Dawn of Man
Prehistoric survival city builder spanning the Stone to Iron Age
Madruga Works · Released Mar 1, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 18K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 34 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 200
- peak 24h 204
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 22, 2025
What is Dawn of Man?
A single-player survival city builder covering more than 10,000 years of prehistory. You guide a settlement of early modern humans as they hunt, gather, farm, domesticate animals, construct defenses, research technologies, and prepare for winters and raider attacks.
For you if...
- +you enjoy slow-paced settlement building and resource management
- +you want seasonal survival pressures and punishing setbacks
- +you like progressing a tribe through prehistoric technologies
Not for you if...
- −you want fast progression or a large technology tree
- −you prefer direct control over every settler's actions
- −you want deep village management or multiple cities
What players say
87% of 17,850 reviews are positive · 85% of 34 in the last 30 days
Players praise the prehistoric setting, survival-focused settlement management, and progression through the ages. Common complaints focus on poor settler AI and limited control over task priorities, along with slow, grind-heavy progression and a lack of further polish or content.
Screenshots and trailer
Dawn of Man system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- 2 GHz Dual Core
- Graphics
- 1 GB VRAM (Shader Model 3)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Graphics
- 2 GB AMD or NVIDIA Card
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 24
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Tags
- City Builder
- Colony Sim
- Survival
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Historical
- Sandbox
- Singleplayer
- Open World
- Economy
- Indie
- Choices Matter
- RTS
- Resource Management
- Destruction
- Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Oct 22, 2025 · Version 1.8.4 released
- Apr 15, 2025 · Version 1.8.3 released
- Apr 29, 2024 · Version 1.8.2 released
- Nov 14, 2023 · Version 1.8.1 released
- Oct 4, 2023 · Version 1.8.0 released
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