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Summary
- New action-puzzle game from tha ltd. and Enhance, the creators of Rez Infinite and Tetris Effect: Connected.
- Become a Shiba Inu, guide a massive human horde to goals.
- Challenge your puzzle-game skills in a 90-stage story mode or endless library of user-made stages.
We are so excited to announce that we’re bringing the award-winning action-puzzle game Humanity to Xbox and Windows 10 on May 30, 2024. Starting today, you can pre-order and pre-load. Even better, it’s launching into Game Pass for console, cloud, and PC. If you love a beautifully crafted, chill puzzle game that’s a little bit platforming, a little bit strategy, has a 90-stage story mode, and a near-endless amount of user-generated content, this one is worth playing.
Become a Dog, Save the World
You wake up as a Shiba Inu and are told that it’s your job to save mankind and lead a horde of ever-forward-marching humans to the light. As you play, you discover that a rogue AI (hmm, timely?) wiped us out, and to rebuild, this same AI is running experiments to reconstruct what makes us all human. That sounds like a heavy burden, but remember, you’re a dog made of light!
At the beginning of the game, a never-ending stream of people emerge from a gate in each stage. They’ll walk forward until you place a command on the ground that they can follow. Command them to turn, jump, jump higher, jump farther, branch, etc. Each stage is an obstacle course, and you’ll need to puzzle out the best path to reach the goal. Direct them towards climbable walls to make them climb, water to swim, fans(!) to make them float through the air, and more.
The great thing about Humanity is that the gameplay constantly evolves throughout the game. Challenges like limited commands, Start Switch puzzles that make you plan everything out first, and you’ll even arm your humans later to fight opposing factions (more about that in a second).
See the tall, statuesque golden idols in these screenshots? They’re called Goldy. Along the way, when you direct your humans over a square occupied by one, they’ll begin walking with your group. Getting Goldy to the goals unlocks some game features, cosmetics (that turn your people into teddy bears, robots, etc.), and more.
Friendly Rivalry Turns into All-Out War
Of course, saving the world can get a little complicated. You’ll soon meet another faction—the Others. These Others are much like your people but do not share the same language or culture. They do want Goldy, though. The friendly rivalry quickly turns more aggressive, and both sides take up arms. But is this an “are we the baddies?” situation? Something to ponder as you play.
Even deeper into the game you meet The Machines—which bring more firepower, turrets, lasers, etc. to the party.
Test Your Skill in Boss Stages
Remember that rogue AI we mentioned that decimated humanity? It’s divided into four Cores. They have different personalities, and each is responsible for rebuilding one aspect of humanity. When you reach the end of each one’s set of challenges, you must destroy them via a final test. Sometimes, it’s reliant on your puzzle-solving skills, but later, these get more action-y—including gigantic boss fights.
An Endless Library of User-Made Stages Awaits
In addition to the 90 stages in story mode, you can also play stages/puzzles made by other players. We hand-curate playlists of the best stages, or you can dive in and search/sort through the massive library (8,700+ stages and counting!) yourself. Users have taken Humanity’s core gameplay and created racing stages, time trials, platforming challenges, and more, remixing things in new and exciting ways.
Make and Share Your Own Stages
Plus, you can create your own stages using the stage creator. We walk you through the basics in a tutorial, then set you and your imagination free to explore. Make your masterpiece and share it with the community. Stages are playable across all platforms!
With visuals and design from celebrated visual designer Yugo Nakamura, a mesmerizing soundscape from Jemapur, and gameplay from tha ltd. and Enhance (Rez Infinite, Tetris Effect: Connected) you will not want to miss this unforgettable puzzle experience. We hope to see you playing on Xbox console, PC, cloud, and with Game Pass on May 30!
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