Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

ReleasedAug 27, 2019

Xbox Series X|S
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch 2
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Xbox One

About

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a single-player survival game played from a third-person view and set in an open world. Players control a member of a hominid clan and manage its needs by eating, drinking, and sleeping while facing predators and other dangers in the wild. Exploring new places and being hunted can trigger a state of fear, which is offset by rewarding actions such as crafting tools and making discoveries. As the clan learns and grows, players unlock new skills through a neural development system and can switch between clan members, passing acquired abilities to future generations. The game has no structured narrative campaign and instead lets players shape their own experience.

Developer: Panache Digital Games
Publisher: Fictions, Private Division
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Themes: Action, Survival, Open world
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Age ratings: USK 16, PEGI 16, ACB M, ESRB T, CLASSIND 12, GRAC 15+, CERO C
Time to beat: 19 h rushed · 39 h normally · 52 h completionist
IGDB rating: 68 / 100 (78 ratings)
Also known as: Ancestors, Ancestors-Win64-Shipping.exe

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Nintendo Switch 2	Dec 8, 2026
PC (Microsoft Windows)	Aug 27, 2019
PlayStation 4	Dec 6, 2019
PlayStation 5	Dec 8, 2026
Xbox One	Dec 6, 2019
Xbox Series X\|S	Dec 8, 2026