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Dawn of Man

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Dawn of Man
Description
Take control of a settlement of the first modern humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Dawn of Man is a survival/city-builder from the creators of Planetbase. The game starts in the Stone Age, and takes you up to the Iron Age, spanning more than 10,000 years of hu...
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Managerial
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Story Rich, Casual, Choices Matter, show 12 more... Open World, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Historical, Nudity, Survival, Resource Management, Building, Managerial, City builder, RTS, Politics
Critics reviews
50 %
Recommend
Wccftech
7/10
TechRaptor
7/10
User reviews

4/5

( 135 Reviews )

4

135 Reviews

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Product details
2019, Madruga Works, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64 bit), 2 GHz Dual Core, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB VRAM (Shader Model 3), Version 11, 2 GB...
Time to beat
18 hMain
25 h Main + Sides
84.5 h Completionist
34 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Take control of a settlement of the first modern humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival.

Dawn of Man is a survival/city-builder from the creators of Planetbase.

The game starts in the Stone Age, and takes you up to the Iron Age, spanning more than 10,000 years of human prehistory.

You will have to get your people to survive, expand and evolve, just like our ancestors, facing the challenges that the environment will throw at you.

Hunt

Animals were a vital source of food and resources for ancient humans. Use their meat to feed your people and their skin and bones to make clothing and craft the tools you will need to stay alive.
Confront Mammoths, Woolly Rhinos, Ancient Bison, Megaloceros, Cave Lions and other species that roamed the earth at the time.

Gather

Collect a variety resources from the environment: fruit, berries, water, wood, flint, stone, ores. Use them to prepare food, to make tools and to build structures in your settlement.

Plan for harsh times

Fish is more abundant in spring, berries and fruit can be collected in summer and animals are easier to come by when it's warm.
When winter comes, make sure to have enough non-perishable food and warm clothing in order to survive.

Expand and fortify your settlement

Build more homes and facilities for your people, in order to expand your population.
Construct fortifications and craft weapons, so you are ready for when the inevitable conflict comes.

Research Technologies

Each new discovery will make it easier for your settlement to be able to support larger populations, but will also bring new challenges: increased food demand, morale issues and more frequent raider attacks.

Build Megalithic Structures

Our ancestors were capable of incredible engineering feats: mine massive rocks from the environment, transport them using sledges and construct colossal stone structures.

Control Nature

Unlock farming technologies to grow your own vegetables, so you can feed large amounts of people. Domesticate animals to produce food, resources and provide increased muscle power.


Popular achievements
Ancient Apprentice
Complete tutorial
common  ·  37.07%
Launch Forth
Launch the game
common  ·  46.75%
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
18 hMain
25 h Main + Sides
84.5 h Completionist
34 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Building - Managerial
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Story Rich, Casual, Choices Matter, show 12 more... Open World, Multiplayer, Sandbox, Historical, Nudity, Survival, Resource Management, Building, Managerial, City builder, RTS, Politics
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Mac OS X (10.11+)
Release date:
{{'2019-03-01T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Madruga Works / Madruga Works
Size:
1.2 GB
Links:
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Game features
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Cloud saves
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
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Deutsch
audio
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español
audio
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français
audio
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Critics reviews
70
Top Critic Average
50 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
Wccftechby Chris Wray
7/10
Dawn of Man is a competent city building game set, as the name explains, during the dawn of mankind. Moving through the ages, the slow progress early on leaves a real sense of achievement, made possible thanks to a strong resource system and the way knowledge is gained, working with the rest of gameplay to create an enthralling gameplay loop. Sadly this does falter towards the end of any game, even becoming boring at times, but for the most part Dawn of Man is one city building game that fans of the type won't want to miss, despite any flaws it has.
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TechRaptorby Robert N. Adams
7/10
Dawn of Man has a couple of small issues, but it's otherwise a solid game that's sure to be enjoyed by fans of city builders and real-time strategy alike.
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Posted on: July 25, 2025

thunder_svk

Verified owner

Games: 143 Reviews: 1

1* discovering the dawn of humanity

nicely done and most importantly everything works and fits together nice music, graphics and gameplay

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Posted on: August 6, 2025

Itzium

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Games: 6 Reviews: 1

Good Gamee

This game is a good game. Is not wonderful but it´s enjoyful.

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Posted on: August 6, 2025

ajgz10

Games: 4 Reviews: 1

Beautiful game

This is an amazing RTS game where decisions pay out in time. I think they can improve the environmental disasters, so you need to take that in mind while playing, but the evolution of the tribe is really nice.

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Posted on: September 8, 2025

MikMik0

Verified owner

Games: 61 Reviews: 2

Very good one

Perfect example how to make a small, affordable great game. All is in its place and if you are the fan of this genre you'll be very satified. Also it has a lot room for dlcs and new content, I hope they'll add some in the future.

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