Rise of Man

Prehistoric strategy about taking a tribe from hunting to farming

Darkcross Games · Released Sep 15, 2017 · Early Access

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Mostly Negative; 21% of 134
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 8 years ago; Dec 22, 2017
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Rise of Man?

Rise of Man is a single-player strategy simulation in Early Access, set in northern Europe as the last ice age recedes. You guide a tribe that has just learned to make fire, gathering resources, hunting and cooking animals, and building shelters to keep the group alive.

For you if...

+you enjoy researching technologies to develop a growing village

Not for you if...

−you want a relaxed simulation without starvation or dangerous wildlife

What players say

21% of 134 reviews are positive

Players criticize bugs, repetitive tasks, and limited content. Later reviews describe development as abandoned and complain about the lack of updates.

Screenshots and trailer

Rise of Man system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 / Windows 8
Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor 64bit
Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Rise of Man have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Rise of Man run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese.

Does Rise of Man use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam