Rise of Man
Early access since Sep 2017
Rise of Man is a pre historic strategy game with city building and survival elements. Can you guide your people through the ages and conquer all the challenges ahead of them.
17% positive · 147 reviews
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In early access, development status unclear
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In early access, development status unclear
Low confidence
Development Uncertain
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Rise of Man entered Steam Early Access on September 15, 2017, as a prehistoric survival strategy game by Darkcross Games. Throughout the autumn and winter of 2017, the developer posted frequent updates — adding new animals, resources, AI improvements, children mechanics, language support, and UI fixes — showing genuine momentum in the months following launch. The last developer communication on record is a bug fix post from December 22, 2017, which ended with a note saying the team would be back in January. That return never happened publicly. No further updates, announcements, patch notes, or developer posts have been made since December 22, 2017 — a silence stretching over eight years as of June 2026. The game remains listed on Steam as an Early Access title with no 1.0 release and no announcement of completion or closure. With a 17% positive review score and no signs of ongoing development, the game appears to have been quietly abandoned, though no official statement to that effect has been made.
Evidence
Final developer post: a small bug fix with a note saying the team would return in January 2018. No further communication has appeared after this date.
Game launched into Early Access on September 15, 2017.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Darkcross Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Rise of Man is a prehistoric strategy game, where you begin with a small tribe who have just mastered the ability to make fire, from here you will need to research new technology and harvest the local animals and resources with the aim being to ensure the expansion and survival of this small group, along the way you will have to protect yourself from wolves, bears and other threats.
Starvation will initially be the biggest threat as you move from the hunter and gathering nomadic life style of early homo sapiens to the later era of farming and settlements.
- Harvest the resources you will need to build up your village and survive
- Research new technologies that will unlock new buildings and technologies
- Build dwellings for your people to give them a place to be safe from the elements and threats that stalk the night
- Stalk your prey before butchering and cooking their carcasses to feed your growing village
Homo Sapiens have been walking the earth for at least the last 100,000 years, after the last ice age began to recede ancient man started to migrate into northern Europe this is where we begin, In a harsh unforgiving climate life was difficult and the threats from the local wildlife and environment were deadly, archaeology shows how many of our ancestors met their demise, the question is will your tribe survive and thrive or become another lost civilization to be found slowly decomposing in the permafrost.
Starvation will initially be the biggest threat as you move from the hunter and gathering nomadic life style of early homo sapiens to the later era of farming and settlements.
- Harvest the resources you will need to build up your village and survive
- Research new technologies that will unlock new buildings and technologies
- Build dwellings for your people to give them a place to be safe from the elements and threats that stalk the night
- Stalk your prey before butchering and cooking their carcasses to feed your growing village
Homo Sapiens have been walking the earth for at least the last 100,000 years, after the last ice age began to recede ancient man started to migrate into northern Europe this is where we begin, In a harsh unforgiving climate life was difficult and the threats from the local wildlife and environment were deadly, archaeology shows how many of our ancestors met their demise, the question is will your tribe survive and thrive or become another lost civilization to be found slowly decomposing in the permafrost.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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