Sapiens Will Participate in Steam Summer Next Fest Next Week

Written by Brandon Hofer on June 10, 2022

News: A new building sim will be a part of Steam’s event next week set in a prehistoric world.

One game that will be participating in Steam’s Summer Next Fest next week is Sapiens. Sapiens is an expansive building sim where players are the architects of a brand new prehistoric world. Beginning with a handful of tribe members, you’ll need to evolve your primitive hunters, grow their numbers, and lead them in creating a flourishing civilization that spans thousands of years.

Accessible for those new to the genre but offering huge depth for veterans, Sapiens allows players to create a sprawling civilization from the ground up. You will assign tribespeople jobs, determine their primary role and see them develop their new settlement as they plant crops, clear paths, gather materials, cook and build. Sapiens can also be assigned to investigation or diplomacy roles to help advance their society.

As the heart and soul of the game, your sapiens are key to expansion. Whether you send them to explore far-off lands to discover fresh resources or task them to build transportation networks, with the right management your tribe's size and influence can rapidly expand. It will be down to you to manage their mood, build their shelters, keep them happy and preserve their resources. With every aspect of the game and its world interactable, right down to placing every wall, seat, or fireplace, you will need to determine how your settlement is built and maintained.

With a deep technology tree to unlock new abilities that allow sapiens to build tools and improve living conditions, you will also need to pay close attention to map regions. Some bring their own unique challenges, with weather effects and seasons playing a key part in maintaining your tribe, their settlement, and its likelihood of survival.

Set to add extensive mod support upon Early Access through Steam Workshop. Some of the key features of the game include:

Lead and foster a group of resourceful tribespeople as they navigate a primitive, sparsely populated land;

Find new resources and send sapiens to investigate, leading to new breakthroughs which unlock new items to build and craft;

Instruct individual sapiens to focus on specific tasks, and watch as they learn new skills, making them more valuable to the tribe;

Sapiens features gridless, completely free-form building. Every item, from rocks to branches and trees, can be removed or placed. Terrain can also be dug, mined, or filled for further customization;

Build shelters, both to keep sapiens happy, and to preserve food and resources. Every wall, roof, seat, or fireplace can be placed individually. Every tree, log, plank, or rock can be removed or placed, and the terrain can be dug, mined, or filled to shape the world to the player’s liking;

Send sapiens over long distances and establish camps to gather far away resources or conduct hunting missions. Take down a mammoth to feed and clothe the tribe for months, but know that some sapiens may be lost in the effort.

Check out the trailer and tell us what you think. Will you check out Sapiens next week during Steam’s Summer Next Fest?