Humanity

A near-future worker-placement game where every module you fetch costs you precious time to bring home.

πŸ‘₯ 2–4 players⏱ approx. 90 minπŸͺ„ Takes some learning12+
β˜… 5.6 Β· BGG #8,293

Who it's for

Euro-game fans who enjoy tight resource-and-time optimization with a light sci-fi setting.

Not for you if…

You want a fast, low-friction game, the time-management puzzle rewards careful planning over quick turns.

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Vibe's take

Deliberate and a little tense, you're always calculating whether a distant, valuable module is worth the turns you'll lose getting back to connect it.

About this game

Humanity drops you into the year 2073, managing a small crew of astronauts building a base for scientific settlers on the edge of human expansion. Each turn you either produce resources or send an astronaut out to the automated station for new base modules and research, but distance costs time, the further you travel for a valuable module, the longer before you're back to connect it. Tile placement and tech-tree progression combine into a tight worker-placement puzzle about balancing ambition against the clock.

Near-future base buildingTime-cost worker placementModular tech-tree progression
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Players

Best at 3 playersWorks with 2–4

Duration

90 min

Ages 12+

Complexity

2.6 / 5 β€” Medium

BGG Rating

5.6/10

Rank #8,293

340 ratings

Published

2023