilities through a neural progression system. Raise offspring, pass learned capabilities between generations, and make choices about which traits to develop as you pursue evolutionary milestones.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its unusual focus on primate evolution, exploration, and learning through experimentation rather than relying on extensive guidance. Discovering how to use tools and survive is frequently described as rewarding, with the world’s atmosphere adding to the sense of immersion. Reviews also commonly note that the experience can become repetitive or frustrating, especially when progression slows.

| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 13 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1 |
| Multiplayer | The provided information supports single-player only. Steam features list only Single-player, and the description discusses controlling members of a clan within a solo experience. A Steam tag includes Multiplayer, but no multiplayer mode, player count, or online/local functionality is described. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No modding or multiplayer mod support is mentioned. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Content notices |
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| Website | Official website |
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