Humanity review - Lead them to the light

You wake up, you're now a dog. Why? The people have lost their sense of purpose and you're the one who's going to guide them.

With this silly premise, Humanity offers a large array of increasingly difficult puzzles. Armed with a few simple commands, you have to figure out how to guide the people to get to the light. Without your guidance, the people will simply keep walking forward, even if that leads to an endless pit. So you put down a couple of arrows to let them know where to go, add a jump here and there, and voilà, the people are now able to make it to the end.

Of course, it doesn't stay as simple as that for very long. The game is split into 7 sequences and a couple of boss stages. Each sequence has between 6 and 8 mandatory trials (levels) and about 4 optional harder trials. Each sequence brings with it a new mechanic, forcing you to place all the commands before starting the trial for example. New commands also show up now and then to make things interesting.

For completionists and those looking for an even harder challenge, beside the harder trials, you can also try to get all the Goldies in each level. Goldies are giant golden humans that start the level standing somewhere. To save them, you need to lead the people to them and get them to reach the end. Most of them aren't too difficult, but a good number of them will make you stare at your screen for many minutes as you try to figure out what to try next.

Humanity features excellent puzzles and the difficulty felt just right. I loved it enough to find all the Goldies. At 11 to 15 hours, the game length is just right and doesn't overstay it's welcome nor does if feel too short.

If you want to learn more and get a feel for the game check out the trailer below.

Humanity is available on PC and PlayStation. It's currently available on PlayStation+ Extra if you subscribe to the service.