SAPIENS

Sapiens is the debut PC title from solo developer Dave Frampton, known for The Blockheads, Chopper, and Chopper 2.

Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.

News is posted here on this page, there are semi-monthly video dev blogs on YouTube, you can join us on the Sapiens Discord, or you can follow @playSapiens on Twitter.

Sapiens is available on Steam now!


Latest News


Video Devblog #34 - Campfire Cooking

Back to gameplay! The skill system is now in place, the crafting system has been overhauled, and it's finally starting to feel like a game. (Read More...)

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Video Devblog #33 - VR

I decided if I was going to support Virtual Reality, then now was the time to make it work. (Read More...)

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Video Devblog #32 - 3D Pathfinding & Toki Pona

Over the past few weeks I've been mostly working on pathfinding. (Read More...)

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Video Devblog #31 - Crafting Primitive Spears

This time I've been working on the building mechanics and the crafting of a simple hand axe and stone spear. There are also many little improvements in the UI, especially around the display of tasks that can't be completed. (Read More...)

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Video Devblog #30 - Placing Rocks & Branches

It's been a busy couple of weeks, with lots of fixes and tweaks, some new UI, and a new method for placing items in the world exactly where you want them. (Read More...)

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Video Devblog #29 - Thatch Houses

Over the last couple of weeks I've been focusing on making the game more enjoyable to play, with usability improvements and lots of little bug fixes and tweaks. I've also added primitive thatch houses. Don't forget to wishlist on Steam! (Read More...)

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Sapiens FAQ 2019

What is this game? Will you be able to go to space? Can I beta test? Why did you make your own engine, are you crazy? It is time to explain in more what this game is all about, and what my future plans are. Hopefully this clears up a few... (Read More...)

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Video Devblog #28 - Hunting Chickens

The chickens are back! This time they can move around, run away from near by sapiens, and the sapiens can use small rocks to hunt them. I've also been working on the skill system, adding specializations and changing how tasks are priorit... (Read More...)

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You can now add Sapiens to your Steam wishlist

Sapiens now has a shiny new Steam page! A couple of weeks ago, YouTube started featuring the Sapiens 4 years of development summary video. Since then, the game has been getting a huge amount of attention, and the videos have been viewed ... (Read More...)

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Video Devblog #27 - 3D Rendered UI and Fire Skills

This month the user interface received a total overhaul, so now every panel and button is rendered as a 3D mesh, and lit in-game. The sapiens are now eating and sleeping, the building process has more detail, and the skill system is impl... (Read More...)

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