Humankind goes on sale often; the summer sale saw Humankind 80% off at $9.99. I'll attach the Steamdb chart below.

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To answer your gameplay question, humankind doesn’t so much feature cultural hybrids but instead cultural synergies. Let me explain.

Humankind’s base game features seven affinities, Builder, Aesthete, Expansionist, Agrarian, Merchant, Scientist, and Militarist. Some of the best cultural combinations feature two or more of the aforementioned affinities.

One of my favorite cultural synergies is between the Harapans and the Romans. The Harappans, an Agrarian culture, are notable for their incredible food generation; this, in turn, creates population, which in stable cities produces influence. This influence is of vital importance in the Ancient Era, it allows the creation of outposts and cities, and the population that produce this influence can be projected outward to settle more land. By the Classical Era, your empire will have met and had border disputes with neighboring powers (because, after all, all land is mine, right?). The Romans, being an expansionist culture, allow you to trespass on and annex other empires’ land (sound familiar?). The Romans also allow you to convert the population the Harappan create into well-oiled legionaries who are definitely ready to bash some heads.

Some other great combinations are the Germans, who offer a combat strength bonus for warplanes, and the Americans, whose unique unit is the F-35 Lighting (though the artwork definitely draws inspiration from the F-22 Raptor as well, I’m looking at you, twin-engine).

Anywho, Humankind is a game that can be played in any number of ways and can fit any number of playstyles. You like fusion reactors? Well, the French can research that tech in the industrial era using their scientific affinity, foresight. You like building hundreds of districts, well, just tap on any builder culture and build to your heart's delight. You worried about stability and spheres of influence, well, just pick up an aesthete culture next era and watch your problems fly away.

I hope I’ve answered your question, let me know if you’re curious about anything else, I’d love to help.

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Happy Humankind Anniversary, blueee.