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Dawn of Man

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. HuntAnimals were a vital source of food and resources for ancient humans. Use their meat to feed your people and their skin and bones to ma

Release date
March 1, 2019
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Developer
Madruga Works
Publisher
Madruga Works
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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.

HuntAnimals 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. GatherCollect 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 timesFish 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 settlementBuild more homes and facilities for your people, in order to expand your population.…

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★ 8.0/10GOG · 303 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
It is great city management survival game set in prehistoric times. Very similar to Banished but with lots of content and better control over your…
★ 3 / 5
It's alright. Looks nice and runs well. I didn't encounter any glaring bugs. The UI is pretty good with some fairly minor nitpicks, fiddly zone…
★ 2 / 5
Starts-off well and keeps you engrossed for a few hours, once you get to 50+ population, the game really starts to reveal all of its…
★ 4 / 5
For a long, long time I've waited for a game that lets me play with a band of prehistoric people in an authentic way. Imagine…
★ 4 / 5
This is a really good and engaging city builder / simulation that goes into territory rarely explored in the genre. You really get a sense…
★ 1 / 5
i only played it for 4 hours. 3h learning the game and 1h just raging at the crappy AI. my hunters kill an animal only…
★ 5 / 5
The game is game is Banished like. It adds a bit more ease for micromanaging, when you have fewer people. I tend to play these…
★ 3 / 5
I have enjoyed playing it for the first two hours as the gameplay mechanics seemed to work pretty well. But then the drag started where…

Most recent8

★ 5 / 5
Excelent game. Runs well on a celeron computer with both ram banks filled.
★ 5 / 5
Solid game with good mechanics and aesthetics. Well worth the price
★ 3 / 5
Tutorial definately helps, but there is still a lot to figure out, especialy the key stroke maneuvering. As far as the game play, it has…
★ 4 / 5
not to hard pretty simple gameplay sometimes little awkward camera controls
★ 4 / 5
A solid and fun city builder with rewarding progression and simple mechanics. It’s not very historically accurate, but it’s enjoyable and easy to get into…
★ 5 / 5
I was glued to my PC for week, and could not stop playing this under the rader, historical city building gem. Not only did I…
★ 4 / 5
A chill and interesting city building game with historical trappings. nice art, neat animals, a little tour through the stone age to the iron age.

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