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Command a settlement of ancient humans, guide them through the ages in their struggle for survival. Hunt, gather, craft tools, fight, research new techs and face the challenges the environment will throw at you.

Dawn of Man is a city builder, colony sim and survival game developed and published by Madruga Works.
Released on March 01st 2019 is available on Windows and MacOS in 4 languages: English, French, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 17,097 reviews of which 14,845 were positive and 2,252 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 9.30€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Dawn of Man into these genres:

City Builder Colony Sim Survival Strategy Simulation Historical Sandbox Singleplayer Open World Economy Indie Choices Matter RTS Resource Management Destruction Multiplayer Story Rich Management Political

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit)
Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1 GB VRAM (Shader Model 3)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space

MacOS

OS: 10.14
Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1 GB VRAM (Shader Model 3)
Storage: 2 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026

One of the Most Addicting Colony Survival Sims I've Played There is a lot that keeps bringing me back to Dawn of Man, even after I felt like I got my fill out of it. For starts, it's charming and grounded. The mechanics make sense, the UI is clean and simple, the presentation is beautiful, and every action, even sequence of actions, feels important. Give your people too much to do, and they'll get overwhelmed; don't give them enough to do, and they may soon face some crucial shortfall in resources or infrastructure as famine, blizzards, or raiders descend upon their tribe -- sometimes, all at once. Crucially, all of your tribesmen have needs, which, if not met, will decrease their efficiency, make them ill, or outright kill them. Hardcore mode takes things even further by eliminating real-time pause and allowing other tribes to develop at their own pace, making technological development and defense far more urgent matters. But really, what keeps bringing me back to Dawn of Man are the stories that can form from each play. These are not stories written into the game, and there is no dialogue, but they are of the tribesmen, their actions, and how you, as their god, respond. I once watched a Paleolithic tribeswoman named Marah return from a wooly mammoth hunt, spoils of her kill in tow, followed by the band of hunters she went out with. Marah had delivered the killing blow on the mammoth, and its meat would sustain the tribe through the winter. Unfortunately, Marah was gored by a tusk during the hunt, and contracted an infection right before a blizzard hit. Marah ate some mammoth meat and went to a tent to ride out the storm -- food and rest, the recipe for any illness. Sadly, once the blizzard passed and Marah woke up, her condition had worsened. As her last action, Marah went to the skull pole outside the communal storage hut and prayed. In the middle of her prayer, she died. She was the first of the tribe to go. I didn't have burial rituals, so Marah laid where she fell. From then on, I decided for myself that it would be a holy site for the tribe, deified Marah as Goddess of the Hunt, and named the site "The Temple of Marah." As time went on, the site developed. Ultimately, this is a resource management sim that never loses its focus. It succeeds at making you feel like you're in the shoes of your ancestors at the dawn of civilization. My only complaint is that the end game feels...eh. You find yourself with a big settlement and not much else to do besides keep expanding and defending against raiders until the map's resources run out. Could just be that I'm playing too much. Anyway, yeah, highly recommend for anyone who's a fan of the colony sim genre, or of anthropological prehistory.

Nov. 2025

Steep learning curve; first play through can be difficult. When you have a good grasp of this games mechanics it is a LOT of fun. I highly recommend this game and rate it 9.5 of 10.

Sept. 2025

If you do not like overly difficult games, this one might not be for you. As a gamer, this game has the worst game play curve and difficulty scales I've ever seen. As an archaeologist, this game is pure black tar heroin. 10/10 would recommend.

Aug. 2025

I absolutely love this game; it's one of the best city builders in my library. The soundtrack is gorgeous, the game play is immersive and feels naturally progressive, and I love that the developers have obviously put effort into making it as historically accurate as possible. I do have one constructive criticism - I'm now 130 hours in, have played through many, many times, and I think I've basically exhausted the game's current potential. It appears that the developer is no longer working on this game (which I'm okay with - games can't be worked on indefinitely!), but there's also no real capacity for modders to continue where the developer left off. Games like Cities: Skylines, Banished, and Timberborn are all fantastic examples of how the modding community can expand upon a great city builder game (adding new assets, modes, levels, research lines, etc.) and extend a game's lifespan. I suggest, as a final update, add good modding support so the fans can continue on this game's legacy. Maybe in 5 years' time, I could be watching my villagers updating roundhouses to Roman villas, raising chickens, or having trackable family trees.

March 2025

I USE THIS GAME TO RELAX. I let it run overnight often. I can build and survive in pretty much any environment. The people are real stupid but boy do I love them. Working on super large populations now but haven't gotten past 600 people. Love the community creations as well, scenarios, free builds, you name it. One of my faves.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Dawn of Man is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

Dawn of Man is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.

Dawn of Man received 14,845 positive votes out of a total of 17,097 achieving a rating of 8.49.

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Dawn of Man was developed and published by Madruga Works.

Dawn of Man is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Dawn of Man is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Dawn of Man is not playable on Linux.

Dawn of Man is a single-player game.

Dawn of Man does not currently offer any DLC.

Dawn of Man is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Dawn of Man does not support Steam Remote Play.

Dawn of Man is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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