HUMANKIND™ - Closed Beta is a playtest of HUMANKIND, a historical strategy game. Its distinctive focus in this test is the Industrial era, presented as a new stage for expanding an empire’s economy and changing how it moves and fights. The beta announcement describes an opportunity to try that era, but its details should be read as context for the parent game rather than a guarantee that every feature appears in the test.
The documented design ties industrial growth to resources and infrastructure. Coal and oil can drive economic productivity, while railways provide a faster, cheaper way to transport goods and troops. Military action also scales up: the announcement highlights larger battles, long-range artillery bombardment and aircraft used to watch enemy forces. Together, those systems give the Industrial era a focus on converting resource extraction and transport into economic and military reach.
This was an English-language PC test with play limited to 200 turns, and participants were invited to share feedback through a survey. Its defining appeal is the chance to encounter industrial-era strategic choices within HUMANKIND’s broader historical setting, from energy and rail networks to artillery and aerial observation. The precise content of the test may differ from the full game.
