
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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14 of 15 markets; the rest we haven't asked for this title, not markets where it is unavailable.
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The game is dead
23,50 euros worth of abandonware.. Steam should implement a warning for EA titles that haven´t seen any updates for a certain amount of time (say, 3 months or something)
One month left until a year since the dev's last communication on steam. Over a year since the last content update. Consider this abandoned. EDIT: I had to go to the discord to see a big emotional post in February, about many things but essentially it sounds like he's strapped for cash due to personal reasons and earlier decisions before Sapiens, apparently working on a new programming language? What? Anyways they said the new conflict update was coming soon. Obviously that was incorrect. Here's a snippet of the post on 2/22/26: "The world has changed, the market for Sapiens is shrinking, and will likely disappear within a decade no matter what I do. But I have come to terms with this, and I’ll keep working on it anyway. My goal is still to get Sapiens to 1.0, and for it to be a great game when it gets there, that hasn’t changed, and will not, I feel very strongly about that, it’s a part of me. The devlogs, the marketing, the Steam posts, and even my posts here have all slowed and will continue to be pretty low key from now. I’m not in this for the money or the hype. But I am still thinking about Sapiens all the time, I’m still working on it, the conflict update will be out quite soon, and I expect another update later this year too." So the most recent communication on discord was 8/20/26: "Hello! Yes sorry, I have been away for too long. I’ll post a proper update soon. It’s not all bad news, I will be back and working on Sapiens again, just not yet. I got burnt out basically, and needed a long break after all these years on one project. But I’m still very motivated generally and working hard. I will come back and finish this game. It’s very important to me. I just have something I need to do first." Hope this helps anyone looking at this and wondering if it's really dead. I'm chucking it into the EA purgatory bin personally.
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14 on sale1 answered “not sold”0 we did not ask
The 1 “not sold” market is read from the Steam price pass of Aug 21: that day the store answered for this game elsewhere and gave no price there. The 14 priced markets are the same rows as the table above — each the latest price we hold, dated here when it is older than that pass. The 0 marked “not asked” were not put to this store at all — either it has no storefront there or we do not collect it yet, and neither is a statement about the game. A refusal is a refusal on one day; a store can list a title again tomorrow.
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 89 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Sapiens doesn't just offer you a box of building blocks. It allows 3 axis of rotation and clipping so you can build exactly what you want. This game is really great and it is NOT abandoned. It doesn't deserve to be review bombed over new updates being slow by those who haven't even played long enough to have seen all the current content that this amazing game has to offer.
Game was very meh to begin with, but has now been abandoned. You should just pass on this one. As you can see, I haven't even played it in a long time waiting for more to happen. But now...it won't.
Not Recommended – Another Prime Example of Failed Early Access With floury words, the developer is trying to mask the obvious: the project is being put on hold while he moves on to his next game. * Delayed Transparency: The last update was back on October 7, 2025. He didn't just pause development now—he kept the community in the dark for nearly a full year before finally admitting it. * Unrealistic Claims: The claim of working on this full-time for 11 years feels completely unrealistic given the current state of the game. * "Not in it for the money"? If you truly don't care about the money, be consistent and offer refunds to buyers when you abandon development indefinitely after a year of silence. * Abusing Early Access: Unfortunately, this developer fits right in with those who exploit Early Access to release an unfinished game and then jump to the next project at the first sign of motivation issues. A massive disappointment and a bad look for the entire industry. I strongly advise everyone to avoid this developer in the future, leave a negative review, and report this behavior to the platform. Do not buy.
Developer just abandoned the game because he got project wanderlust, and his statement to the community regarding it was "Sorry if you expected more". When other devs wonder "Why are players so reluctant to buy into early access projects now" this is why.
I have followed Dave, the developer, for about 7 years now. It has been really enjoyable to watch a single person build a planet-sized world with complex AI, weather, and an advanced rendering system, all without an engine. Progress has obviously been slow, but it has always been more about the journey than the destination. The devlogs on Youtube are elite. Sad, but understandable to see Dave taking a step back, and a break (my man has been working on this for 11 years). Excited for his eventual return.
Sad this game was left unfinished. What is this? One of my let's play series? ;)
Amazing game! The dev is super active on discord and is always addressing bugs and feedback! Can't wait to see what else in in store for this gem! The feeling of growing a small tribe over time, while improving your technology and the lifestyle of your tribe, is wonderful! I honestly can't even imagine what else the game would need to release into 1.0, it already feels complete
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