Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

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App ID	536270
App Type	Game
Store Name	Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Developer	Panache Digital Games
Publisher	Private Division
Franchise	Private Division
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	31102935
Last Record Update	14 September 2025 – 13:07:19 UTC ()
Release Date	27 August 2020 – 17:12:00 UTC ()

😏 76.72%

10k reviews

105

In-Game

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Additional Information

Developer

Panache Digital Games

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Private Division

Store Release Date

27 August 2020 – 17:13:03 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

27 August 2020 – 17:12:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

1 December 2022 – 12:56:40 UTC () (1669899400)

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library_hero	en
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logo_position ↴
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review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, Bink_Video SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, Wwise SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 19 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 5495393

configuration:

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requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

26 September 2016 – 22:56:54 UTC (), in changelist #2301103

Supported Languages

15 Languages	Interface	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Arabic	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil		Yes
Spanish - Latin America		Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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english

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timestamp	28 January 2025 – 04:11:54 UTC

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308456 ↴
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308455 ↴
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308454 ↴
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199392 ↴
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105 players right now
119 24-hour peak
3,334 all-time peak 30 August 2020

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0 viewers right now
22 24-hour peak
69,020 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~318.6 k by VG Insights
~761.4 k by Gamalytic
~1.42 M by PlayTracker

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User reviews history

😏 Mostly Positive
76.72% SteamDB Rating
8,342 78.5% positive reviews
2,289 21.5% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
27 August 2020	Steam Release	-
1 January 2021	⇄ Humble Bundle: January 2021 Humble Choice (#14)	-
18 August 2021	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Seven Deadly Sims Bundle	-

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