Humankind
- Developer
- Amplitude Studios
- Publisher
- Sega
- Released
- 17 August 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £39.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, macOS, Xbox One
Genres: simulator , strategy , turn based strategy tbs
Humankind is a historical strategy game where you will re-write the entire narrative of humankind, a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are. How far will you push humankind?
Best gaming PC for Humankind in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Humankind today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Sega on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 64-bit | Windows 7 / 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel i5 4th generation / AMD FX-8300 | Intel i5 6th generation (or better) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (or better) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 770 / AMD R9 290 | NVIDIA GTX 1060 (or better) / AMD RX 5500-XT (or better) |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Humankind?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5 6th generation (or better) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (or better) and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 1060 (or better) / AMD RX 5500-XT (or better), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.