Sapiens
Early access since Jul 2022
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
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In early access, content planned but development status unclear
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In early access, content planned but development status unclear
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Evaluation
Sapiens is a solo-developed Early Access colony simulation that entered Early Access on July 26, 2022. The game has received substantial updates over the years: the Herbal Medicine update (October 2022), the Windstorm update (May 2023), the 0.5 multiplayer and AI tribes update (July 2024), and the 0.6 fish and animal overhaul update (April 2025). A detailed roadmap published in August 2024 laid out two phases of content planned before a 1.0 release, covering conflict/combat systems, new tools, iron, wheeled carts, and more.
As recently as October 7, 2025, the developer was actively posting progress on the conflict update — a major Phase Two feature — with working banishing, recruiting, food raids, and early combat systems.
However, on September 9, 2026, the developer (Dave Frampton) posted a candid announcement that Sapiens development is now on temporary hold. He has been working on Blockheads 2 — a rebuild of his older mobile game — and cannot give a specific return date beyond "some time next year." He is clear that the game is not abandoned, that 1.0 is still his intention, and that the roadmap has not changed. But the conflict update remains unfinished and the timeline for any further Sapiens work is uncertain.
This is a game with significant content still promised on the public roadmap, an unfinished in-progress update, and a developer who has openly stepped away with no firm return date. Anyone waiting for the conflict update or 1.0 should be aware that no further development is expected until at least some point in 2027.
Evidence
Developer announces Sapiens development is on temporary hold. He has shifted focus to Blockheads 2 and plans to return to Sapiens 'some time next year.' He reaffirms intent to reach 1.0 and continue adding content, but gives no specific timeline for resuming Sapiens work.
Developer posted a detailed progress update on the conflict system, describing working banishing, recruiting, food raids, and early combat mechanics. Noted the first conflict update would come to the unstable branch 'in the next few weeks.' This update has not yet shipped as of the September 2026 pause announcement.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
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Developer
Publisher
Majic Jungle
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Guide your tribe. Build a civilization. Cultivate the world - together. In Sapiens, you start with nothing and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in single player, or team up with friends to construct sprawling cities and manage resources collectively in multiplayer.
Pick from thousands of procedurally generated environments across a map larger than Earth itself. Choose wisely, as each area has different climates, resources, and challenges. Finding the right place to begin your home is key to growing your civilization. Shape the world around you from the largest citadel to the smallest log, which can all be moved and placed at will.
In multiplayer you can collaborate with friends to build major trading hubs, hospitals, and other large-scale builds that would be impossible to build alone. There’s no PVP, so relationships are based on cooperation and creating rather than destroying.
Find new resources and send your sapiens to investigate, leading to new breakthroughs that unlock new things to build and craft. Start with primitive materials and work your way up to using more advanced tools and techniques. Other tribes can also be a resource as they focus their skills on one of four different trades, including rock tools, bread, pottery, and bronze.
Instruct individual sapiens to focus on specific tasks, such as research, planting crops, gathering materials, building, hunting, cooking, and more. Watch as they learn new skills, making them more valuable to your tribe. Manage their moods, health, and support their growing families.
Trade across the globe with ease with tools like Sleds. Send sapiens over long distances and establish camps to gather far away resources. Explore over great distances by deploying a team of sapiens, or conduct a hunting mission to gather resources. Players can also grow their standing in other tribes for even more benefits in trading.
Sapiens features extensive mod support through Steam Workshop.
Choose Your Home
Pick from thousands of procedurally generated environments across a map larger than Earth itself. Choose wisely, as each area has different climates, resources, and challenges. Finding the right place to begin your home is key to growing your civilization. Shape the world around you from the largest citadel to the smallest log, which can all be moved and placed at will.
Play Together
In multiplayer you can collaborate with friends to build major trading hubs, hospitals, and other large-scale builds that would be impossible to build alone. There’s no PVP, so relationships are based on cooperation and creating rather than destroying.
Find Resources
Find new resources and send your sapiens to investigate, leading to new breakthroughs that unlock new things to build and craft. Start with primitive materials and work your way up to using more advanced tools and techniques. Other tribes can also be a resource as they focus their skills on one of four different trades, including rock tools, bread, pottery, and bronze.
Lead Your People
Instruct individual sapiens to focus on specific tasks, such as research, planting crops, gathering materials, building, hunting, cooking, and more. Watch as they learn new skills, making them more valuable to your tribe. Manage their moods, health, and support their growing families.
Expand Your Reach
Trade across the globe with ease with tools like Sleds. Send sapiens over long distances and establish camps to gather far away resources. Explore over great distances by deploying a team of sapiens, or conduct a hunting mission to gather resources. Players can also grow their standing in other tribes for even more benefits in trading.
Sapiens features extensive mod support through Steam Workshop.
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Last evaluated Sep 10, 2026
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