

You’ll do this by earning Neuronal Energy, which you’ll use to make new connections in your hominid brain, unlocking new skills and abilities. You’re just going to learn to be better hominids. You’re not going to evolve your hominids into humans. Your goal in Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is to guide your lineage through eight million years of survival and (small-scale) evolution. Before we get into the walkthrough, through, let’s talk about the point of the game. Each section is a step along your evolutionary journey, and we’ll fill in what you should be learning from each. This guide is here to walk you through the game’s first hour (or so).

It just takes some work to figure it out. There’s an underlying logic to the game, though. As we pointed out in our review, “ No shit.”ĭiving into Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is baffling and often frustrating. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey starts with a warning that it won’t help you much.
